REVIEW OF THE FIRST MODULE IN THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS OF SOCIAL WORK The first module in Theoretical Foundations of Social Work deals with the theories of human development, which explains the concepts of: The Stages of Psychosexual Development and Defense Mechanisms by Sigmund Freud, the Stages of Psychosocial Development by Erik Erickson, Humanistic Approach by Maslow, Stages of Cognitive Development by Piaget and Moral Development by Kohl Berg. As a social worker, the reviewer doesn’t have
field of psychology as we know it today. The child development theories put forward by both Jean Piaget and Erik Erikson have had substantial impacts on contemporary child psychology, early childhood education, and play therapy. In this essay, I aim to highlight the contribution of these two theorists in their study of various developmental stages, the differences and similarities in their theories, and their contributions to the theory and practice of play therapy. Jean Piaget Jean Piaget was born
The Psychogenic Theory The Psychogenic theory of crime deals with the psychological aspect of a crime .Unlike other theories of Crime , the psychogenic theory treats the human mind as an entity that is separate from the body. The psychogenic theories trace crime to some defect in the personality of the offender or "in the inside of the person. The psychological theory explains feeble-mindedness, low Intelligence Quotient or IQ. The psychiatric theory illustrated mental disorders and the psycho-analytical
This makes them memorable, perhaps even sometimes likeable, in the minds of the audience. Why are film audiences attracted to funny characters? One solution to this question can be found in Sigmund Freud's Drive Theory, where 'humour permits partial or disguised gratification of unacceptable wishes'1. For a film viewer to find something funny does not necessarily mean that they condone or endorse it in reality, but it does suggest an inner desire to cause
. .who have manifested considerable difficulty in social adjustment over a period of many years or throughout life, but who are not of defective intelligence nor suffering from structural disease of the brain or epilepsy, and whose difficulties in adjustment have not been manifested by the behavioral syndromes which are conventionally referred to as neuroses or psychoses. Among the symptoms often stressed
The Gothic is the study of the otherness; the unseen. It disturbs us as it is associated with anxiety, chaos, darkness, the grotesque and evokes images of death, destruction and decay. (Steele, 1997)According to Catherine Spooner in ‘Contemporary Gothic’ 2006, “The Gothic lurks in all sorts of unexpected corners.” It is incredibly broad - superstitions, the uncanny, the monstrous, the forgotten past, the Gothic feminine - to name but a few are all elements which combine to form this theme. The Gothic