FREUDIAN THEORY The Driving Forces According to Freud psychoanalytic theory‚ all psychic energy is generated by the libido. Freud also believed that much of human behavior was motivated by two driving instincts: the life instincts and the death instincts. The life instincts are those that relate to a basic need for survival‚ reproduction and pleasure. They include such things as the need for food‚ shelter‚ love and sex. He also suggested that all humans have an unconscious wish for death‚ which
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Theories of Development There are many theories that now influence current practice in different ways. Here I am going to explain the following theories of development: * Cognitive * Psychoanalytical * Humanist * Social Learning * Operant Conditioning * Behaviourist * Social pedagogy Jean Piaget (1896 – 1980) Piaget focuses on cognitive development; he was all about the child centred approach‚ he believed children are active learners and make sense of the world
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THE PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY I. Overview of Freud ’s Psychoanalytic Theory Freud ’s psychoanalysis is the best known of all personality theories because it (1) postulated the primacy of sex and aggressiontwo universally popular themes; (2) attracted a group of followers who were dedicated to spreading psychoanalytic doctrine; and (3) advanced the notion of unconscious motives‚ which permit varying explanations for the same observations. II. Biography of Sigmund Freud Although he was
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Functional Theory of Attitude – From the marketing point of view this is based on the need fulfilment of a buying behaviour. The functions that attitudes perform are : 1.Utilitarian – Consumers buy products to fulfil their need‚ enjoy some benefit‚ get someextra features & receive after-sales service. If they get it as per their expectations‚ theydevelop a positive attitude towards that product. If not then a negative attitude isdeveloped. Marketers usually stress & highlight the positive
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Freud is known for psychoanalysis. Psychoananlysis is the theory of personality development‚ functioning and change as postulated by Freud. It places emphasis on roles of biological and unconscious factors (dreams) in the determination of behavior among individuals (Rycman‚ 2013). Freud postulated that the mind is made up of three components: the id‚ ego and superego. The id serves as the source of the pleasure principle. The ego ensures that we act realistically while the superego represents
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Theory Outline Tiffany Woods PCN-500 August 8‚ 2012 Theory Outline 1. Theory: Psychoanalytical Theory a. Key Concepts i. There is a focus on unconscious psychodynamics. ii. Individuals pay attention to repressed information. iii. In therapy‚ the therapist and client work to build the ego to moderate ID and superego. iv. The client works on establishing transference. He/she will tell the counselor what has caused the difficulties and the therapist
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with particular personality and intellectual characteristics). 2) Physiognomy -- the study of the face (based on the belief that personality was revealed by facial features. C. Physique and Personality -- Somatotypes (body types) -- Constitutional theory of personality -- William Sheldon. According to this view‚ there is al ink between a person’s body type
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1) You fail to study for your final examination stating that "all work and no play make Jack a dull person." According to Freud’s theory‚ how will you explain your behaviour? Sigmund Freud developed a theory about adult personality. Throughout the stages of childhood‚ the first part of personality‚ which we are all born with‚ is called the id. According to Freud id contains a reservoir of unconscious instincts‚ impulses that strives to satisfy basic sexual‚ and aggressive drives that operates
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practice is affected by theories of development which are written by many physcologists who have studied children and ways in which they develop. They have many varied ideas about how children learn. The physcologists have proposed different theories that they claim to explain children’s learning and how important the nature versus nurture argument is. Some of the physcologists and their theories are outlined in this essay. COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT Jean Piaget’s theory was that children learn
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Theories of Aging Activity theory This theory assumes a positive relationship between activity and life satisfaction. One theorist suggests that activity enables older adults to be able to adjust to retirement. The critics of this theory state that it overlooks the inequalities in health and economics that hinders the ability for older people to engage in such activities. Also‚ some older adults do not desire to engage in new challenges. Activity theory reflects the functionalist perspective
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