Monday, May 16, 2011

A3 QUESTION #8

What do you think of Freud's personality theory?

22 Comments:

Blogger Danny Tee. said...

I think a lot of his theories make a lot of sense but I don't necessarily think they all are true.

May 16, 2011 at 6:05 PM  
Blogger KB said...

Girls do not envy boys in any way. I believe that most of us girl just get pleasure from proving that they are better then boys. That is all, nothing more, nothing less.
Little kids don't seem to "love" their opposite gender parent in a sexual way. Of course we all love our family but only the a "brotherly love" not a "romantic love."
I would like to believe the potty training thing works but one of my younger sisters was trained at what we (my family) considers a younger stage. She is not organized at all. I wonder if the training works on some and not on others.

May 16, 2011 at 7:24 PM  
Blogger Scowl said...

I can see some sense in his theories, but other parts just seem weird considering my existing knowledge. For someone who is a blank slate, I can see this as making perfect sense to them.

May 17, 2011 at 10:08 AM  
Blogger Unknown said...

i think that his theories are really entertaining, but that's about it. a couple of them make sense, but most of it is just ridiculous.
penis envy is what i would call curiosity as a little kid--girls don't want one, they're just curious since they don't have one.
and i really don't think that a little kid can be sexually attracted to their parent--it's just weird.
but i think that the potty training and stuff makes sense.

May 17, 2011 at 3:02 PM  
Blogger Caleb Worthen said...

Interesting theories but I don't see much logic or evidence that they could be true. Some theories make more sense than others but its hard to prove psychological theory as fact.

May 17, 2011 at 4:15 PM  
Blogger Unknown said...

I can see how the potty training, and the other things, would make sense, though on most of the other things I disagree on. I can't see how a small child between 5-8 would be sexually attracted. I agree with Mr. Fong when he said they go to the parent who is nicer to them. Also on the penis envy topic, I am a little grossed out about that. I disagree totally on that. I think that girls like to be competitive, like KB said. There is nothing wrong with that and it doesn't suggest that they have penis envy. Of course there are girls who act like guys, though I don't know what to say about them. Perhaps they actually have it, or maybe they don't. I disagree on that though.

May 17, 2011 at 5:47 PM  
Blogger Chelsey said...

I am NOT a fan of Sigmund Freud. I think that his penis envy is rather ridiculous. I am extremely competitive and I do not want a penis! On other subject I agree with him but not that one. :D

May 18, 2011 at 2:19 PM  
Blogger Mark R. said...

i think some of the theories are rather interesting. but also some of them seam rather strange. the whole thing with the penis envy i do not belive in. even tho it is kind of funny to get the girls worked up about it i do not agree. also i don't think that everything has to be sexual with every thing.

May 21, 2011 at 9:20 PM  
Blogger Parker Hadley said...

I think I am a stand-alone, one man army kind of thing here... Honestly though, a lot of his theories make sense and a lot of them do seem true to me. The only one that I don't really agree with is the "parental sexual love" concept. It just doesn't seem possible that a child, even subconsciously, even has that capability.

May 22, 2011 at 4:57 PM  
Blogger Spencer Lehr said...

I think that Sigmund Freud has a lot of valid points, but that some of his ideas are off. I do not believe that a child in any stage of life would want to have sex with his/her mother. I believe that there is a different drive for children.

May 23, 2011 at 9:16 PM  
Blogger MattO said...

He was just wrong in my opinion. The dude had weird ideas. Some of them make a lot of sense, but when it comes to this, he's just being dumb.

May 25, 2011 at 8:52 AM  
Blogger Dover said...

I think that there is truth in his theory. I like to also think that woman have penis envy. But I am not sure that it is 100% accurate. I think its about 50% accurate, but his statements do seem logical.

May 25, 2011 at 10:35 AM  
Blogger Vorkinky(: said...

Sigmund Freud is ridiculous. He may be a genius, but I do not agree with him when he says our sex drive controls everything, and that girls have "penis envy". Freud was a cocaine addict, so obviously his sex drive was through the roof- doesn't mean everyone else is like that. And I do not want a penis, end of story.

May 25, 2011 at 4:33 PM  
Blogger Phil Mcgroin said...

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May 25, 2011 at 7:01 PM  
Blogger Phil Mcgroin said...

i think freud was a smart guy but a little bit corrupt. maybe he was physically abused a little growing up. I do agree with the phases of life, but i don't agree on some of the things he says that happens to them. I know and am almost positive that no little kid has sexual feelings towards their parents, and im positive that the second grade crush i had was in no way sexual feelings. I didn't even know what that is, and until puberty i don't even think your body knows what it is. But like i said, I think a lot o what freud had to say made sense. he just didn't have a normal childhood.

May 25, 2011 at 7:05 PM  
Blogger Rick Smith said...

Freud has a very interesting theory that I think most people can relate to. It does make sense if you think about it. But I don't think it gives humans enough credit. We aren't only sex driven animals, we have free will and the want to do right. I do believe in the id, ego, and superego. I think those things are factual. But Freud focuses a little too much on sex and aggression, which humans have wants for yes, but it does not control every decision we make.

May 25, 2011 at 8:55 PM  
Blogger Meg said...

Not going to lie! I have penis envy but not in a bad way. I mean come on for guys the world is your toilet! But to me idk. all the rest is pretty iffy. The being atracted to you parent is creepg. And I disagree with it no just cause it is creepy but because ways people act that dont apply to these personality rules.

May 25, 2011 at 9:01 PM  
Blogger Bryan said...

his theories are very interesting and have many great points that i believe are true. However, many people don't think the theories are correct because they sound crazy.

May 25, 2011 at 9:14 PM  
Blogger Kayla Jarrett said...

Some of his theories I believe are valid but I don't think I was ever attracted to my dad nor do I envy boys and what they have. Some of them are just weird and I am not able to comprehend them.

May 26, 2011 at 9:48 PM  
Blogger Jake said...

I believe in some of his theories like the potty training theory because it has actually proven true in most cases. Personally though I think most of his theories are just more entertaining then true!

May 26, 2011 at 9:53 PM  
Blogger gloria said...

I disagree on some of his theories .I don't think little kids are attracted to their opposite sex parent.Maybe it's just because they may have a better relationship or understanding.And most girls don't have penis envy ,i think it's more like curiosity for little girls .But when you grow up you are thankful you don't have one..

May 26, 2011 at 10:32 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I think that some of it definitely makes sense, especially the association with when a child is potty trained and whether they end up anal retentive or not and all of that. The being attracted to the opposite parent thing was kind of weird....and the penis envy thing was just really funny. And everyone knows that as much as Tina tries to deny it, she has penis envy worse than anyone else.

May 29, 2011 at 6:52 PM  

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