Hank And Hank: Freudian Defense Mechanism

Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, and when it comes to the television series, Family Guy, everyone does. A person either loves the series or absolutely hates it. Antonia Peacocke voiced her opinion on the hit series in her article, Family Guy and Freud: Jokes and Their Relation to the Unconscious. At first she was just another addition to the other Family Guy haters, but she eventually came around and saw the humor after the hard to swallow punch lines. “Family Guy does not aim to hurt… creators take certain measures to keep it from hitting too hard.” Peacock says (307). What the creators are reenacting in the shows are not exactly, socially

One of my self-defeating emotional patterns is that I worry that people stereotype me because of my race. I remember I had this emotional patterns a bit differently when I was in my own country, “IRAN”. When I was in Iran I worried that people stereotype me because of my religious beliefs. Since my religion was minority, many people don't like to hang out with me or in some cases they threaten me to change my religious beliefs or els. Although my fear was not unreasonable at the time,having this self-defeating emotional patterns crushed my self-esteem and stopped me to achieve my goals. After cogitating about the undesirable effects it can have on my life I start fighting this patterns. Unfortunately ever since I moved to the U.S I worry about

Grey’s Anatomy, the highly successful television show currently in its fourteenth season, is full of sizzling drama and twisting plot lines. However, it also includes numerous incidents of trauma and behavioral issues. The show focuses around the life of Meredith Grey who has become an extremely complex character, and can be analyzed psychologically in many ways.

2. According to Freudian theory, is Steve aware of why he interacts with women on only a

Introduction: “Nature is the brain make up.” Nurture: “Care for and protect (someone or something) while they are growing.” Case study 1: Ted Bundy Ted Bundy worked at a hotline company for suicidal women with his friend Ann Rule. When Ann heard a description of a man who committed 36 murders targeted at women she instantly thought of her friend Ted but couldn’t come to terms of it being him as he did a job that saves lives and was a good friend to her so couldn’t see the bad side of him.

In the movie “The Deer Hunter” a psychological disorder is depicted in the film. This disorder is depicted on the main character of the film. In this film one see clearly what the disorder is and the symptoms that depict that it is indeed a disorder. Following what caused the character to get the disorder. What followed after, once he had the disorder? How it affected the character of the movie and those around him. What changed in his life and if he received any type of treatment because of the disorder. Then finally, what happened to the character in the end of the film. In the film, it starts off with three characters and how their lives are like, but then all three go to war. This event leads to the disorder for the character Michael “Mike” Vronsky. The symptoms are depicted after he returns home from the war in Vietnam.

Good Will Hunting is a movie about a boy that is extremely book smart, his name is Will. He grew up in not the best environment and was a janitor for the college MIT. Will does nothing with his smartness until he is caught solving a problem. After being thrown in jail he is forced to see a therapist and work on math problems with the professor. The movie shows the walls and psychological problems Will has built up and the process that he goes through to knock them all down.

After the smash-up, Ethan is still quite a handsome man but his state of mind has changed. Ethan has become consumed with guilt from the smash-up so much so that he has become “bleak and unapproachable” and “so stiffened and grizzled that I took him for an old man and was surprised to hear that he was not more than fifty-two” (page 3). This clearly conveys that Ethan has become bitter and cold.

The movie Neighbors clearly demonstrates psychological motives when Pete, played by Dave Franco, states that he is a psychology minor. At the one hour and five minutes mark of the movie, he proceeds to explain Teddy’s, played by Zac Efron, motives for why he becomes obsessed with hating their new neighbors (IMDb.com, n.d.). He explains Teddy doesn’t like the family next door because they remind him of his future and he is having too much fun, not planning for it. As the conversation continues, Teddy identifies other reactions he had been having to problems the two best friends have been having (Stoller, "Neighbors"). Earlier in the movie, Pete slept with Teddy’s girlfriend, but as a way to cope with that, Teddy demonstrates a defense mechanism

He is overestimating the intensity of future feelings which is causing him to be

In the series, the main character is looking for connection, his therapist is being understanding and supportive of his choice to “put himself out there” and try to find a girlfriend, however, this results into the main character to find that person in her, instead. Although this helps him to evolve and be able to communicate with females, it “ruins” the alliance between him and his therapist

Sigmund Freud found that we use defence mechanisms to protect a person from anxiety arising from unacceptable thoughts or feelings and these mechanisms are psychological strategies that are unconsciously used. We use defence mechanisms to protect ourselves or because our id or superego becomes too demanding. One defence mechanism is repression which is where the ego forces a distressing memory out of the conscious mind so that we are no longer reminded of that situation. The thoughts that are often repressed are those that would result in feelings of guilt from the superego therefore they have been removed from the conscious mind so that the memories are no longer causing regret. An example of repression is when an individual forgets the trauma

Sigmund Freud proposed that aggression was an inborn instinct or drive, as compared to later theorists who felt aggression was a reaction or a response to a situation (Meyer, 1996). Freud postulated that all human beings have two basic drives: aggressive and libidinal. The two drives were thought to appear in human behavior in a fused state. The aggressive drive was seen basically as destructive. Thus, it was referred to as thanatos, or the death instinct. This destructive aggression could be directed toward others or could be turned in on the self. If the latter occurred, a person would engage in self-punitive behaviors or suicide. The aggressive drive, Freud felt, could also be diverted into positive channels. Social psychologists disagree with the instinctual theory of aggression primarily on the basis that there is no empirical evidence to substantiate aggression as a drive. The instinctual theory of aggression is also criticized on the basis that if this were a universal trait in all human beings, then all humans would display aggression (Meyer, 1996).

“Is evil something you are? Or is it something you do?” (Easton Ellis). Are we considered evil by our action or thoughts? If we are constantly contemplating evil and horrific thoughts but do not act upon them, the initial thoughts may still influence our unconscious minds, which can then, in turn, affect our conscious thoughts and actions indirectly. Compare that to those who act upon their evil thoughts and therefore are more authentic to their natural and uninfluenced personality. Humans are strongly related to our savage animal brothers; however we do everything in our means to appear separate and civilized. Regardless of our attempt at separation, we still remain savage beasts by nature and suppressing our natural state only makes our

In Freudian therapy, or psychoanalysis, healing occurs when repressed thoughts and feelings are brought in to consciousness. This allows the patient to develop a stronger ego and resolve internal