Tag: Oedipal Complex
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Siddhartha Gautama & Consummating Early Adult Life: An Analytical Development Theory
As an adolescent, Siddhartha pursued asceticism. Having found a community of like minded individuals, Siddhartha began to form an intact identity that he could present to others. Through the development of this identity, Siddhartha began to test his resolve and undertake increasingly difficult tasks associated with Self-abnegation. As an initiate amongst the ascetics, Siddhartha met…
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Practical Parenting: The Art and Importance of Story-Telling for Childhood Development
In this article Dr. Tom explores the art behind and the importance story telling plays on the healthy psychological development of children.
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Siddhartha: Archetypal Themes of Healthy Psychological Adolescent Development
Adolescence emerges from an array of bio-psychosocial factors. While puberty occurs during adolescence, social factors also place increased pressure on children to become more oriented to adult capacities. It is common for adolescents to question the lessons they were taught during early childhood life; cognitively, independent thought comes online in conjunction with the physiological maturation…
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The Holy Family Triune -The Father, Mother, and Child: Archetypal Development during Early Childhood
The Holy Triune explores the archetypal family structure using Jung’s analytical theory of archetypes to explore early childhood development.