Jane Psychological Psychoanalytic Perspective According Case Study

The causes of Jane's behavior are positive reinforcement for sexual behaviors and negative reinforcement for independence in the form of physical punishment. This pattern will continue throughout Jane's life, unless she is de-conditioned from such a behavior pattern. A therapist would try to find a new, alternative system of rewards for Jane, such as encouraging her to seek out an education, where she would be rewarded for qualities other than submissiveness and sexuality. Neuroscience & biology

From a more physiologically-driven perspective, a therapist might see Jane's and her father's behaviors as a result of a chemical imbalance, such as a deficit or excess of certain neurotransmitters, like dopamine or serotonin. The therapist might prescribe Jane an antidepressant or another drug...

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Her father's aggression, the therapist might speculate, is the result of a chemical imbalance, and bipolar disorder is often transmitted from generation to generation. Thus, the 'description' of the therapist is a series of rapidly shifting moods, the cause is biological, and the likely future of Jane is more erratic behavior, unless Jane is treated appropriately with a medication that can enable a more normalized response to her environment. Only if Jane is chemically stabilized, this theoretical perspective suggests, can Jane take appropriate actions to remedy the problems in her life.
Reference

Huffman, Karen. (2009). Psychology in action. New York: Wiley & Sons.

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Huffman, Karen. (2009). Psychology in action. New York: Wiley & Sons.


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