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  • Adaptation And Inevitable Gratification
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    Sigmund Freud, physiologist, medical doctor, psychologist and father of psychoanalysis, is generally recognized as one of the most influential and authoritative thinkers of the twentieth century. He elaborated the theory that the mind is a complex energy-system, the structural investigation of which is proper province of psychology. He articulated and refined the concepts of the unconscious, of infantile sexuality, of repression, and proposed a tri-partite account of the mind's structure, all as...
  • McKenna Espouses His Theories On Psychedelic Mushrooms
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    The Trip: Journey to The Center of Terence McKenna's Inner Self. Terence McKenna has become one of the most (in) famous figures in the exploration of psychedelia and its impact on society and technology. Here McKenna espouses his theories on psychedelic mushrooms, virtual reality, shamanism and evolution. This is definitely one of the strangest and most interesting articles I have ever read. At first it seems almost totally incomprehensible and inconceivable, but after reading it over a couple o...
  • Self Object Experiences
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    Psychoanalysis Psychoanalysis is a system of psychology originated by the Viennese physician Sigmund FREUD in the 1890's and then further developed by himself, his students, and other followers. It consists of three kinds of related activities: (1) a method for research into the human mind, especially inner experiences such as thoughts, feelings, emotions, fantasies, and dreams; (2) a systematic accumulation of a body of knowledge about the mind; and (3) a method for the treatment of psychologic...
  • Vicious Cycle Of Low Self Esteem
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    SOCIAL & PERSONALITY PSYCHOLOGY 1 ST YEAR MAJOR COURSE AUTUMN 2001 CONSIDER THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SELF-PRESENTATION AND SELF-ESTEEM. As people's outcomes in life depend heavily on how others perceive and evaluate them, the yare motivated to convey certain impressions of themselves to others and to refrain from conveying other, undesired impressions. Thus, no matter what else they may be doing, people typically monitor and control their impressions, i.e. a process known as: self-presentation. ...
  • Self Awareness In Chimpanzees
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    Abstract The author focuses on determining whether primates are capable of self-awareness. An article is reviewed and evaluated encompassing different points of view and theories. Learned recognition and self-awareness is compared and discussed. Self-awareness in Primates: Fact or Fiction Learning is 'a change in behavior due to experience' (Chance, 2003, p. 36). Learning allows an organism to modify its behavior to suit a particular situation. It is a mechanism by which one copes with the ever-...
  • View Of A Permanent Self Soul
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    Assess The Arguments For The No-self Doctrine. Are Annata And Karma Reconcilable The Buddhist theory of no-self (annata) is perhaps one of the most alien, complex and misunderstood concepts for the westerner to grasp. Essentially the "no self" refers to the denial of a soul. In this sense the soul is "the abiding, separate, constantly existing and indestructible entity which is generally believed to be found in man... it is the thinker of all his thoughts, the doer of all his deeds and the direc...
  • Own Self Actualization Rogers Theory Of Personality
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    Critical analysis Rogers Theory of Personality And How it influences the Therapeutic Relationship By Fiona Wicks April 2002 There have been several different personality theories, which have adopted a phenomenological approach ranging from the humanistic theory outlined by Carl Rogers to the existentialism of R D Laing. They all share the idea that as phenomenological understanding of the person and their situation is essential to the understanding of that individual's personality. Rogers attemp...

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