Penis envy

Auther Asa Berger, in his renowned book entitled “Media Analysis Technique” has discussed critically Sigmund Freud Psychoanalysis with reference of different critics in which Freud’s theory of Psychoanalysis i.e. unconscious, sexuality, The Oedipal complex, Myth, Id, Ego and Superego, symbols, defense mechanisms, dream, condensation and displacement, aggression and guilt have been discussed with practical examples. Let’s explore each psychoanalytical component: A) Unconscious: The paramount…

importance and neglect of the correct terms of the female genitalia, and how we need to all join the V-Club. There could have been more information given regarding the paper she published, “Parental Mislabeling of Female Genitals as a Determinant of Penis Envy and Learning Inhibitions in Women (Lerner, 1974).” If Lerner had emphasized the case, and what she had found as a result of her research, it would have tied into the article and added a greater dynamic between the faults she has found in…

1909 where one of his clinical patients, a five year old boy, known as Little Hans, displayed the Oedipus complex, as Freud named it. However, girls who develop a fixation towards their fathers are described by Freud as having an Electra complex or penis envy. Fixation at this stage could result in vanity, irresponsibility or quite the reverse (Bee and Boyd, 2007). The first three stages of development as shown above are essential for a healthy personality development; otherwise fixation may…

Psychologist Karen Horney once said, “The psychology of women hitherto actually represents a deposit of the desires and disappointments of men,” (Karen Horney Quotes). She was Psychoanalyst with many contributions to psychology. She is best known for her work in Feminine Psychology, her Theory of Neurotic Needs, and for her involvement in Neo-Freudian Psychology, (Cherry). She was born on September 16th, in 1885 in Germany, in a village outside of Hamburg, to Clotilde and Berndt Danielson. Her…

begin to exhibit certain behaviors, mannerisms and actions that correlate with appropriate forms of behavior for their given gender. In the developmental stage of girls as young children, “the absence of a penis will play an important role in the little girls’ destiny, even if she does not really envy those who possess one” as this particular age is when differences among genders are emphasized (DeBeauvoir, 393.) These differences and behaviors become well known to children through their…

Ginger Snaps is a Canadian horror film released in 2000 and directed by John Fawcett. The story is set in a suburban Canadian town and focuses mainly on two premenstrual adolescent sisters Ginger Fitzgerald, 16 and Bridgitte Fitzgerald, 15. The two girls are social outcasts who are labeled as freaks in their high school, and like most teens, the sisters are rebellious and apathetic. On the surface, Ginger Snaps can be easily dismissed by critics as a typical B-rated teen-turned-werewolf movie.…

Psychology began as a study of the soul. Plato believed the soul was an individual’s belief they are distinct from but also connected to their physical and social environments. Aristotle believed the soul was a set of psychological powers or attributes. In fact, Garcia-Valdecasas (2005) noted that Aristotle used the term ‘mind’ to collectively refer to these attributes. From that, psychology evolved into a science of the self. James (1890) viewed the self as a fundamental concept in the ‘science…

The nineteenth century was a period in which people did not understand each other; everything was a mess, and the technology in this age was almost nonexistent. Scientists, philosophers and other professionals believed the best way to cure someone were to do it in the most painful way. Eventually one day a man changed that idea, and helped create a better bond between professional and patient; Sigmund Freud was that man. His life was not terrible, but it wasn’t perfect; in fact he had a…

Alicia Gaspar de Alba’s novel Sor Juana’s Second Dream is a work of historical fiction inspired by of the master rhetorician who is immortalized as “The Tenth Muse of Mexico” for her poems written in seventeenth century New Spain. But during this time, it was frowned upon for women to be as educated, articulate and outspoken as Sor Juana. Knowledge, among other things such as sexual desires, and emotional turmoil, was something women were expected to suppress. Even before her vows as a nuns of…

The movie Inglorious Bastards by Quentin Tarantino begins with a Nazi officer investigating rumors about Jewish stowaways hiding on a small French farm. This intense scene provides the viewer with information regarding the background of the story if they understand film analysis, psychoanalytic and sociologic concepts. The camera work in this scene both foreshadows events and establishes power for our main antagonist of the film, Colonel Hans Landa. The unique way in which the scene is filmed…