Psychoanalysis

Author J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye features Holden Caulfield, a young man who struggles through getting kicked out of multiple private boys schools, society’s expectations, and depression. The lense this book is being analyzed under is psychoanalytic theory. Psychoanalytic theory is the concept of the unconscious part of the human brain contains biological motivators and conditioning from past experiences. The specific part of psychoanalytic theory that is being used is the idea of…

Among his many ideas, Freud believed psychoanalysis, or the “talking cure”, was a predominant way to help alleviate the mentally ill. His theory of psychoanalysis explained that some people can be cured by making their unconscious thoughts known. Unconscious thoughts including dreaming. In order to ameliorate someone, Freud came up with hypnosis which…

Freud dreams: In ancient times, dreams were believed to be gifts from the gods in which glimpses to the future and life direction were given. Freud preferred to look at dreams with a more scientific base. He believed dreams were the unconscious leaking the repressed desires of the dreamer. As a child dreamer, a wish fulfilment would be very clear such as eating a cookie, this rarely required interpretation. Adults, being more complex, required a sensitive exploration by the dreamer and…

Sigmund Freud was born in Frieberg, Moravia in 1856 where he lived until the age of four. In 1859 Freud and his family moved to Vienna, Austria because of financial problems after his father had failed at making a small business. While in Vienna, Freud had many interests, but because of his Jewish heritage, he couldn't participate in many activities. However, he did participate in high school, where because he was very intelligent, he graduated Summa cum laude in 1873. After he graduated, he…

Dogtooth The cinema and the psychoanalysis were both born at the end of the nineteenth century. They are sharing a joint social, historical, and cultural background. Theorists explore how psychoanalysis has influenced the cinema, and the reverse is true. Segment Freud was one of the psychologists that had an impact on the upon the medium of film during the latter half of the 20th century. Several of his ideas were developed in visual theme. For example, how the child’s personality is shaped, how…

Person-Centered Person-centered therapy was developed by Carl Rogers, this theory emphasize the importance of of the relationship of client and therapist, this technique focus on the importance of congruence, unconditional positive regard and empathic understanding as core principles principles provided by the therapist and absolutely necessary in order to promote and facilitate changes in the clients lives. (Tan, 2011 p.128) Another concept of this theory is the belief that people are…

depends on self-understanding. Psychodynamic therapies are psychotherapies that attempt to uncover repressed childhood experiences that are thought to cause the patient's current problems. Psychoanalysis is a technique developed by Freud. Transference is an emotional reaction that occurs during the psychoanalysis, in which the patient displays feelings and attitudes toward the analyst that were present in another significant relationship. A basic technique of psychodynamic therapies is the…

look deep into the mind of the individual”, (Akers, p. 68). Psychoanalysis, broken down, is just basically an approach in which a therapist helps a patient better understand using examination of deep personal feelings, relationships, and events that have shaped motivations and behavior. It dives deeper into the mind and the unconscious of the individual. Sigmund Freud (1856 to 1939) is considered to be the father of Psychoanalysis. The American Psychoanalytic Association (APSAA) states that…

the first psychology laboratory in 1879, its essence can be dated as far back as 387BC, when Plato first theorised that the brain is a mechanism of mental process (Heffner, accessed 2015). The psychodynamic approach (the treatment is known as psychoanalysis), which is just one of many forms of psychology, is the study that different psychological feelings and thoughts can affect how an individual behaves and the emotional and mental state of a person’s mind. The psychodynamic approach was…

In a series of lectures from 1915-1917, Sigmund Freud argued not only that psychoanalysis was a medical science, but, also, he provided the opportunity to make psychoanalysis and his theories concerning its origins more accessible to the audience. Freud’s lectures included his theories on dreams, the unconscious, and the formation and treatment of neurosis. Given the fact that these were a series of transcribed lectures given by Freud, there exists a certain degree of both approachability and…