She notices that she does not have a penis, while the male members of her family do, and she wishes that she too had one. Freud thought that the girl's logical reasoning would be to believe that her mother had cut off her, the girl's, penis. Once the girl realizes it isn't possible for her to have a penis, she represses her rage against the mother and replaces her desire for a penis with a desire to have a baby.” Also I found the concept 'Classical conditioning' very interesting. It explains how mind associate good or bad reaction to different things. I think the habit formation basis lies somewhere beneath that concept.⁣

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A great launch pad for those interested in the field of Psychology. Introducing many of the prominent early thinkers and their ideas within the broader context of 6 different approaches in the field, this introductory work serves as a catalyst for further research into particular areas that may spark your interest. Child psychology is the study of a child’s behavior from birth to adolescence. In this analysis, the specialist will deal with the phenomena and irregularities of the child’s psychic development. This branch of psychology focuses on the evolution of the physical, motor, cognitive, perceptive, affective and social aspects.

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