Why Is It Impossible To Understand Our Unconscious Motivations?
Although difficult, it is not impossible to understand our unconscious motivations simply because it cannot be observed or confirmed by scientific research but we can learn about our unconscious motives by bridging the gap between what we think we want verse what we actually want with the help of self and others analysis.
The reason why it is so problematic to understand is because as humans, we can’t directly communicate with our minds. Our minds may think we want something but our unconscious thinks differently. For example, when choosing a mate we all have a list of qualities we look for in a mate. A sense of humor, a good-looking body, likes to travel and many more. Strangely, we often end up with mates that fail to meet someone with our …show more content…
However, with analysis from others and ourselves we can understand how our talents shape our unconscious minds. We can sit and talk to others who can see potential in a category of sports, school, work etc. and exhibit those qualities. Alfred Adler explains that our unconscious motives are to strive for superiority although; reality blocks our path to perfection so we compensate. We find what were good at and emphasize those talents. Adler explains that our compensation is our personality. Some people conversely overcompensate and develop a superior complex where one may exaggerate his/her accomplishments (Hockenbury 431). Adler provides an accurate description of the unconscious because I believe that we all strive to be perfect. No one wants to be mediocre. We all want to have something special about ourselves; something we can look back on when were rocking in our rocking chairs. We all have goals we have set for ourselves and were out to accomplish them. I have personally seen this with a few of my friends and me as well. We all have a sport we are better at than everyone else in our group. Adler’s theory reminded me of this because we tend to act differently from each sport. For example, if one of us is better at football, we tend to be more of a leader; however if its lacrosse season, another one of us is the
The reason why it is so problematic to understand is because as humans, we can’t directly communicate with our minds. Our minds may think we want something but our unconscious thinks differently. For example, when choosing a mate we all have a list of qualities we look for in a mate. A sense of humor, a good-looking body, likes to travel and many more. Strangely, we often end up with mates that fail to meet someone with our …show more content…
However, with analysis from others and ourselves we can understand how our talents shape our unconscious minds. We can sit and talk to others who can see potential in a category of sports, school, work etc. and exhibit those qualities. Alfred Adler explains that our unconscious motives are to strive for superiority although; reality blocks our path to perfection so we compensate. We find what were good at and emphasize those talents. Adler explains that our compensation is our personality. Some people conversely overcompensate and develop a superior complex where one may exaggerate his/her accomplishments (Hockenbury 431). Adler provides an accurate description of the unconscious because I believe that we all strive to be perfect. No one wants to be mediocre. We all want to have something special about ourselves; something we can look back on when were rocking in our rocking chairs. We all have goals we have set for ourselves and were out to accomplish them. I have personally seen this with a few of my friends and me as well. We all have a sport we are better at than everyone else in our group. Adler’s theory reminded me of this because we tend to act differently from each sport. For example, if one of us is better at football, we tend to be more of a leader; however if its lacrosse season, another one of us is the