Alexander Matu
Precious
1. What were the factors that contributed to Precious having low self-esteem?
The factors for Precious of low self-esteem are the constant beating and abuse both physically and verbally that her mom did to her.
2. What signs of low self-esteem did Precious display?
she display the way she think of herself, she taught she was useless and not talented, delinquent, for example when she stole the bucket of chicken, she became violent and hang alone
3. What defense mechanisms did Precious use to avoid dealing with pain? An example would be when
She couldn’t cope with her image and how society view her and also maintain an image because she was constantly imagining her as a model taking pictures and looking pretty with many clothes and taking pictures.
Altruism: The individual deals with emotional conflict/ internal or external stress by dedication to meeting the needs of others. Unlike the self-sacrifice sometimes characteristic of reaction formation, the individual receives gratification either vicariously or from the response of others.
Intellectualize: The individual deals with emotional conflict or internal/external stress by the excessive use of abstract thinking or the making of generalizations to control or minimize disturbing feelings.
Substitution: Through this defense mechanism, the individual secures alternative or substitutive gratification comparable to those that would have been employed had frustration not occurred.
4. What neurotic needs did Precious over-use or display? And example would be:
The Neurotic Need for Affection and Approval
This include the desires to be liked, to please other people, and meet the expectations of others. People with this type of need are extremely sensitive to rejection and criticism and fear the anger or hostility of others. She wanted to be love by her mother.
The Neurotic Need for Prestige
Individuals with a need for prestige value themselves in terms of public recognition and acclaim. Material possessions, personality characteristics, professional accomplishments, and loved ones are evaluated based upon prestige value. These individuals often fear public embarrassment and loss of social status. She wanted to finish her studies
The Neurotic Need for Self-Sufficiency and Independence
These individuals exhibit a “loner” mentality, distancing themselves from others in order to avoid being tied down or dependent upon other people.
The Neurotic Need for Perfection and Unassailable
These individuals constantly strive for complete infallibility. A common feature of this neurotic need is searching for personal flaws in order to quickly change or cover up these perceived imperfections.
5. What helped Precious increase her self-esteem? Precious increased her self- esteem by
The constant help of the teacher that love her, she pursuit her to always be positive and told her that she is good at something, everyone is good at something. They talk to her, showed her support and love and treat her with kindness, which she never had before.
6. What signs of higher/increasing self-esteem did Precious display?
she showed maturity, she fight back her mom when she try to take advantage of her. She also began to focus more on her school work and took care of her kids on her on if it was possible.
7. What did you learn from the movie?
From the move I learn that good people are still out who will accept you for who you are, they will try to help you and sacrifice for you if they see potential in you. Never give up no matter what others say or do to you in a bad way.
8. Would you recommend the movie to others? Why or why not?
Yes! For me the movie is inspirational and it will help many people who doubt themselves. It will make them realize that people do care for them and giving up is not a good choice because it wont solve the problem, it will just make it worst. Love and attention is what builds up a humans self- esteem to be sure of themselves.
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
extra points
Alexander Matu
Psychology 202
Renee wentz
Sigmund Freud was Australian psychologist who gave the first well explanation of the inner forces determining human behavior. He was born May 6, 1856, in Freiberg, Moravia which known now the Czech Republic. It was in 1860 that the Frauds’ moved to Vienna. The life style was higher and educational and professional opportunities were better than in the provinces. He attended the University of Vienna at the age of seventeen. He lived with his parents till the age of twenty- seven.
He enrolled in medical school in 1873. At that time Vienna was the world capital of medicine he there acquired his doctorate. Freud spent three years as a resident physician in Allgemeine Krankenhaus; he spent five months in the psychiatry department. The psychological meaning of behavior was not itself considered important; behavior was only a set of symptoms to be studied in order to understand the structure of the brain. Freud’s later work changed this attitude.
In 1900s he developed the psychodynamic view of human behavior. The model relies on the premise that human behior is brought abut by inner forces over which the individual has little control dreams and slips of the tongue are clues to what the individual is really thinking. Such slips may be an indication of deeply felt emotions and thoughts that reside in the unconscious, a part of the personality of which a person is not aware. The unconscious is the safe haven for our recollection of painful events and also it is where we store our instinctual drives. It is in this part of the personality that infantile desires and demands are hidden from the conscious of one’s personality because they would conflict with a person’s day to day living. The divided the personality into three elements which are: ID, ego, super ego. These elements are not physical structures found in the brain; instead they represent a general module that describes the interaction of various behaviors and drives that motivate us.
ID refers to raw, unorganized part of personality. It is to reduce tension created by our primitive drives which are related to hunger, sex aggression and irrational impulses.
Ego is between ID and the world’s realities. This is used in instinctual energy is restrained in order to maintain the safety of the individual and help to integrate the person into society. It is sometimes called “the executive.” The ego makes the decisions, control actions and allows for a higher level of thinking.
Superego represents the rights and wrongs of the society as headed down to an individual over their life time. It has to subtopics the conscience and the ego- ideal. The conscience prevents us from doing morally bad things, and the ego- ideal motivates us to do what is morally proper.
The Id is found during the primal part in birth where by the child has no control of actions such as going to the bathroom or helping there selves to serve their own food, all of this actions must be done for them by an older individual. The ego allows the person to fight or flight meaning that at that point of danger he/ she will either decide to fight or run away from danger. For example if there is a threat of a dog running towards you you will either run or remain there. The super ego can be shown when an individual can differentiate from what is good and wrong. For example if there is a project being carried out and the individual does not put his effort for it to be done and is found guilty if his actions, he will admit of his/her actions and accept full responsibility of the consequences he/ she brought towards to thy ourselves.
Psychology 202
Renee wentz
Sigmund Freud was Australian psychologist who gave the first well explanation of the inner forces determining human behavior. He was born May 6, 1856, in Freiberg, Moravia which known now the Czech Republic. It was in 1860 that the Frauds’ moved to Vienna. The life style was higher and educational and professional opportunities were better than in the provinces. He attended the University of Vienna at the age of seventeen. He lived with his parents till the age of twenty- seven.
He enrolled in medical school in 1873. At that time Vienna was the world capital of medicine he there acquired his doctorate. Freud spent three years as a resident physician in Allgemeine Krankenhaus; he spent five months in the psychiatry department. The psychological meaning of behavior was not itself considered important; behavior was only a set of symptoms to be studied in order to understand the structure of the brain. Freud’s later work changed this attitude.
In 1900s he developed the psychodynamic view of human behavior. The model relies on the premise that human behior is brought abut by inner forces over which the individual has little control dreams and slips of the tongue are clues to what the individual is really thinking. Such slips may be an indication of deeply felt emotions and thoughts that reside in the unconscious, a part of the personality of which a person is not aware. The unconscious is the safe haven for our recollection of painful events and also it is where we store our instinctual drives. It is in this part of the personality that infantile desires and demands are hidden from the conscious of one’s personality because they would conflict with a person’s day to day living. The divided the personality into three elements which are: ID, ego, super ego. These elements are not physical structures found in the brain; instead they represent a general module that describes the interaction of various behaviors and drives that motivate us.
ID refers to raw, unorganized part of personality. It is to reduce tension created by our primitive drives which are related to hunger, sex aggression and irrational impulses.
Ego is between ID and the world’s realities. This is used in instinctual energy is restrained in order to maintain the safety of the individual and help to integrate the person into society. It is sometimes called “the executive.” The ego makes the decisions, control actions and allows for a higher level of thinking.
Superego represents the rights and wrongs of the society as headed down to an individual over their life time. It has to subtopics the conscience and the ego- ideal. The conscience prevents us from doing morally bad things, and the ego- ideal motivates us to do what is morally proper.
The Id is found during the primal part in birth where by the child has no control of actions such as going to the bathroom or helping there selves to serve their own food, all of this actions must be done for them by an older individual. The ego allows the person to fight or flight meaning that at that point of danger he/ she will either decide to fight or run away from danger. For example if there is a threat of a dog running towards you you will either run or remain there. The super ego can be shown when an individual can differentiate from what is good and wrong. For example if there is a project being carried out and the individual does not put his effort for it to be done and is found guilty if his actions, he will admit of his/her actions and accept full responsibility of the consequences he/ she brought towards to thy ourselves.
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