Self

Question 1

Phenomenological approach - Alzheimer’s

Answer 1

Key psychologist: Ann and Peter Ashworth 2003
Example based on the experience of caring for a relative suffering from Alzheimer’s disease.
Their approach is based on the phenomenological idea of life worlds and makes the case of it being an useful implication when taking care of someone with Alzheimer’s because instead of treating them as beyond understanding , it can help careers to act respectfully through the discovery that the person continues to be a a person with a unique life world.

Question 2

Phenomenology of working class experience

Answer 2

Key psychologist: Simon Charlesworth 2000
He looked into the impact that unemployment had on working class individuals of Rotherham and examining town. He wanted to see how people think or feel from the phenomenon of unemployment.

He was particularly interested in in how experience can be inscribed in their comportment and motility, the way they have unconsciously learnt to the in the world.

Question 3

Social psychoanalytical self

- Vincent choice

Answer 3

Key psychologist: tony Jefferson and Wendy hollway
Analysis was based on interview data gain from a free association narrative interview. Due to this method hollway and Jefferson where able to identify different themes through this interview such as Vince fearing the thought of losing his job and at the same time hating his work and not wanting to go back. It’s clear that vince being signed off with depression is his subconscious reacting to his anxiety over having to go back to work.. He is able to cope with not working as in his mid he has no choice due to his illness.

Question 4

Social psychoanalytical and baby Esther

Answer 4

The psychoanalytical method of observing infants and children emphasis unconscious inter subjectivity as key process of development of self.

Key psychologist: Maggie Turp 2004
Research: two year baby observation, once a week for an hour.
How baby Esther internalises positive responses of her parents as part of her self development.
Ie- baby Esther bumps her head and when the dad asks what is wrong she point to her head. The dad congratulates her for being smart and praises her actions, making baby Esther forget about her bump in the head and internalise the praise.

Question 5

The phenomenological self

Answer 5

The self is approached through existence:

• it’s unique because each person makes out their own meanings of their experiences.
• actively doing
• freely choosing- responsible for ones actions
• situated within time and in the world.

All ways of describing the self