Theories

The Inferiority Complex theory, explained by Alfred Adler, talks about how one feels they are inferior to others. It is an unconsious thought. One can get these feelings because they know they are actually inferior to someone or they just like to think they are inferior. The collective unconsious, proposed by Carl Jung, does not develop individually, but is inhereted. The contents of the collective unconsious are called archetypes. The collective unconscious is the themes that seem to be existent in all cultures. Superman is a good archetype because it symbolizes all that is good in life. Lastly, Karen Horney talks about how she disagreed with Freud's theory on penis envy. She thought that women were equal to men. She didn't believe that women were more inferior. If anything she thought they were less inferior.

Defense Mechanisms

Today in class we discussed different types of defense mechanisms and examples for each. It opened my eyes to all the different types because the only one I was aware about was denial. It made me watch for the different mechanisms out in the real world. Today in practice, my buddy C.J was making fun of a fellow line mate, J.P. J.P didn't really appreciate what he had to say, so he started fighting back. C.J brought up the time where he missed an empty net goal in the game last friday. J.P knew very well what he was talking about but acted like he had no idea. It was obvious to everyone, but J.P that he missed that shot. The defense mechanism that I found in this argument is denial. J.p is denying that the play he was referring to never happened. The definition in the book says you are in denial to accept the reality of something. In this case, J.P is denying the reality of missing an empty which really did happen.