Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Psychoanalytic Theory

Psychoanalysis is a method in which we can analyze the mind and the way one thinks. It helps us to better understand human behaviors and the reasoning behind one's actions. The idea of psychology was developed by Sigmund Freud, and his studies have been continued throughout history. Today, there are a variety of psychoanalytical theories such as Topographic theory which describes the concious, pre-concious, and unconcious mind, Structural theory which divides the psyche into the id, the ego and the super-ego, and Interpersonal psychoanalysis which studies how individuals protect themselves from stress and anxiety. All these theories can help us understand why people act the way they do. In Hamlet, we can use psychoanalytic theory to further our understanding of the character's actions and their thought processes behind it all. If we enhance our knowledge of the mind and how it works, it will lead us to better understand the human behavior.


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