Case Study 1 And 2
Case Study 1 – Sigmund Freud
1. Hank is not aware of the way other people see him. Hank was left out of social behaviour because of his personality and the way he was growing up and who he has become. Growing up, he never had a girlfriend or any true friends to bring awareness to his crippling personality / character.
Hank’s ego brought him to the conclusion that Sally was a shallow person and that she couldn’t look past his weight issue. If he was not fixated this this way of thinking, he would have been able to notice that Sally put in more time with him that she really wanted to and could see past this ‘issue’.
Hank’s boss used Hank’s computer skills and made many attempts to keep him away from interaction with clients, showing poor communication skills / social behaviours.
Overall, it would appear that Hank’s boss and mother and key factors in his fixation issues. Growing up spoiled and self-centred he was later praised for his computer skills but never showed good people skills.
2. Hank is internally motivated; at a young age he was exposed to excessive feeding. This is shown by his nail biting. The case study also shows that he found happiness through eating and smoking. These signs show damage while he was younger, and clearly shows the oral stage being subconsciously displayed.
3. Hank enjoyed picking fights. Verbal altercations with the computer sales person and the waiter show clear oral defence mechanisms. Both Sally and the people being attacked by Hank noticed the defence mechanism of projection.
4. It could be possible that his weight issue stems from behaviour problems as children learn from observation. As his friendships were not vast, he was unable to learn from others. Aside from depression and genetics also being key.
5. A therapist would probably see his weight issue as a part of depression and lack of fulfilment from other people as his social circle and love life are both non-existent.
Case Study 2 – Sigmund Freud
1. Freudian perspective
1. Hank is not aware of the way other people see him. Hank was left out of social behaviour because of his personality and the way he was growing up and who he has become. Growing up, he never had a girlfriend or any true friends to bring awareness to his crippling personality / character.
Hank’s ego brought him to the conclusion that Sally was a shallow person and that she couldn’t look past his weight issue. If he was not fixated this this way of thinking, he would have been able to notice that Sally put in more time with him that she really wanted to and could see past this ‘issue’.
Hank’s boss used Hank’s computer skills and made many attempts to keep him away from interaction with clients, showing poor communication skills / social behaviours.
Overall, it would appear that Hank’s boss and mother and key factors in his fixation issues. Growing up spoiled and self-centred he was later praised for his computer skills but never showed good people skills.
2. Hank is internally motivated; at a young age he was exposed to excessive feeding. This is shown by his nail biting. The case study also shows that he found happiness through eating and smoking. These signs show damage while he was younger, and clearly shows the oral stage being subconsciously displayed.
3. Hank enjoyed picking fights. Verbal altercations with the computer sales person and the waiter show clear oral defence mechanisms. Both Sally and the people being attacked by Hank noticed the defence mechanism of projection.
4. It could be possible that his weight issue stems from behaviour problems as children learn from observation. As his friendships were not vast, he was unable to learn from others. Aside from depression and genetics also being key.
5. A therapist would probably see his weight issue as a part of depression and lack of fulfilment from other people as his social circle and love life are both non-existent.
Case Study 2 – Sigmund Freud
1. Freudian perspective