The Primal Urge

dream. Sigmund Freud, father of psychoanalysis theorized that our dreams are actually our urges and wishes that we suppress in the reality world. He was a prime believer that everything we do is motivated by an unconscious level. Freud characterized our minds into three parts to support his idea, from Id, Ego, and Superego, With the Id part of our mind it’s centered around primal impulse, desire and unchecked urges. While the Ego unlike the Id is concerned with our conscious, the rational and…

Since its conception, the Freudian, or the Psychoanalytic, lens has been used to analyze and understand certain unconscious tendencies within one’s mind that may influence decision making. Hans Christian Andersen often times invokes the Freudian id, ego, and superego in separate instances that lead to unfavorable outcomes in order to show the importance of balance between the three aspects of one’s psyche in decision making. Furthermore, when looking at the rationales and the decisions that…

Covering Societal views on gender have shifted and turning for generations now. The biggest icons even make impacts of gender identity and gender roles in the United States. The likes of Jaden smith, Young Thug, and Lady GaGa all appear on the media to showcase their taste in clothing and style. Some of these are gender bending and have influenced many people across the nation. Is this really a valid example for the future of our nation exposing them to gender bending media that…

Andre Dubus’s short story, “Killings”, examines the psychology effects of other people after a person has been killed. The story discusses the ramifications of the original murder, the subsequent actions of “justice,” and finally how the character go on with their lives. Dubus clearly examines how one family deals with the death of their youngest son. “Killings”, written in a very disconnected manner starts with no beginning details. Throughout the entire story Dubus never takes a side, never…

I’m idling someone. What frightens me is how easy it is. How perfect is that description. It’s the epitome of the end, if you ask me. Not for a second will I believe that there would be people at the end of the world who would fight the urge to kill. It’s primal. They’ll be thoughts about it. Things get desperate (unless some genius out there decides that they’ll breed self-preservation out of us and make us docile little things.) If everything I said above wasn’t good enough for you (to…

been studying at a school founded by Anna Freud. It is perhaps the main reason we see similarities in between Sigmund Freud 's theory of psycho-sexual development. However where frauds work focused on the relationship in between an individuals primal urges and cultural expectations Erikson focused on the middle ground ;the ego. It is the ego in which the prior mentioned eight stages pertain. The ego is the realistic and rational directing of the id. In other words…

Review: Language of Desire Language of Desire is an e-course developed by Felicity Keith. It is not written in the soft, flowery manner you would expect of a woman-to-woman guide. Instead, Felicity dared to write in straight-talk, which is typically associated with men. Nevertheless, by injecting humor and real life vignettes, it 's a fun read. But, if erotica or profanity disturbs you, Language of Desire may not be your program. UNLESS – you can find the courage to hitch up your big girl…

Novels are difficult to convert into a two hour film. The great details and characteristics are too much to portray into every single scene of a movie. To create a motion picture that is side by side and true to the story would result in a five hour or more movie. As for Hollywood, the business follows a specific formula that involves the protagonist, the antagonist, and the relationship character. Therefore, the motion picture cannot follow the novel scene by scene, and must alter and withdraw…

What is the differences between a utopian society and the “world state”? By: Leon Pan 10a A utopian society is where individuals are free to do whatever they want. In the text “Brave new World” written by Aldous Huxley the government controls their people by conditioning them from a young age, controlling them with drugs and pleasure and by removing outliers or people with the slightest indications of individuality. In the text the whole world is under the control of 10 world controllers…

One of the most fascinating, mysterious, and complex sections of psychology is the human dreaming process. We spend one third of our lives sleeping and about 15-20% of that time is spent dreaming (Tsai, 2012). Dreaming is a different state of consciousness, but it’s necessary for mental, emotional, and physical health. Gender differences have been studied for decades and one major finding is that men have been noted to be more aggressive in their waking lives than women. This aggression men feel…