Literary Theory & Criticism: Psychoanalysis

1. PSYCHOANALYSIS
UNIT 4

2. SIGMUND FREUD
(1856 – 1939)

3. THEORY OF
PERSONALITY
STRUCTURE

4. THEORY
OF
PERSONALITY
DYNAMICS

5. THEORY OF PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT
 Psychosexual Stages of Infancy
 Castration Anxiety
Oedipus Complex
 Phallic Symbols

6. STAGES OF PSYCHOSEXUAL DEVELOPMENT

7. STAGES OF PSYCHOSEXUAL DEVELOPMENT

8. STAGES OF PSYCHOSEXUAL DEVELOPMENT

9. STAGES OF PSYCHOSEXUAL DEVELOPMENT

10. CASTRATION ANXIETY

11. PHALLIC SYMBOLS

13. DEFENCE MECHANISMS

14. DEFENCE MECHANISMS

15. DREAM ANALYSIS

16. JACQUES LACAN
(1901 – 1981)

17. LACAN: THE MIRROR STAGE
“The mirror stage is a
phenomenon to which I
assign a twofold value. In
the first place, it has
historical value as it marks
a decisive turning-point in
the mental development of
the child. In the second
place, it typifies an essential
libidinal relationship with
the body-image".

18. LACAN: THE MIRROR STAGE
ORDER OF THE IMAGINARY, THE SYMBOLIC & THE REAL
Real Order (0 – 6 months) Unconscious Id
Imaginary Order (6 – 18 months) Ego (Ideal-I/ Ideal Ego)
Relying on Imagination
Phallic symbols
Symbolic Order (18 months – 4 years) Paternal Superego
Voice of the Father
language acquisition

19. LACAN: THE MIRROR STAGE
ORDER OF THE IMAGINARY, THE SYMBOLIC & THE REAL
Real Order Basic Needs
Jouissance
Imaginary Order Demand
Narcissism
Castration Anxiety
Symbolic Order Desire

20. THE END