Essays on Libido

Introduction

It is a sad fact is that rape remains a common crime all over the world, and different countries have different punishments for convicted rapists. Chemical castration is a process where drugs are used for reducing sexual activity and libido of the convicts. Among all the options that are present in the judicial systems, probably the most logical solution is chemical castration. Chemical castration is a process where drugs are used for reducing sexual activity and libido of the convicts (Park). Even though some people might claim that chemical castration seems too harsh a punishment, but it is only ...

Elvis Presley the king of Rock N Roll was born in 1935 Tupelo, Mississippi. His first interaction with the music happened at the local church where he sang along with his family (Wallace, p.101). Elvis was an only child. He comes from a poor family, that did not stop him from reaching a peak in his career and becoming an internationally acclaimed artist of all times, but before that he had to go a long way from a truck driver to a talented singer. Indeed, he used to think to become a truck driver that was eventually replaced by ...

The Psychoanalytic Interpretation of Society by S. Freud

Besides the fact that Sigmund Freud is the founder of psychoanalysis and many other important psychological theories, this great psychoanalyst also had his own unique views on society and the processes within it. Most of his theories related to such concepts as "libido", "groups", and "crowd" form rather a strange and ambiguous interpretation of society. Freud hardly distinguished the individual from the context of the whole society and divided the society itself into the crowd, or the groups, which is compared with the primitive horde. This radical disregard for the human qualities of the individual, as a separate and ...

Freud's Account of Human Sexuality and Human Desire

Basically, psychoanalysis and Freud's theories are associated with his theory of sexuality, considering that he regarded all aspects of human life (i.e. beginning with a simple mental disorder up to religious doctrines), as the sexual problems. This comic effect arises also because the question of what Freud used to call sexuality remains outside the attention. If one examines the issue of human sexuality in the works of Freud in detail, the work of sensual sphere and sphere of desires becomes evident. The phenomenon of Freud, the author of the doctrine of psychoanalysis, is that he was the first to ...

The mind plays a big role in determining human actions, both consciously and unconsciously. Sigmund Freud is a psychologist who developed a theory to explain the reasons why people behave the way they do, by focusing on the minds conscious and subconscious part-psychoanalytic theory. Sigmund Freud is a psychologist who didn’t believe in religion or Greek mythology as part of shaping human character. Psychoanalytic theory is also known as a Freudian theory. According to Freud, the mind is made up of two parts the conscious and unconscious. The conscious mind contains materials that are accessible to a person. ...

The cruel Berlin Wall has fallen down and Hensel turned into Hedwig. The latter is an ambitious transvestite who is in an attempt to gain both fame and harmony with oneself and wants to conquer America with bizarre concerts, love and sad songs. In this movie one can notice a lot of connected memories: his mother's letting his son and husband go; here's a funny boy, jumping on the bed with the jazz music; here's a guy with religious issues; and here is a grown up transgender individual with his radiant uniqueness. A really strange world is represented to ...

Post University

Sigmund Freud is a famous Austrian founder of psychoanalysis who created a modern approach to psychotherapy based on the deep investigation of human psyche and observation of the individual patient's neuroses, childhood psychological trauma and blocks. Freud was not only a notable psychiatrist who consulted numerous members of the European nobility and business world, but also a person who contributed to the development of the Western European philosophy, psychology and social science (Sharf, 1996, p. 29). It is his position at the intersection of traditional psychotherapy and humanities that made his contribution so influential among his contemporaries and future ...

Freud in the year 1905 came up with a proposal that the psychological development stages of development. This paper gives a reflection of thoughts on these theories and the thoughts and disagreements that have been developed because of the aforementioned theories. This paper also continues to elaborate how this theory is not based on any type of proof and is falsifiable. The stages were called psychosexual since each stage shows the libido fixation (Shaffer et.al, 43).

The five stages of development as outlined by Freud are as follows;

The oral stage; Freud argues that this is the first stage of development where the libido is centered in the mouth of the ...

This phase involves feelings, thoughts and sensations. They make one to become receptive and seek sexual experience, dreams and fantasies (Halter & Varcarolis, 2014). It is mainly a psychological situation that makes an individual want to attain sexual goals. Scholars found that it decreased with increasing age. Sexual desire has some importance as listed by different scholars; for example, in females, it is proven that sexual desire contributes to success in reproduction. Sexual desire fluctuates with the menstrual cycle. During the follicular phase of the menstrual cycle, probability in sexual activities increases. Sex desire improves a person’s health and ...

Civilization and Its Discontents

The excerpt looks into the illusion of man and religion as per the rules set upon them and how well one knows their religion. The excerpt is an expansion of Freud’s previous work, Future of an Illusion, where he talks more about religion and his thoughts about them including its variations. According to Freud, he has a problem contemplating the religious concept that doctrines provide and promise. For instance, most doctrines believe in the compensation of human beings in heaven for the things that occurred while on earth. He labels these thoughts as Providence and sees them as ...

DHEA:

Dehydroepiandrosterone, or DHEA, is a hormone the human body produces via the adrenal glands, which are above the kidneys. The exact effect of DHEA is not yet fully identified; however, it is believed to be a precursor of the female and male sex hormones, namely estrogen and testosterone, among others. Precursors are substances that the body converts into hormones.

The production of DHEA usually reaches its peak around the mid-20s and declines ever after. The same applies to estrogen and testosterone, whose production also declines with age. For that reason, if an individual wants to increase their hormone levels, it ...

Love may refer to the emotion that is associated with strong affection and attachment. It is the virtue that represents the human compassion, kindness and affection towards other human beings, animals or one’s self. In psychology, love is depicted as a social and a cognitive phenomenon. Robert Sternberg, who was a psychologist, came up with a triangular love theory arguing that love is made up of three different components. These components are commitment, intimacy, as well as passion.

The component of intimacy occurs when two individuals share confidences and other personal details of their lives. This is usually shown in romantic love ...

In what ways is Freud's psychodynamic theory different from the perspectives on human development that preceded it?

According to Freud’s psychodynamic theory of human development, he states that a man’s body and personality could apply the laws of dynamics. According to Freud, he believes that childhood desires and fantasies are what makes up the adults neurotic behaviours. He suggested that the libido development is due to the normal childhood sexual development (Webster). The progress of the children psychosexual stages is made up of five stages, which are the oral, the latent, the phallic, the genital and the anal stage. Some of the criticism that other scholars have with this theory was that Freud concentrated more ...

Feminism is a complex concept that is not easy to define. It is an ideology that brings together several different subcategories that uniquely differ from one another. The stylish and radical author of the twentieth century, Angela Carter, exposes her feminist view through her various writings including Fairy Tales, The Sadeian Woman and The Bloody Chamber. As observed by Anna Katsavos in her interview, Carter believes that the view of the female gender is negative with their role being less than ideal to an extent that does not please nor give them glory (Carter and Katsavos 12). In her earliest ...

Introduction

Prozac [fluoxetine hydrochloride] is commonly regarded as a first-line therapeutic medication for adolescents due to its supposedly better risk ratio than other antidepressants (Meeker, et al., 2015; Capitao, et al., 2015). It is also currently the most commonly used among selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) active ingredients, more than sertraline, escitalopram, venlafaxine (Wagner, 2015). However, its link to suicide cannot be ignored; or to birth defects and low libido (Naish, 2013). Despite the euphoria over it, a dampening cloud can be felt in the background. Is it worth risking adverse effects with Prozac? Is the risk for death or deteriorated ...

Islamic community treats women in an inferior way and a bad way. However, Muslims argue that they treat women in the best way possible. According to Fatima Mernissi, the author of Beyond the Veil, both notions and assumption are right up to a certain degree. The book covers religious, as well as political problems, faced by women in the Muslim community. Fatima gives the perspective of an insider and gives actual and theoretical accounts of what the women face in the Islamic community throughout the book. Sexual inequality is the greatest focus of the author where he looks at the ...

Pediatrics is a branch in medicine that deals with children and their diseases. In a study conducted in Langley, a school age child was interviewed in the process of gathering information. Adolescent pregnancy has many complications. Her mother gave birth to her when she was at the age of sixteen. Ladies in this stage should use contraceptives in case they want to engage in sex. Some of the complications that are associated with adolescent pregnancy are; underweight children, stress and miscarriage. To reduce child mortality, in case of adolescent pregnancy, expectant mothers should seek medical attention and avoid stress. In addition, they ...

Sigmund Freud, commonly known as the father of psychoanalysis, was one of the most famous thinkers of the Twentieth Century. The importance he gave to those maladies that modern medicine could not cure embarked him on a path that allowed him to propose a new way of dealing with human suffering. While many people have criticized his theories, almost to the point where nobody actually practices psychoanalysis the way Freud intended, his thought remains a milestone in psychological studies and Western civilization in general. Due to these deformations, only texts by Freud will be used, with the purpose of studying what the ...

Freud believes that civilization controls the liberty of humankind. Civilization has become a key component in human life history because; it gave people a chance to advance economically such technologically. It is also important to note that civilization is defined as the number of one’s achievements and restrictions that have been interweaved in our way of life (Freud 24). Civilization ensures that there is a central authority that acts the ruler and leader so as to ensure there is no aggression through implemented law and order. This paper will focus on how civilization brings misery to the humankind as they pursue ...

INTRODUCTION

Human beings are complex creatures, our biology, our psychology, and our physiology. Therefore it is not surprising that there are a plethora of diseases, disorders, and conditions that can cause a disruption it what is considered “normal” or “functional” in many aspects of life. One such area where dysfunctions and irregularities are particularly problematic is sexual dysfunction. For years we have heard a great deal about male “Erectile Dysfunction,” or ED. In response drug companies have developed a number of drugs, most notably, Viagra, to help combat the male inability to attain and maintain an erection (Harvard Medical School 1). However, far less ...

Essay on Camille Paglia’s Sexual Personae

The role of sexuality in our society and in one’s life has been the role of much debate, especially since there are many contrasting views and schools of thoughts on the subject. On the one hand, there exists a tradition that is the product of a largely male driven, hierarchal and patriarchal thought while, on the other hand, one can see feminism as a counter force to the traditional thought process. This essay will examine and discuss a few viewpoints that Paglia puts forth in her essay. We examine one of Paglia’s first viewpoints: “Sex is the natural in man. ...

Growth and development are two dynamic processes that occur in the course of a human’s life. The two terms are often used interchangeably even though they denote different things. Growth is usually a process that takes place during the first twenty years of one’s life while development is a continuous process that takes place throughout one’s life (Beckett and Taylor, 2010). In trying to explain various aspects of growth and development in human life, psychologists have formulated various theories. Some of these theories have been proven and authenticated by research while some are still undergoing research and have not ...

Sigmund Freud and Erik Erikson are two most influential psychoanalytic theorists that proposed their theories regarding personality development. Sigmund Freud described personality development based on psychosexual stages, whereas Erik Erikson emphasized personality development based on social influences.

Sigmund Freud

Sigmund Freud proposed the psychosexual theory focuses on the fact that personality is developed in childhood. It consists of five stages and begins from the age of five. On the basis of these five stages, an individual’s personality is developed. From childhood, a person tends to satisfy his or her sexual urges this is because of libido, which is a psychosexual instinct found ...

The talk in towns, homes, hospitals and even social media is how to live healthy and keep fit. This trend has led to people concentrating on what they eat. Many theories and myths have developed on what kind of food one should take. Superfood? This is one of the foods that people talk about, but do they really know what it is? Superfoods are a type of foods that are found naturally. These foods are very good sources of antioxidants; essential nutrients that our bodies require.A survey by whole Foods market LP (3) clearly points out the statistics of people ...

Sex offender treatment

The treatment of sexual offenders is a unique challenge to professionals tasked with the duty to offer this supervisory and treatment service. A successful treatment of offenders requires a well trained professional who understands the dynamics of sexual offenders. The person must also be able to apply current approaches to assess and treat these offenders. The goal of sexual offender treatment is to find a means to assist offenders manage the deviant tendency in them for the purpose of reducing their likelihood of repeating the offence. When a person is involved in sexual assault, it is an indication that the individual is unable ...

TESTOSTERONE BOOSTERS.

Testosterone is a hormone mostly found in men and is responsible for the manifestation of secondary male sexual characteristics. Testosterone is not a hormone exclusive to men.it can also be found in women but in very low quantities. Testosterone is also pivotal in bone production and the growth of muscles.it is also responsible for libido in men. Men in their twenties have the highest testosterone levels.at the age of thirty and above testosterone levels decrease at a rate of one percent per year. Hereditary disorders can also cause a downward trend in testosterone levels in men.as the levels of testosterone reduce men usually ...

Introduction

Vladimir Nabokov’s “Lolita” is a highly controversial, although very popular novel, as it recalls the memories of a widowed white man, who uses the pseudonym Humbert Humbert (H.H.) for confessing his crimes: homicide and pedophilia. The novel represents a self-analysis of Humbert Humbert’s mind, who addresses a jury, appealing to their understanding for his actions. This essay discusses about how Humbert Humbert’s uses the confessional mode in “Lolita”, for triggering the compassion of a jury by exploring the side of them that would tolerate his crimes, because they too could or might have experienced similar ideas, feelings, sensations and behaviors in ...

These foods have a high nutritional value than others. They are the indigenous food rather than the manufactured ones. The list of the super foods includes salmon, sweet potatoes, avocados, pumpkin seed and blueberries. Super foods have various nutritional disadvantages these include, they may be high on calorie, may not be part of human optimal diet and their availability is seasonal and affected by agricultural waves. In addition, they are economically unviable because they take too long to produce. Super foods have many advantages to the human body. Their nutrient composition helps the immune system, some can treat diseases, ...

Today there are several different theoretical approaches to personality analysis. This paper presents comparison between two of them – humanistic and psychodynamic. This analysis will present the main differences and similarities between the theories and will choose the one of them that is the most effective one. Humanistic approach has two main directions. The first – a clinical one (focused mainly on clinic) is presented in the views of American psychologist Carl Rogers (1902-1987). The founder of the second – motivational trend is American researcher Abraham Maslow (1908-1970). The founder of the psychodynamic approach was Austrian scientist Z. Freud (1856-1939). The ...

Introduction

Sigmund Freud emphasizes the importance of the psychoanalytic value of dreams tremendously. He is of the opinion that dreams give a useful insight into the unconscious mind of a dreamer. His fascination with dreams shows in his keeping a diary during his childhood and he has used many of the ideas and dreams written on the pages of his diary while composing his most famous publication 'The Interpretation of Dreams'. Freud believes that dreams are an attempt to fulfill wishes by the id, especially those wishes which remain unfulfilled in the waking life due to various reasons. Because the longings and desires ...

Sex Related Behaviors with Technology

The Internet advent is characterized with both negative and positive effects. For example, technology development has considerably affected the social structure of the society. Sex in the modern world has taken a new perspective. Particularly, technology has affected how people view and approach sex and sexual behaviors. This includes development of new strategies for enabling people satisfy their sexual desires. Initially, technology has resulted to introduction of vibrators that has affected women in various ways. Although most men joke around and tease each other about solo masturbation activities, women are less forthcoming talking about their own experiences of self-pleasuring ...

The general description of Sigmund Freud’s psychoanalytic theory is through his famous analogy of the personality to an iceberg. According to Freud, comparing the mind to an iceberg, as shown in the visual representation below, the apex of the iceberg is considered the conscious level; the middle portion or the pre-conscious level as the readily accessible awareness facet; and finally, the unconscious level is depicted down below as inaccessible and hidden (Rana par. 5). As such, Freud identified three levels of consciousness: the conscious, unconscious, and the preconscious. The conscious level is aptly describe as the most evident ...

Introduction

The classification of cases in the criminal justice and law enforcement industry is more complicated than what most people usually think. Cases, for example, may be based on the extent of the crime committed (e.g. felony), on the type of offense committed as in a criminal or civil charges, and on the age of the violator as in Juvenile and Adult cases, just to give a few. Despite the fact that there are a lot of ways how we could classify a case or an offense, this paper will focus on Juvenile cases, particularly on the aspect of Juvenile Sex Offenses. This paper ...

1.0 Introduction As men advance in age, there are several changes that occur in their reproductive system. The changes particularly occur within the testes. The testicular mass decreases with aging. There is a decline in the levels of testosterone and as a consequence of the decline, men tend to have decreased libido and reduced number of spermatozoa. Aging in itself does not render a man sexually incompetent rather it presents several challenges to sexual performance. Some men develop erectile dysfunction although this may not necessarily be a direct consequence of aging. It may be caused by medications such as the ones used ...