Sigmund Freud’s psychoanalytic perspective asserted that female prostitutes are likely to suffer from depression and have a low self-esteem due to their inability to fully develop through the Psychosexual stages of development, resulting in unresolved internal and external conflicts, many of which have to do with the child’s relationship with her parents. Freud believed that prostitutes were psychologically immature, suffering from neurosis or fixated in an early stage of development. Freud wrote ‘Infant Sexuality’ in 1909, where he explained the that prostitutes exploit their innate sexual perversion because the superego is undeveloped resulting in the woman having an ‘uncivilised’ sexual attitude. In his later work he explains that males come to terms with their mother having a sexual relationship with their father so she is a juxtaposition between a mother and (her bottom half) a sexual object/whore. Therefore, prostitutes are a representation for males of the forbidden love for their mother and the prostitute is being socially irresponsible for not controlling every woman’s subconscious urge to perversion and prostitution!
This is just a fun little amateur video I made for a psychology of personality class. We had to pick a character from pop culture and a psychological viewpoint from which to analyze the character. Well, our group picked Anakin Skywalker / Darth Vader and Sigmund Freud (since little Ani has some mommy separation issues). It’s a little cheesy, and don’t be thrown by Freud’s German / British / East Indian accent. Enjoy!
Click here to play the Split Brain Experiments Game
- What is a “split brain”?
- What happens if you surgically remove the connection called corpus calossum between the two brain hemispheres?
- What is the classic split brain experiment?
- What have we learned about the brain from split brain operated patients?
- To which of the hemispheres are the left and right vision fields connected?
- What are the characteristics of the right and left brain hemispheres?
The brain is made up of two halves, or hemispheres. These hemispheres are connected to each other through a system consisting of millions of nerve fibres. Therefore, each hemisphere is continually informed about what is happening in the other. What happens if the connection is broken? In this game you can follow a classic experiment with a patient whose corpus callosum connection has been surgically removed.
In this game you perform the classic split brain experiment used by Nobel Laureate Roger Sperry when he discovered differences between the right and left hemispheres of the brain. See how the patient reacts and try to figure out how come he is acting the way he does. In order to be able to proceed with your research you have to get more money, and when applying for more grants you have to report on your findings. If you manage to make correct conclusions you’ll be awarded with more grants and eventually your research will be published in a scientific journal.
Rumbaugh and Savage-Rumbaugh (1994) report findings of Panzee (a common chimp) and Panbanisha (another Bonobo/or Pigmy Chimpanzee, like Kanzi), who were raised in the same ‘language-rich’ environment Within two years they had both ‘picked up’ language without any formal, explicit, language training, with Panbanisha proving to be much more competent.
The clip below shows Savage-Rumbaugh’s work with Bonobos, which can understand spoken language and learn tasks by watching. This is fascinating and thought provoking, illustrating the similaries between Bonobos and our ancestors. You will see Kanzi and Panbanisha playing musical instruments and ……watch to see!
Enjoy!