Ego psychology

Basically, dreams are images created in the brain during sleep that can incorporate different senses. Considered the father of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud is one of the most well-known names of psychology. His theory on why people dream was created around 1899 and is still widely accepted, yet there is little scientific reason behind it. Freud considered dreams to be psychologically necessary for humans. To understand Freud’s theory on dreams, first…

If ever there were a theory of the human mind in the history of psychology that was antithetical to the idea of Occam’s Razor, it would be classical psychoanalysis. Classicial psychoanalysis refers to the psychological and therapeutic theories and techniques created by Viennese physician Sigmund Freud. The main tenet of psychoanalysis is that much of our behavior and thought stems from primitive unconscious forces that dwell within us. These forces lie outside our conscious awareness and control…

Paul Broca (1824 ~ 1880) Paul Broca was a French pathologist, neurosurgeon, anthropologist and the founder of modern brain surgery. He is well-known for his research on “Broca’s area” where he studied Aphasia throughout the 1850s and was the first person to show how speech defect was linked to a specific spot on the human brain by demonstrating autopsy. Broca’s area then revolutionized the perception of language processing, comprehension as well as speech production Stanley Milgram (1933…

listen to him speak. The values that he spoke of were emphasized in the psychology, quickly becoming the basis of psychoanalytics. Freud was the first person to use the term psychoanalysis in 1896. He made terms such as unconscious, conscious, and conscience much more popular to the field of science, using them in many of his theories(Dvorsky). One of Freud’s more well-known theories is…

"Psychology" derives from the word 'psyche ' meaning 'soul, mind, spirit ' and 'logos ' meaning 'study or science '(etymonline, 2014). Psychology involves the study of complex and abstract things such as emotions, drives, memory and behaviour therefore, psychologists have always shared disagreements over the correct approach to study Psychology thus, a variety of psychological schools were founded. Specific conditions in society created favourable or unfavourable conditions for the…

contributions to the psychology field have led to advancements in understanding the connections between life experiences, and emotional influences on mental health. Freud suffered from depression relying on cocaine to alter his moods he was an addict, yet this did not stop him from becoming influential theorist. His impact can even be seen today in modern medical treatment as the focus of health care includes the mind body approach. Theorists play a vital role in the evolution of psychology…

Cowley and Derezotes (1994), “The Transpersonal theory was developed to challenge the traditional views of Western psychologies that hold self-actualization as the highest goal of human development” (Cowley & Derezotes, 1994). The concepts of transpersonal theory are spiritual dimension and matters relating to human values and development, the developmental stages beyond the adult ego, which involve experiences of connectedness with phenomena considered…

The in-group bias is a well-known social psychology concept that explains the human tendency of supporting those like themselves (the ‘us’) while denigrating those who are different (the ‘them’). In Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst, Sapolsky goes in depth on the dichotomizing process of “us/them-ing”, claiming our mental categorizations to be innate and automatic. Sapolsky dedicates a chapter of Behave to explaining the biological and social reasons all humans, along with a…

perceptions and interactions in the workforce. Thus, the imperative nature of managing individuals through the application of strategies to foster human behaviour, performance and efficiency allows businesses to achieve favourable outcomes via positive psychology and scholarly theorems. Additionally, overtime management structures have manipulated communication channels in accordance with theoretical analysis and individual profiling. Moreover, the exploration into idiosyncratic human…

What is Psychology? Psychology cannot simply or easily be defined nor can it be easily characterised. This age long dilemma of the purpose of Psychology is what scientists and philosophers have tried to understand. An attempt to understand the minds and behaviours of man from the most primitive mind to the most complex one but for this paper, we will use the definition given by H. D. Hamm Ph.D., who authored and maintains a site for Northern Michigan University, defines psychology as the…