The Conflict I Experienced With Raven Will Be Analyzed By The Psychodynamic Theory And The Attribution Theory

In the novel Fever, 1793, by Laurie Halse Anderson there is a lot of conflicts. I believe conflict is a situation or problem that one character or more are facing. These conflicts are the struggles of the fever, having to deal with the Ogilvies, and Mattie facing herself. Mattie’s perseverance while facing the challenges of getting through the fever, facing the Ogilvies, and facing herself and her doubts helped lead her from childhood to adulthood.

The psychodynamic perspective was originally theorised by Sigmund Freud. Psychodynamic theory suggests that much of human motivation, action, and thought, are governed by unconscious mental processes. These processes can conflict with one another causing compromises between the contending motives. Freud argued that these mental processes and motivations are determined by two biological drives: aggression and sex. These drives, Freud suggests, are internal states of tension that augment in pressure until satisfied (Burton et al., 2009).

Depression is a very real and serious illness, and after losing a loved one, many people fall into deep depression and denial. The Speaker in Edgar Allen Poe’s poem “The Raven” lost his beloved wife, Lenore, and has gone into a downward spiral. He becomes so lonely, that he can no longer tell reality from fantasy. The Speaker hallucinates about a majestic Raven that is created by his subconscious to tell him that he will be alone forever. While others may disagree, the Raven in Edgar Allan Poe’s poem “The Raven” is imaginary, a figment of the Speaker’s imagination as a result of being so depressed due to his obsession with his wife’s death.

In the book Wintergirls the author uses conflict to develop both the themes or messages external conflicts contribute or lead up to internal conflicts and conflicts that cause depression or mental problems can take time to get through.

My soul is lower than it has even been before, and I do not think that I will be able to recover from what the raven has done to me this time. Then all of the sudden, anger from the raven urged throughout my body and I began to throw everything in sight such as; books, shoes, sheets, paper, and even glassware and the disgusting bird. The raven didn’t even budge, it was clear I would never recover from this cold, snowy, December night in my

For this discussion, you will apply either psychoanalytic or Adlerian theory to the client Mary (see the case study narrative The Case of Mary in the Resources). Specify how the theory conceptualizes Mary's problem, identify key concepts that can be applied, and discuss two specific interventions you would use with Mary. Identify a limitation of applying the theory to this case. According to psychoanalytical theory, human behavior is determined by irrational forces, which evolve during the first 6 years of life (Corey, 2013).

“The Raven” was written in 1844 by Edgar Allan Poe. It is probably one of Poe’s most recognized works. The poem has several underlying themes, the biggest and most obvious is about a man who is grief stricken over the loss of a loved one and his inability to cope with it. A raven that visits him drives him deeper into depression and mental illness by continuing to give negative answers to his questions he asks about Lenore, his lost love. The poem alludes to the raven as being a dream or hallucination, thus setting up for an even darker theme of madness of the speaker as well. By the end of the poem, we see the speaker descend into a deep, dark depression that that he will likely never break away from because he cannot get assurance his lost love is at peace. Poe captures the feeling of darkness and depression quite well by setting a tone and a cadence that is similar throughout the poem, and it helps to contribute to making it more depressing. The continuous use of the words “never” and “nothing” makes me believe that there will be no happy resolution for the speaker in this poem.

This drives our character mad so I could believe that he is mad with guilt because of the possibilities he has love is now dead. The guilt of not acting upon his love for Lenore, but rather, taking her for granted. He is now so guilty that upon arrival of the raven he has gone mad. Or perhaps a more sinister reality such as he being the reason for his loved ones

Raven Baxter has always lived her life to the fullest. She always does what she believes is best for herself, even if it is not. Her parents are always there trying to enforce her to make all of the right choices, even though they know that she cannot be perfect. Raven is constantly pestered by her younger brother, Cory. He constantly does what an average brother would do. He is always scheming and trying to do his best to annoy Raven.

The raven also forces the narrator to accept reality and move on. For example, the narrator questions the raven whether “within the distant Aidenn” will he ever “clasp a rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore” (129). He ponders the thought of ever seeing Lenore in his after life. He is beginning to realize that the raven came to him to bring him a sense of reality. With this knowledge, he is full of sorrow. He longs to see her in heaven, but realizes that in reality this will never really happen. Also, the narrator wonders if his “soul from out that shadow…shall be lifted” while the raven replies, ‘nevermore’” (130). The shadow of the raven signifies the death of his beloved, and he knows that he will never be able to escape this shadow. He will never again find happiness in his life. The reality that the raven brings helps him comprehend the fact that hiding from his troubles will not make them better. Therefore, it forces him to accept reality and move on.

The character then starts questioning the raven, yet all the raven would reply and say is “Nevermore” (line 16). The character then ask more question getting more personal. The raven still replying “nevermore” causes the character to get more frightened yet still talks to the raven.

She was beautiful, like those girls in the magazines. Everyone said she had magic eyes, the eyes that could turn green in the sun but was chocolate brown the other times. Her Raven black hair was cut short, it was wiry and reminded me too much of Little Orphan Annie. She wore gothic clothes in a rebellious way. Her mother always hated them, so did I. She had a sugary voice that all the girl wanted to imitate. Whenever she walked by, you would get the sweet smell of Jasmine. I always liked to think of her as the sister I never had, I trusted her and she betrayed me. It was almost like she had it all planed out from the beginning. Like she smiled and said “I'm about to screw you over…”.

However the psychodynamic model fails to take into consideration the effects of the environment as does the medical model both are concerned with the internal workings and defects. The Psychodynamic model has had a lot of opposition as it is difficult to define and research, as processes like the id, ego and superego operate on an unconscious level and therefore there is no real way of knowing for certain if they are indeed happening. Most of the evidence provided by this model has been individual case studies which in itself makes it difficult to generalise.

“The Raven” has a lot of hints of internal conflict, the first subtle hint is when he’s in his chamber reading a book to relieve the

The first of these theories relates to the amplification of normal bodily sensations, or when individuals "...attribute pathologic meanings to normal somatic sensations and functions." An example of this would be to attribute swollen lymph nodes to a malignant disease, as opposed to a simple viral infection. The consequences mostly affect the individual's psychological and behavioral well-being, which leads to the focus of the second theory. Based on Freud's psychodynamic hypotheses, there is a belief that "unconscious conflicts are the result of traumatic or frustrating childhood experiences being reawakened in adult life by similar stress or frustration." Consequently, particularly high-stress/tension situations could arouse subconscious feelings of guilt, anxiety, and fear for a person, and their inability to express these emotions verbally may lead to physical manifestations of conflict.