...Ego Boosters and Ego Busters Ego Boosters and Ego Busters play a most important role in shaping who I am as human beings. Humans learn who they are and the proper behavior by feedback from their friend groups and others. Ego boosters from the general population who we respect help to realize who we are as a person. Ego Busters can negatively affect self-idea since person doesn’t care for being told they are bad or that they ought to change somehow. This can give persons a low self-idea. It can make individuals see themselves negatively. When I look at my life, from where I have been to where I am presently and I look at who can to boost my ego. Then, there are the ones who have negative comments about everything I do which is buster my ego. I will explain in my biggest ego boosters and my biggest ego boosters. I will give information how these people influenced my life An ego booster that I have had in my life would need to be my mom and my father. With respect to my family, they are always encouraging me that would perform to my most ability in school and in addition succeeding in life. My family boosted my ego by continually telling me that I can do it and never to give up. They would let me know that I would be doing a great job showing when in reality we both realize that I was not doing great, but rather to hear somebody letting you know that you are doing great improves you need to do. So when they let me know I was doing great I was being encouraged to show improvement...
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...pysche (commonly called the ego) and operates by the principle of opposites, the personal and collective, and the unconscious and conscious. We use our primoridal past, something we inherit from our ancestors, to make sense of our future. Where Freud used the word libido, he was speaking more about the sexual driver, on the contrary, Jung uses the word to mean an energy that moves a person forward. The ego for Freud is teh executor of the personality, whereas, for Jung, the ego is one’s conscious perception of self. Our personal unconscious is where our perceptions, thoughts, feelings, and memories have been surpressed and can be esaily retrieved. All of our experiences in our life histories are stored in our personal unconscious. Our experiences, according to Jung, are grouped together in what he calls. Complexes are ideas and attitutudes that agglutinate together thru feelings. There are four types of complexes: The Ego- which is in our personal conscious, this is where we accept things as who we are, typically good things. The Shadow-this is the opposite of the Ego, things we do not accept as us, which are typically bad. the Shadow is not as well developed as the Ego. The Persona-This is a Greek word which means "maks", the facade we wear for society, and is also given by and used by society. Archetypes-specific meanings we ues to make sense of the world, and are connnected to our primoridal past. Jung's theory was based on the ego, which is one's conscious mind...
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...It is almost daunting to start such a journey. I have had such a tremendous adventure with the topic of this paper, which continues to unfold and expand. I do believe that it will continue to unfold as I write it. Freud is proving to be one of those authors where at the surface his work presents itself in bold letters, leaving me the feeling that I can get what he is saying by reading the titles. Yet the deeper I go the deeper Freud goes. He has writing in-between the lines and then in-between those lines making it very difficult to ingest in a sitting. I will come up with a theory and then in re-reading, to find evidence for my theory, I find that his theory is actually the same as mine. At first I find myself upset because I am looking for something to prove my point yet this turns to a huge admiration for the personal work that Freud did himself to deliver such thought provoking ideas and material, not to mention this is not about proving a point. I started with the intention of comparing the differences in my understanding what life is all about in contrast with Freud’s. This sounds like, and is a massive undertaking, but Freud has really spent his entire adult life writing about what experience is for himself and his patients. I also have spent a good portion of my life trying to make sense of it in an intellectual way, which I have recently found a bit restrictive. I get the feeling that Freud renounced religion based on the freedom that it provided in staying “still.”...
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...state of mind was simply survival. This didn’t set the best foundation for a functional, healthy family. Out of fear and terror, they tried to protect me by keeping me out of harms way. They whole motto was to protect me and keep me sheltered and this would keep me safe. This did not allow for me to make mistakes and learn on my own. Because of this, one of the external barriers I had was the both of my parents. It wasn’t until I turned 18 and I decided to rebel and revolt and learn and break through to make my own mistakes and experience the things that a teenager does, that things started to shift. This caused a huge uproar and constant battle in the family and then we started working with a therapist. The therapist explained to them that they had to cut the umbilical chord and let me fly. This postponed some of my critical thinking evolution and I made some mistakes that I should have learned at a younger age, but it was better late than never. An internal, emotional barrier I had was stubbornness. As far as the internal obstacles were concerned, I was my biggest enemy. My ego quite often got in my way, and I was too stubborn to be honest with myself, bring my ego down, and jump the hurdle. It wasn’t until a few years back that I was shown the great gift of Yoga which has saved me and made me a better me. Yoga has given me so many great insights and aspirations and I am forever grateful for this amazing...
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...master. The author begins with a statement that’s speaks of a reality. It is the idea that when an individual becomes a CEO, they will be presented with incredible difficulties. These challenges are the result of falling prey to one or more of the five temptations. This fable allowed me to truly absorb the meanings of the temptations so I could more easily associate with them. The five temptations are: results vs. status, accountability vs. popularity, clarity vs. certainty, conflict vs. harmony and trust vs. invulnerability. What is it like to be a CEO of a company? I have wondered this for as long as I have dreamt to be in the position of a Chief Executive someday, somehow, somewhere. The more I read, the more I realize that this lofty ambition, held by millions of others, is more difficult than I may like to bargain for in a large corporate environment. Hard work does not turn me away so much as the fear of being misunderstood, not given benefit of a doubt, or being distanced by friends and colleagues when in position of authority. I realized some things that I may currently do and do not do that I need to focus on if I want to be a potential CEO. I learned it is important for me to make results the most important measure of my personal...
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...contact with delinquent behavior. For the most part, I did not associate myself with others who participated in delinquent behavior, and viewed those who did as individuals who grew up in less fortunate situations or environments. The worst things I did as a juvenile did not come close to the actions and crimes committed by people who I grew up with. Some of the worst things I did as a youth, in no particular order, consists of; downloading music and movies illegally and gambling with my cousins and friends over games for small amounts of money or bragging rights. As all of these occurred, I did not view them as criminal behavior, nor did I see it as harmful act against...
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...is a part of our everyday life. No matter what feelings we may have, there is a song to match. When I think of Beethoven’s 5th symphony, I imagine myself as the main character in a short horror film. It starts off slow but very suspenseful. 1:25-2:10 I’m running in the woods from the killers. They’re chasing me…. I’m running faster and faster. Then, all of a sudden nothing is there. 2:10-2:53 I’m happy. Nothing is there. I tell myself I worried for nothing. I hear something in the bushes and my adrenalin begins to speed back up. Next thing I know, the killers are there again. 2:55 – 3:30 I can see them, but they can’t see me. It’s like game of “catch me if you can.” I’m in the lead. They can’t catch me. My biggest goal is to make it to safety before they see me. 3:30 – 3:50 I let my ego get ahead of me. I check behind me but no one is there. Did I lose them? Did they give up? What is going on? I’m questioning myself, wondering how I could lose track of the killers. I’m nervous all over again. I never stop running, but I begin to slow down. At this point I don’t know what to do. 3:50-4:12 The killers return! They are right behind me. I begin to run faster. It’s me against them. 4:12-4:50 they’re closer than they were before. Although they are closer, I shut them out in my head. I am in thinking mode. I have to shake them off of me. My only thought is that I have to get away. 5:50 –6:30 I’m running faster than ever. My feet are barely touching the ground. It’s as though I am running...
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...Freudian Defense Mechanisms While we studied Freud’s defense mechanism in class I could recognize how almost every single one of the mechanisms has been present in my life at some time, but a few were more predominate than others. The four that really stood out to me during your lecture were compartmentalization, displacement, emotional isolation, and undoing. In my life all four of these have been used by my ego in a way to try and reduce stress or tension that was or is occurring. I was born and raised in a strong Christian family. We prayed before all our meals and went to church every Sunday morning. As I grew older I also started to attend church on Wednesday and Sunday nights for youth group and small groups. I was taught numerous things such as not to drink, do drugs, have premarital sex, gossip, cheat, use curse words, or lie. Since I attended a private Christian school the majority of my childhood everyone around me had the same morals and beliefs so it was not hard to believe that this was the way I should live my life. Once I hit seventh grade the private school I was attending stopped offering classes to adolescents my age forcing me to attend public school, this is where everything changed. I began to date boys and say phrases like “ Oh my god” instead of “ Oh my gosh.” Public school was a completely different world that I didn’t even know existed until then, but middle school was just the beginning of my complete life change. Once I reached high school I got...
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...Psych 100 Term Paper Psychological factors can be related to many different problems, one problem that had personally affected me was the grades I got my freshman year of college. I started my college career struggling a little bit and often wondered how I could raise my grades and improve my GPA until I was satisfied with the grades I would get. Coming to college I was finally on my own with no one to wake me up, make me do homework, or go to class. These all led to my GPA not being exactly where I wanted it to be along with a number of psychological factors that have all been introduced throughout lecture and the readings. The four different chapters I can relate this problem most too would have to be those on stress, personality, motivation and social psychology. Stress is one of the main leaders for college students and low GPA’s and I believe it had a lot to do with my original GPA from my freshman year. Living here on campus is extremely overwhelming at first for a freshman here at UMass Amherst. There are so many events that you can attend, RSOs that you can join, and other things in town and campus. It is also the first time moving away from home and that can lead to stress because no one is around to remind you about things that you may forget to do. The classes here at UMass were also extremely different from any classes I took at my high school. I was used to smaller classes of about 20-25 students that were all mostly my friends, now I was being thrown into a...
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...Barriers to Critical Thinking Critical thinking is the process in which an individual carefully thinks using reason, logic, and examination to identify their understanding. Many people are unreflective of their thinking and base their biases off of the culture they have lived in such as their family, friends, and media. We all have biases that are difficult to control because they are so imbedded into our way of thinking. These are what Kirby and Goodpaster label as “barriers.” As much as I would like to think critically about every subject I unfortunately I fall short in several issues like many other people do due to barriers that have formed throughout my life. One barrier I have keeping me from thinking critically is I tend to think in black and white. This is especially apparent to me right now during the presidential election. I like many others have a favorite candidate and believe that this one person is the only person good enough to do the job. That thinking is incorrect though. Many of the candidates have different qualities about them that would be suiting for the office of president. There is proof that one candidate is not right for everybody by looking at the different percentages of votes in different areas of the country. Depending on where you live, how you were raised, your occupation, and your lifestyle you are going to tend to prefer one over another because of the benefits that a particular candidate has proposed for your demographic. I’d like to think I...
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...Erikson’s second stage of development is autonomy versus shame and doubt in which the ego strength of will is hopefully developed in the child. This stage occurs between two and three years of age and answers the question, “Can I be dependent and self-regulating?” Erikson (Evans, 1967) explains that once a child has developed a strong sense of trust with his mother he now has to explore his own self-will and take chances with what he himself can do. He further explains that this is the age when a child begins to blush as they are aware they are being watched trying to do things on their own for the first time. To further support earlier claims, it becomes evident that a child cannot move onto this stage healthily if they did not develop a solid sense of trust in the first stage of life. Erikson further supports his assertion that a ratio of both autonomy and shame or doubt is necessary to development in this stage, and that the ratio should be in favor of autonomy. If it was in favor of shame or doubt, then you would feel or act inferior all your life (Evans, 1967). Autonomy is developed if parents guide their children’s behavior gradually but firmly. If a child is being guided into success, then they will feel more autonomous and have a more refined sense of pride in what they can do themselves. Shame and doubt develop here if the parents are too harsh or too...
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...Friends are just friends because they really do come and go. That is what I learned is the last few months of high school. I am credible because I was part of an ego conflict with my friend, researched interpersonal conflicts in Beebe’s textbook, and wrote this analysis. The central idea is that friends need to communicate effectively with each other before a misunderstanding can quickly turn into a conflict resulting the ending of a long friendship. The following analysis will explain the type of conflict that occurred, the type of conflict management style that was used by both parties and the four conflict management skills that could have improved the conflict. The introduction has been discussed; it is now time to move forward with the type on conflict that occurred. As defined by Beebe, Beebe, & Ivy (2013), “Ego conflict is in which the original issue is ignored as partner attack each other’s self-esteem” (Pg. 225). On March of 2013, I had to miss about three weeks of school or so, due to an unfortunate event with my family. At the time, my best friend was carpooling to school with me. Since I am the type of person who keeps problems to herself, I sent my friend a brief text saying, ”Hey, I will not be able to give you a ride to school for the past month or so. I will be in and out, mostly out of school, for a while.” After, I sent the text; I never got a reply or text from her. For that period of time, I only came to school for about half an hour, once or twice a week...
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...my right side of the table while drinking a sour Russian tea that she has provided. After a nod from the Mrs. Galina, I began my interview. Mrs. Galina, it seems that you have lived a long life, one where you have had the chance to meet a variety of people, read numerous books, had the chance to experience love, and mature to your capacity. Tell me, how does that make you feel it feel? Her response— “Lucky. I am rather humbled to have the opportunity, by the grace of God, to be bestowed by...
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...1. Define the Concept of Basic Trust: What is basic trust? To me basic trust would be the trust you put around the world. When you come to talk about building basic trust when it comes to a young age, well you have to depend on your parents to do the right things for you to build basic trust. As people sit trying to find the meaning behind basic trust, they are usually are stuck with awe. It can mean multiple things. Understanding basic trust might be difficult at times, especially when people really do not look back to see what exactly they started there basic trust with. Basic trust will only deepen over the years. It never will reach a limit; because they’re always will be a higher person above us. We are introduced to Erik Erikson, who was born on 1902 and passed away on 1994. Through Erikson’s 92 years of life he was quiet the scholar. He would write essays that were collected by his wife Joan and later published in chapters in a book entitled, Childhood and Society (1950). One of his most famous concepts from the essay was “The Eight Stages of Man”. Which illustrate eight ascending steps on a moving staircase that starts at infancy and goes up to older adulthood. Where the author Jon Snodgrass interacts with their readers is that, Snodgrass gives his own formula to understand “The Eight Stages of Man”. Snodgrass’s formula was LSDT = A & S + PT + CP, which stands for “Life Span Development Theory”, A&S stands for “Age and Stages”, PT is “Psychological Task”, and...
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...list what I consider the types most typically mistaken for egoists, both by critics of egoism and by “egoists” themselves: THE PSYCHOPATH: The psychopath is characterised by a tendency of always being in the right and of manipulating others. He typically takes little heed of the interests of people he confronts. The reasoning displayed by those who identify psychopaths with egoists are usually of the type “He does not care for others — thus he must care only for himself ...”, which sets up a dichotomy without any basis in reality. Identifying an individual pursuing his own interests with a psychopath is a powerful means of keeping individuals “in line”. THE EGO-BOOSTER: Somewhat related to the psychopath, in that he tries to make himself “big” in the eyes of others often at the expense of some third person. But the Ego-Booster cares a lot about the judgement of others. In fact — he depends on it....
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