Carl Jung

Jung believed the unconscious to be of great importance to personality development, arguing that in order to develop a one’s fullest potential, there must be a synthesis between the consciousness and unconscious elements. The development of consciousness and inner development are equally important throughout life. However, we often neglect the unconscious, considering our consciousness functions as superior for meeting the demands of society (e.g., in developing a respected and professional…

Shakespeare’s literary genius is that he understood the psychological makeup of humans long before Freud. He demonstrates this understanding through his portrayal of guilt’s effect on the human psyche of Lady Macbeth, Macbeth, and Macduff, as well as his depiction of how guilt can be effective if acknowledged. Shakespeare’s clear comprehension of guilt’s effect on human behavior is most obvious in his characterization of Lady Macbeth as a hysteric. Initially, Lady Macbeth is seen as a…

Report on: EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE THE DARK SIDE Harleen Kaur DM16217 Megha Shah DM16229 Priscilla Evangeline Soundararaj DM16234 Sarthak Mohanty DM16240 Sweta Ramdas DM16249 Table of Contents Introduction 2 Four Branch Model of Emotional Intelligence 3 Perceive Emotions: 4 Facilitate Thought: 4 Emotional Understanding: 4 Emotional Management: 4 Studying Emotional Intelligence through Hitler’s Style of Leadership: 5 JIHAD- A Misused and Misunderstood concept 8 Emotional Exploitation-Clues 11…

This essay will be discussing the application of two distinct personality theories from the perspective of literature, videography and life achievements of a Caribbean personality. Our chosen personality theories include Carl Rogers humanistic approach, and Alfred Adler’s Neo-Freudian’s theory. We will be applying these theories to the late former Prime Minister Errol Barrow. Both theories will be represented in respect of their individual attributes. The principal components of the humanistic…

All of modern psychology recognizes human beings as operating on the triple dimensions of ABC, i.e., Affect, Behavior and Cognition. Accordingly, broadly speaking, there are three kinds of people having the three kinds of orientations in their lives – the emotionally-oriented, the action-oriented, and the intellectually oriented. Even so, there are three types of Yoga – Bhakti Yoga (Devotion) for the emotional people, Karma Yoga (Action/Renunciation of Action) for the restless and active people…

The nurture vs. nature debate is debated by many psychologist and sociologist. The nurture side of the debate is that a person’s traits are formed by the way one is raised. The nature aspect of the debate is that a person is born with and biologically given the traits that determine one’s perspective and personality. The authors of Psychology states that “Research reveals that nature and nurture together shape our development-every step of the way” (Myers 133). In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein,…

In his essay “The Uncanny”, Sigmund Freud attempts to explain the concept of “the uncanny” by using two methods: defining the word through language and analyzing individual experiences. In order to support his claims and illustrate the notion of “the uncanny”, he uses E.T.A. Hoffman’s story “The Sandman”. Despite the fact that this text is intriguing and at first sight appealing, Freud fails to convince his readers that he has discovered the true meaning of “the uncanny” because he struggles…

In 1923, a man by the name of Sigmund Freud forged the concept that the human psyche had multiple parts or layers, three to be exact. In the Lord of the Flies, William Golding uses psychological allegory to illustrate that people who are exposed to a society with no structure have their true human psyche comes out. This comes in these three forms: Id, Superego, and Ego. In Lord of the Flies, after the group of boys had been stranded on the island for a number of days, certain boys’ true…

What force truly controls humans? Is it a primal need to satisfy every whim, desperation to attain a moral high ground, or a logical combination of the two? In William Golding’s novel, Lord of the Flies, he answers this query with Sigmund Freud’s personality theory applied to characters in the book. Jack is the epitome of the id, an innate drive to fulfill one’s desires; Piggy represents the superego, a conscience indefinitely aware of the most ethical decision; and Ralph personifies the ego,…

Theories about the human personality have been brought up since the early ages of psychology. Weather it is the theory of adjusting the way we act by social settings from the social cognitive theory, to the more calm and passive humanistic theory. Discussing advantages and disadvantages of each theory is key to identifying the most reliable and well thought out way of assessing someone’s personality. With each category having its own place in psychology the advantages are simplicity and…