Carl McCoy

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…

Individual Project 1 In the editorial “Watergate: The Unfinished Business” the focal points are what was accomplished during the Watergate (The Washington Post Co., 1973). The debate was centered on what more could have been accomplished (The Washington Post Co., 1973). The article argues that Nixon on met the minimum requirements during Watergate (The Washington Post Co., 1973). On April 17 Nixon made an announcement on the severity of the Watergate situation, stating that he had serious…

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…

Baste-Marlatt-Pratt House 2103 3rd Avenue William Scoutt began building the house in 1889, but no one occupied the house due to lack of completion until 1905. When it appeared on the early Sanborn Maps of 1889, but is not identified as being completed until 1905 on the Buffalo County GIS. The house is in the Nebraska Historic Buildings Survey Reconnaissance Survey Final Report as an example of the Queen Anne style. Which was a popular style of houses at the time as people enjoyed the mix of…

imagination uses myths, and symbols compared to different cultures. Mythological criticism is an archetype that analyzes symbols and characters to find a deeper meaning that is beneath the surface (Gillespie “Finding Mythic” 58).Carl Jung introduced this literary criticism. Carl Jung believed that all individuals share an “ collective unconscious”(Golden).This meant that there is a common thought between all humans that lies below a person's unconscious mind. Mythological critics view literary…