Psychology is the study of the human mind and behavior. Psychoanalysis is a branch of psychology that focuses on the interpretation of mental events. Neoanalytic theory is an extension of psychoanalysis that includes ideas from other schools of thought, such as Jungian psychology and individual psychology. Jungian psychology is a branch of psychology that emphasizes … Read more
Philosophers and psychologists as far back as 3500 BC have extensively studied the inexplicable concept of human behavior. Despite the progression made in the field of psychology over thousands of years, there is still no definitive, irrefutable claim to the cause of human behavior. One of the more notable claims, however, is Freud’s theory of … Read more
William Glasser, a native of Cleveland, Ohio and the founder of reality therapy, broke away from the mainstream of psychoanalysis, rebelling against concepts of Freud, which was not very popular at the time (Henderson & Thompson, 2016). His rebellious thoughts occurred at the University of California and the Veterans Administration hospital where he was practicing … Read more
Dreams are often so vivid, emotional, and bizarre that it is easy to confuse them with reality. Rife with hallucinatory imagery, discontinuities, and incongruities, dreams are easily accepted and quickly forgotten. Psychologist Sigmund Freud theorized that dreams are fueled by humans’ desire for wish fulfillment. He claimed that by rerouting and discharging inappropriate impulses through … Read more
In the play, Julius Caesar, many characters are objected to possible failure. Two of the most prominent of these characters are Cassius and Caesar. They both react to this possibility of failure similarly, and in such a way that is in acquiescence with other theories of relating with failure and its tendency in humans. Cassius’s … Read more