Essays on Psychologists

The psychological component of the sexual impulse is known as psychosexual. In this theory, Freud describes that psychosexual development is an integral part of the model of psychoanalytic sensual drive that has an intimate drive that progresses in five phases from the time they are born. According to Freud's philosophy,...

Psychological growth continues from infancy to puberty until adulthood. Although several studies have been carried out, the theory of Jean Piaget offers an informative study of each point (Pressley & McCormick, 2006). He carried out a critical study of the cognitive actions of children and developed a theory that summed...

Sigmund Freud and the Psychoanalytic Approach Sigmund Freud developed the psychoanalytic approach. To test the psychoanalytic approach, several therapeutic tests should be used. The Thematic Apperception Test (TAT), which is a projective psychological test, contains these tests. It assesses the thinking processes, behaviors, and emotional reaction of a person to vague...

The Psychosocial Development Theory of Erikson The psychosocial development theory of Erikson consists of eight phases of improvement and growth that revolve around identity and psychosocial growth. Erikson reflects on the effect on personality formation from adolescence to adulthood of external influences, that is, culture and parents (An et al. 411). Phase...

The purpose of this paper The purpose of this paper is to explain Piaget's approach to human development. Second, it discusses the differences and similarities between Sigmund Freud's theory of human personality and Mead's view of self-development, as well as Piaget's approach to human development. In addition, the paper summarizes Sigmund...

The Mechanisms of Ego Defense The essay discusses the different mechanisms the ego uses to deal with life problems. In his research, Freud emphasized the relationship of defenses and drives, linking them to electrical circuits. Both systems are viewed as goal-oriented. As a result, the author saw the need to document...

Erikson's Declaration Regarding a society's child rearing activities being a mirror of the community's practices, is valid. The ideals that culture has are learned by a child and that is what he/she develops into. Hence, those are the correct values that should be followed, according to the kid. There are some...

Rachel B. Blass addresses the broad scope of Klein's definition of the ego in her essay Return to Freud and Beyond. Klein's concept of identity is deeply rooted in two approaches: Freud's creations of the self and the abstract and meta-psychological approach to character discrimination (Blass, 151). Blass believes that...