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Freudian Psychoanalytic Theory, 2003.
Examines the historical and cultural context of Freud's theory.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 14 sources, $ 63.95
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Discusses the influence Freudian theory has had on psychoanalytic theory and practice, how Freudian theory is used to understand human behavior, Freud's explication of human psychology and behavior, and his major work on dreams.
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"This research examines the contribution of Freudian psychoanalytic theory to the understanding of human behavior. The plan of the research will be to set forth the historical and cultural context in which Freudian theory emerged and then discuss what ..."
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Freud and his Psychoanalytic Theory, 2002.
An understanding of Freudian childhood issues, followed by a set of critiques of Freudian thought.
4,900 words (approx. 19.6 pages), 15 sources, $ 178.95
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This paper will take the theoretical position; that the whole of Freudian theory is best contemplated in terms of childhood development/socialization. Moreover, an even enterprising position is that once examined, this crucial and fundamental part of Freud's endeavor, as well as psychoanalytic theory as a whole, can only be further explicated in terms of critiques. In other words, any "in-depth examination" of Freudian theory must include a large portion of critical material.
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Psychoanalytic Theories, 2003.
An essay that explains several concepts in psychoanalytic theories.
1,025 words (approx. 4.1 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 36.95
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This research paper presents an essay using explanatory strategies to explain, compare, contrast, and analyze various psychoanalytic theories.
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"Where Sigmund Freud is the pioneer of psychoanalysis and the psychoanalytical theory of personality, other theorists like Karl Abraham, Carl Jung, Anna Freud and so on and so forth also played a vital role in shaping psychoanalysis by giving birth to distinct psychoanalytical theories. Sigmund Freud observed and established an analogy between the human brain or mind and an iceberg, dividing the iceberg into three and naming each part accordingly. According to this psychoanalytical theory and this brilliant theorist human personality consists of three portions namely id, the ego and the super ego (Underwood). The first part of human personality that is the id ?consists of all the inherited components of personality, including sex drives and aggression. The id seeks immediate gratification of primitive impulses. It operates on the pleasure principle, seeking to avoid pain and maximize gratification? (Underwood). Ego that springs from the id also controls the functioning of the id thereby assisting humans to shape their desires and sexual drives according to their circumstances (Underwood). ?The superego consists of conscience - all those actions the child is reproved for doing - and the ego-ideal - all those things the child is praised for doing."
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Freud and Maslow: The Development of Psychoanalytical Theory, 2002.
By comparing the theories of these two scientists, a better understanding of the development and purpose of psychoanalysis is created.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 4 sources, $ 44.95
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Many of the pioneers in the field of psychoanalysis were then either psychiatrists or psychologists. Two such men, Sigmund Freud and Abraham Maslow, were key figures in the development of psychoanalysis. Freud is considered to be one of the pinnacle creators of psychoanalytical theory and thought, while Maslow is a much more recent figure, yet is still considered to be highly significant in his work.
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Psychological Theories Comparison, 2004.
A comparison of the psychoanalytical theory of Sigmund Freud and the social cognition theory of Carl Rogers.
921 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 32.95
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Psychologists have researched personality disorders and have formulated different theories, presenting their own reasoning as established via comprehensive research over a lifetime. This paper examines similarities and contrasts between the psychoanalytical theory of Sigmund Freud and social cognition theory of Carl Rogers. It explains that they are both recognized figures in the field of psychoanalysis and that both the theories are logical and applicable in varied circumstances.
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"Sigmund Freud was a one of the most eminent psychologists of all times. Freud is termed as the father of psychoanalysis. His theory of psychoanalysis entails the conscious and the unconscious. The conscious is what we are aware of like one?s present perceptions, memories, thoughts, feelings etc. The unconscious is the memory that can be easily recalled. However, these entail the smaller part of the mind, the larger part consists of the unconscious, which includes all the things that are not easily available to the conscious mind. These include our drives and instincts."
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Feminist Theory in Films, 2002.
A comparison of two films which reflect psychoanalytical and post- colonial feminist theory.
2,900 words (approx. 11.6 pages), 10 sources, $ 106.95
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This paper examines the films "The Crying Game" and "My Beautiful Laundrette" in terms of feminist theory. The two major theories of feminism that are used to describe these two films are those of post- colonial and psychoanalytical thought. The implications present in these films is that there most certainly are aspects of each film that can be seen to accurately correspond to these distinctive theories, but that neither film directly correlates to either one of these theories perfectly.
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Repression and the Self, 2006.
A comparative analysis of Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytical theory and his interpretation of dreams.
1,312 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 44.95
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This paper presents a comparative analysis between Freud's psychoanalytical theory and the generalizations and findings he presented in "The Interpretation of Dreams." The analysis includes a comparison of the similarities and differences between the two discourses made by Freud and specifically, how his analysis of dreams led to the formation of psychoanalysis. Thus, this paper posits how "The Interpretation of Dreams" had become the bastion of psychoanalytical theory's success, wherein the latter's findings led to the development of a more solid foundation of Freud's general theory on the unconscious mental processes occurring within the individual.
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"The psychoanalysis theory also distinguished between extant dichotomies in the individual. The theory identified the existence of the conscious and the unconscious selves, wherein the latter is identified as the true Self and the former, the "impersonal one." This distinction was also extant in "Interpretation." In establishing what dreams meant when applied in the context of the life and history of the individual, Freud centered his discussion on the dichotomy between the explicit and implicit meaning of dreams-that is, the material and unconscious forms that dreams take in the minds of people. "
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Classical Marxist Theory and Literature, 2005.
This paper discusses the classical Marxist approach to literature, which views literature as essentially a social and cultural production.
8,870 words (approx. 35.5 pages), 85 sources, MLA, $ 185.95
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This paper explains that in its classical sense, Marxist theory does not deal explicitly with literature and art and does not develop an aesthetic of culture or literature. However, the theoretical trajectory of Marxist thought has impacted radically on art and literature as aspects of societal and cultural discourse. The author points out that the concept of dialectic refers specifically to the methodology or method of analysis, which is peculiar to Marxist theory;. In this sense, literature and art, as cultural products, are analyzed in relation to their social and historical context. The paper analyzes specifically " Heart of Darkness" by Joseph Conrad, "A Passage to India" by E. M. Forster's and the writings of Charles Dickens and William Shakespeare.
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Introduction
Overview
Foundation of Marxist Theory and Literary Criticism
Marxism - Extrinsic and Intrinsic Approaches to Literature
The Premises of Marxist Criticism
Base and Superstructure
The Dialectic
Ideology and Alienation
Semiology and Psychoanalytic Theory.
Reader - Response Theories
A Marxist Critique of Literature
Analysis of the Echo in "A Passage to India": A dialectical reading
" Heart of Darkness" by Joseph Conrad
Dickens
Shakespeare
Conclusion
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"From this perspective, literary works are essential structures of ideological formations. In other words, literature expresses and represents the ideals and aims of class formation that persist and maintain the society. "Literature is for Marxism a particular kind of signifying practice which tends to make up what can be termed an ideological formation". Therefore, Marxist critical perspectives will attempt to explain literature from within its social context and in relation to that particular historical time period. This in turn relates to basic strategies, such as the identification of class structures and class struggle within the literature of a certain historical period."
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A Psychoanalytic Approach to "Sons and Lovers", 2008.
An analysis of Paul Morel - a character in D.H. Lawrence's "Sons and Lovers."
2,013 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 63.95
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This paper provides an overview of D.H. Lawrence's "Sons and Lovers" citing different psychoanalytic theories. The author explains that although there is a likeness between the life of D. H .Lawrence and the experiences of Paul Morel, the main character in the story, this essay examines Paul without commenting on any psychoanalytic symptoms regarding the creator.
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"Critics like Alfred Kuttner have started a trend which study on the close relationship between Paul and his mother and interpret this within the Freudian Psychoanalysis as the Oedipal Complex. When examined trough the views of Freud, the mother-son relationship in "Sons and Lovers" is really the type of relationship which Freud names as "oedipal crisis" but it works differently in this novel. Naturally, the mother is the first love object for all boys. They want her attention and her love. Similarly, the two boys of Morels, Paul and his eldest brother William, see their mother as a divine creature and live as her worshippers. Paul imagines that he and his mother will live together when he is old enough to earn money by himself and when his father has died. Paul loves his mother so much that he wants to be with her and spend all of his time with her. To live with his mother by himself is his greatest desire. When Paul gets ill, he sleeps with his mother and for him this is more healing than the medicine.
"Paul loved to sleep with his mother. Sleep is still most perfect in spite of hygienists, when it is shared with a beloved. The warmth, the security and peace of soul, the utter comfort from the touch of the other, knits the sleep, so that it takes the body and soul completely in its healing.(Lawrence 67)
"The quotation above is important in that it shows how much Paul likes being with his mother. He feels secure and relaxed. Not only physically but also spiritually he feels himself healed.
"Of course, each of us loves our mothers too much and our mothers, less or more, are effective in our relationships with others, especially with women. In fact, loving mother too much or her dominance in the relations can not be assessed as an oedipal crisis. There should be a rival for the mother's affection; the father. The father is stronger and superior in many ways to the boy so at the beginning, they are jealous of their father and the father is seen as an enemy and is hated by the boys. Moreover, as Paul does, they sometimes wish him die."
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Object Relations Theory in Personality Disorders, 2005.
Examines how object relations impact personality disorders.
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This paper discusses the role that object relations plays in the development of narcissistic and borderline personality disorders by examining various theories of WRD Fairbairn, Ogden, Melanie Klein, and Winicott. The paper shows that these theorists borrowed from Freud and built their object relations theory based on traditional psychoanalytical theories and approaches.
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Literary Theory, 2002.
An overview of the different forms of literary theory
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This paper is about literary theory. Literary theory in its varied forms from structuralism to post-structuralism, from feminism to post-modernism, and from psychoanalytic to liberalism, have made an array of critical evaluations about the links between language, the writer, the text and the reader.
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Blair Hornstein, 2004.
An analysis of Blair Hornstein?s personality through the Five Factor Theory and Psychoanalytic Theory.
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This paper uses the McCrae and Costa's Five Factor Theory and Freud's Psychoanalytical Theory to analyze media personality, Blair Hornstein. Blair Hornstein, a student in New Jersey, is an 18-year-old girl who successfully caught the attention of the media, U.S. courts, and the U.S. president with her legal suit against her school, Moorestown High School, based on the fact that she wants to be the sole valedictorian of her class. It attempts to show that Hornstein is an individual who craves attention because of the lack of a social life at home.
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"Freud's Psychoanalytic Theory claims that all humans are born with certain instincts and these are directly related to the biological need of food, shelter and warmth. These instincts are sex and aggression. Everyone according to Freud has a tendency to depend on their sex drive to attract mate and to reproduce to conserve the bloodline. Furthermore, Freud is also of the opinion that people often demonstrate aggressive tendencies to preserve themselves. Aggression therefore is an act of self defense and for the purpose of survival. Hornstein can clearly be understood by this theory. Being a disabled individual she has an even more aggressive sense for survival in an American society and culture where money, career and ambitions are considered to be the essence of social acceptance."
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"Jack the Ripper", 2007.
A discussion on how the psychoanalytic theory and social disorganization principles contributed to understanding "Jack the Ripper's" killing spree.
1,952 words (approx. 7.8 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 62.95
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This paper discusses the circumstances and identity of the killer dubbed "Jack the Ripper." The paper examines possible theoretical frameworks within which we can gain insight to the true motives and circumstances of the event. It specifically discusses the psychoanalytic theory and the social disorganization principles and how they contributed to understanding "Jack the Ripper's" killing spree.
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"The East End London killing spree of 1888 has become infamous in popular culture and history. An unknown serial killer, known to this day only as "Jack the Ripper" engaged in a series of grisly murders. His profile was that of a serial killer, with a specific victim--East End prostitutes. The historical events concerning Jack the Ripper and his murders have been overshadowed by the enormous public fascination with the case, particularly its unresolved status. To this day, no one knows who Jack the Ripper was, but the search for and debate over his identity has given rise to an entire branch of criminal justice research known as "Ripperology." The actual identity of the murderer will likely never be known. All that exists are facts about the victims and the crimes themselves, all else is conjecture. Using the known facts of the case and the little that is certain about the killer, motives can be easily extrapolated. Jack the Ripper's brutal and misogynistic killings were driven by behaviors that can be explained by psychological theories, particularly Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytic theory; while the social disorganization theory explains how the social conditions of London's East End at the time provided an atmosphere where his motives could be carried out."
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Homosexuality, 2003.
Explains Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytic theory of homosexuality.
1,197 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 16 sources, MLA, $ 41.95
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This paper explains psychologist Sigmund Freud's Psychoanalytic Theory - that homosexuality is a result of a traumatic childhood experience, particularly that of a dominant mother's excessive attachment to her son. The paper discusses oedipal complexes and cross-sex-typed behavior.
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"A homosexual person is someone who is sexually attracted to members of the same sex, and most likely, has been so since childhood. Since sexual behavior is often influenced by society and personal values, engaging in homosexual activity is merely a mark, not a requirement, of a homosexual. In psychology, many theories focus on unconscious conflict due to childhood experiences, and those conflicts? role in shaping adult personality. The analytic technique concentrates on those experiences so that a person may explain behavior and heal those conflicts, thus becoming a healthier, more stable adult. One of the theories evolving from these premises, is that homosexuality is the result of ?early developmental disturbance? (Isay 7)."
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Film Theory, 2002.
Discusses how the theory of spectatorship is used by feminist film theorists.
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Discusses how the theory of spectatorship is used by feminist film theorists. Psychoanalytically oriented film theory. Psychological processes involved in the film-viewing experience. Voyeurism and narcissistic identification. The nature of female spectatorship. Analysis of two popular films to illustrate points made: The 1972 "Portnoy's Complaint," and the 2000 "Malena."
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"Psychoanalytically oriented film theory became a significant force in the 1970s and has been one of the most productive influences of the past few decades. This is nowhere more true than in feminist theory where, despite theorists' misgivings about the reactionary nature of psychoanalysis, it was instrumental in developing approaches to spectatorship that first accounted for male scopophilia, as the principal pleasure project of classic Hollywood film, and has since been employed in elucidating the nature of female spectatorship. This essay begins with a brief discussion of the tenets of Freud and Lacan that were adapted by film theorists in creating a theory of spectatorship.
This is followed by an explanation of its uses in feminist film theory and a demonstration of the manner in which the psychoanalytic approach informs the analysis of two popular ..."
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