Ego psychology

There are numerous theories within psychology that discuss how an individual’s personality develops. For example, Trait Theory discusses how an individual’s personality is formed based on how they fall along a continuum of various defining traits. In order to analyze Ryan Bingham’s personality in the film, Up in the Air, it is necessary to use a mix of Humanistic, Psychoanalytic, and Behavioral/Social Learning theories of personality. These theories explain Ryan’s the detriments and benefits to…

personality topography was heavily saturated with the psychosexual. Erik Erikson, influenced by the works of Freud, developed his own personality topography. Erikson, however, focused on ego and emphasized the role of culture, society and the conflicts that can take place within a person. According to Erikson, the ego develops as it resolves crises that are social in nature. These involve establishing a sense of trust early on in life, and developing a sense of identity in society. His…

Fear has gripped me many times, negative thoughts somehow creep into my mind as well, but positive thinking has always been a boon to me. I could connect to positive psychology because I try to focus on my strengths in my weakest moments. During the sessions I also discovered that I have a growth mind set. Learning about how to find out one’s own strengths and how to use them really boosted my confidence. My Learning style…

identify past experiences, thoughts, emotions and even beliefs to help them with problems in their present life. Parts of the unconscious mind that holds the id and superego are in constant conflict with the conscious part of the mind that is known as the ego. Behavioral theory believes that behavior is learned and not something that is natural obtained. “Classic conditioning is one type of behavioral therapy that comes from early theorist Ivan Pavlov’s research()”. Pavlov conducted a study…

Personality should be valued or construct to get detailed characteristics of a person. As we cannot physically see the traits, there will be a question about is it really there or true? Scientists made some interference about people and how they are like and such measurement are hypothetical most of the times. Smith (2005) was explaining in his study that even though those theoretical theories are there, it is necessary to make sure they are measure “in a convincing, valid way” (P. 396).…

likely to continue the behavior. An example of this is shown by someone who realizes the importance of making healthy decisions and internalizes it, thus he/she is more likely to make those decisions in the future than someone who does it only for ego or societal pressure. We can see the variance in autonomy with those…

In the Movie Shrek, a green ogre named Shrek lives in a swamp, isolated from a village and it’s people. He is first introduced as an isolated and angry ogre, who spends his time alone in his swamp or terrorizing local villagers. His beloved swamp is then invaded by fairytale creatures because of Lord Farquaad, who says he will only remove them if Shrek saves a princess named Fiona. Fiona is trapped in a tower, guarded by a fire-breathing dragon. So, Shrek and a donkey set out on a journey to…

term latency to show that quantities changes which occurs in the libido during these few years. A lot of the Childs energies are focused on developing new skills. A Childs play can be become almost exclusive to that of the same sex; balance of the id, ego, and superego during latency is greater than at any other stage of development. (Gross 1993) Erikson considered the fourth stage of lifespan development as industry vs. inferiority which is from the age of 6 to puberty. Starting school is one…

healthy self-esteem is one of the most important attributes of a happy and productive person. My reasoning is simple: those who don't believe in themselves automatically inhibit their potential by not thinking they are capable or deserving of achieving their values and goals in life. But those who do believe in themselves are willing to do their very best in whatever situation they find themselves in. And even when they fail, they believe they can learn from it and overcome it. The big…

Cognitive, emotional, intellectual and social capabilities and functioning over the course of the life span from infancy through old age. This is the developmental psychology. Infancy is the period between birth till he learns the language. In few months they are able to recognise their mother by seeing her and show sensitivity to human speech. Even though infants can’t see they show behaviour related processes. If the infants are exposed to stimulus repeatedly they show decrease in response…