Blog Post 5

When discussing the psychoanalytic criticism one is referring to the interaction between the conscious and the unconscious course and the human functioning. There are a few dimensions when it comes to psychoanalytical. First there is the Id, Ego, and Superego. The Id deals with the psychic illustration of a person's drives or motives. The ego are the purposes that are related to an individual’s relation to his or her environment. Lastly, the Superego is our moral views along with our ideal objectives. Then there are the defense mechanisms. There are a lot a brief description of each will be provided. To start off we have ambivalence which is a feeling of love and hate or attraction and repulsion between to people. Then there is Denial, or the refusal to accept the reality of a situation because it causes anxiety by blocking it from the conscious. Avoidance is the refusal to become involved with subjects because they are connected with the unconscious. Next is fixation, which is when one has an obsessive attachment to something. Identification is the desire to become like someone or something in some aspect. Projection is an attempt to deny negative feelings of oneself by crediting it to somebody else. Rationalization offers logical reasons or excuses for behavior generated by the unconscious. Reaction formation occurs when two opposing attitudes force problems. Regression deals with an individual’s return to an earlier stage in life development when he or she was confronted with a stressful situation. Repression is the excluding of consciousness instinctual wishes or memories. Finally there is suppression, which is the purposeful putting out of the mind and consciousness of something a person finds painful. I hope these descriptions help one’s understanding of some of psychoanalytical criticism.