Carl Bernstein

The world of psychology has been greatly affected by the theories and work of Sigmund Freud. Since his death in the late 1930s, Freud has become a household name when questions of human behavior arise. By applying his ideas to literature it is possible to understand the true motives that propel characters in a work. The exertion of Freudian theories over Charles Frazier’s novel Cold Mountain produces a new understanding of the characters. Freud’s theories provide a way to decipher the minds of…

In the late 1800’s, one of the most well known psychologists Sigmund Freud established the idea that each individual has three parts of their personality. The id, ego, and superego are the three parts of the complex human personality that Freud depicts. Each part working together to create an individuals unique behavior. In the movie Regarding Henry, Henry Turner’s life is dramatically changed when he receives a lethal blow to the head. The Henry that everyone knew before the accident is not the…

Leddy How Sigmund Freud Changed Psychology Who was Sigmund Freud? Sigmund Freud is a name that you will hear often if you pursue psychology. Small and frail, quite energetic, he was direct and to the point; he is known as a pioneer in modern psychology. However, he is also known as being a controversial character, in his analysis and beliefs. Psychoanalysis was his passion, he was fascinated with having a modern understanding of the mind. In developing psychoanalysis, he wanted it to be an…

The 1850 novel, The Scarlet Letter, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne, has developed the main characters with many psychological mechanisms. This aspect of literature can be criticized with psychoanalysis. It is defined as "Psychoanalytic criticism builds on Freudian theories of psychology." (OWL 1). Furthermore as, "Instead, the best psychoanalytic criticism tries to trace the movements of readers' and writers' desires in texts" (Shmoop 1). Also "Freud asserted that people's behavior is affected…

Viktor E. Frankl named his theory ''logotherapy'', which focuses rather on the future, that is to say, on the meanings to be fulfilled by the patient in his future -- logotherapy, indeed, is a meaning-centered psychotherapy. At the same time, logotherapy defocuses all the vicious-circle formations and feedback mechanisms which play such a great role in the development of neurosis. ''Logo'' is a Greek word equivalent to ''meaning''. Logotherapy, or, as it has been called by some authors, ''The…

Dream analysis can be beneficial in the therapeutic setting to gain insight into the psyche. However, theorists often disagree on how much emphasis should be placed on these interpretations as well as the depth of symbolism within the content of the dreams. On one side of the spectrum, according to Freud’s therapeutic framework, Psychoanalytic Theory, dreams are viewed as the “royal road to the unconscious” (Corey, p. 74). He believed that within the dream phenomenon, our ego’s defenses are…

Under the same sky, we all crave different dreams. In the book The Alchemist Pablo Coelho emphasizes the importance of one’s destiny, proclaiming through the main protagonist, Santiago, that our reason of being is to find our dreams, and make them a reality. Each character in the story plays a significant role in Santiago's journey, as he follow his dream. With everyone he met he made a long lasting connection that he binds with the lessons that each teaches him. Each constantly encouraging him…

Every individual dreams; however, some people are affected more than others. Dreams are sequences of images, ideas, emotions, and sensations that occur involuntarily in the mind during certain stages of sleep. Most occurring during rapid-eye movement or REM—when brain activity is high and resembles being awake. Many believe that dreams are a connection to an individual’s subconscious. Sigmund Freud, a scientist in the early 1900s performed extensive studies on dreams, including their…

Annotated Bibliography: Freud Hebbrecht, M. (2013). The dream as a picture of the psychoanalytic process. Romanian Journal of Psychoanalysis, 6(2), 123–142. Retrieved from https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com.lopes.idm.oclc.org/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=93354202&site=ehost-live&scope=site This article references the Interpretation of Dreams by Freud in reference to the pictures of dream life and the psychology behind dreams. Freuds technique is to break the…

I think that psychodynamic psychotherapy is useful in its modern context. The focus on childhood problems staying into adulthood is centered on a real occurrence, in my opinion. Another facet of psychodynamic psychotherapy, transference, would be extremely useful to have competence in as a therapist. Transference is something that everyone has done. Thus, being aware of someone else’s transference towards you, and then expertly guiding them to understand and master that process is a valuable…