Electra complex

“I wish I could do whatever I liked behind the curtain of “madness”. Then: I’d arrange flowers, all day long, I’d paint; pain, love and tenderness, I would laugh as much as I feel like at the stupidity of others, and they would all say: “Poor thing, she’s crazy!” (Above all I would laugh at my own stupidity.) I would build my world which while I lived, would be in agreement with all the worlds. The day, or the hour, or the minute that I lived would be mine and everyone else’s - my madness would…

With the talking cure being what Freud used, like modern day treatment or consultations, he was able to discover the causes of symptoms were repressed thoughts and memories. He realized that the issue lied in the unconscious a place where a layperson cannot reach it without professional help. Sessions with patients became more of a listening game rather than what people were used to; "The private thoughts that are episodes in peoples ' lives can never be episodes in their biographies;…

the last component in personality development. It upholds moral standards that are ideal, obtained from parents and the society. Meanwhile, instincts otherwise referred to as innate behaviors are the individual inherent inclination towards specific complex behaviors. The structural nature of personality is developed by the link between id, ego, and superego. While many forces are competing, it is apparent that conflicts arise between the three components of personality. According to Sigmund…

Every human life begins with infancy and every infant needs proper rearing. The way we grow and shape our young has varied throughout the centuries and there have been many theories on what is right and what is wrong. Every theory must have its theorist, and the three chosen for this paper are no different. The theories and theorists I have chosen are Sigmund Freud with his theory of psychosexual stages, Maria Montessori with her theory of the planes of development, and lastly, John Piaget with…

In what ways does Sylvia Plath make use of the language in order to make the poem convincing? "Daddy" is a confessional and a very passionate poem composed by American writer Sylvia Plath. It was composed on October 12, 1962 in the blink of an eye before her passing. With the striking utilization of symbolism, Plath makes a imagery of her father,Otto Plath, utilizing different analogies to portray her association with him. Otto Plath kicked the bucket when Sylvia was eight years of age because…

Today, the film culture consumes everyday activities, from gas stations showing small news segments at the pump, to stores promoting products on screens scattered throughout the mall, consequently fostering a culture in which they find it impossible to participate in an event without taking a video or picture to post for “friends” viewing. With advanced technology readily available for individuals capable of shortening the time along with the amount of effort spent on creating scenes, films…

Will Hunting epitomises a punk prodigy. The 20-year-old delinquent works as a janitor at MIT, solving impossible equations meant for students in his spare time. After being caught solving an equation only few could solve, he is recruited by one of MIT’s professors and made to participate in a rehabilitation programme with the hope of being employed by the university. Rehabilitation is made challenging as Will is an inherently troubled individual; having grown up in abusive environments and…

dominant adult personality (Passer, 2007). Thirdly, the third stage falls between three to six years and the genital becomes the key source of satisfaction in so that the boys acquire the Oedipus complex-having sexual desires for the mother and wanting to get rid of the father and the girls acquire the Electra complex-where they discover they don’t have and penis and blame their mother and wish to bear their father’s child as a substitute for the penis they lack (Eysenck, 2005; Passer, 2007).…

During the “Golden Age of Television,” which lasted from 1950-1970, America underwent a number of ideological and social changes, many of which can be found both on the television screen and in real life. Two sitcoms in particular exemplify these changes. Beulah, which was one of the first television shows to feature a black protagonist, and The Mary Tyler Moore Show which highlighted a career driven single women living in the city. Between the twenty year intermission between the makings of…

Freud’s Psychodynamics and Human Development From Freud’s perspective, humans are driven by hidden forces within the psyche, those forces being sexual urges and aggression (Nye, 2000, p.2). In the process of human development, the id, ego and super-ego are developed, shaping our personality. In evaluating Beth through the lens of Freud, there are a few areas that can be identified as contributors to her aggressive and hostile tendencies and sexually acting out. Freud identified humans as…