Psychology

re : analyze their personality from a psychoanalytic OR neo-analytic approachSelect a famous individual who has a well-known personality, at least as presented in the media. BRIEFLY analyze their personality froma psychoanalytic OR neo-analytic approach, and explain why you chose that perspective. Discuss specific examples of their behavior aspresented in the media to support your analysis.Please apply the above instructions in replying to the below students statementThe famous individual I selected for additional study is Mel Gibson. There have been well documented outbursts, rants, and occasionallyviolent episodes. Mel Gibson is a self-diagnosed manic-depressive; however the media portrays a narcissistic personality. Theperspective I chose to analyze his behavior is psychoanalytical. I largely chose this approach due to its use of subconscious, andunconscious urges to explain behavior and personality. Gibson was likely experiencing an overpowering id, a poorly functioning ego, andmalformed superego. The id is often attributed to animalistic desires, and “strives solely to satisfy [the id’s] desires…” (Friedman &Schustack, 2012, p.64). The clearest example of his irrationality, aggressiveness, and obtuse sexual desires are the recordings of hisinteraction with his ex-wife Oksana Grigorieva. He is recorded screaming at her, telling her what a terrible person she is, threateningto set fire to their house, and demanding fellatio multiple times. He may have likely had issues during the phallic stage ofdevelopment and is now obsessed with his genitals and his own pleasure. Whether his mother supported him or rejected him in this stageis not clearly known, but Gibson displays behaviors from both extremes. He thinks very highly of himself and nobody’s love canseemingly compare to his mother’s and he also presents himself with a macho air, mistreating women. (Boeree, 2009). Being raised in areligious family, and attending an all-boys Catholic school in Australia, where he was reportedly ostracized and bullied may havegreatly impacted his ego and superego development. This may have also affected his stance toward religion, but has more so bolsteredhis beliefs than reduced them. Gibson was fervent about his involvement in the film Passion of the Christ, and was quoted making anti-Semitic comments on several occasions. It is quite clear that Gibson has an intense, sexually driven id and an ego that often faltersin keeping his reality in check.ReferencesBoeree, G., Dr. (1997). SIGMUND FREUD. Retrieved January 18, 2016, from https://webspace.ship.edu/cgboer/freud.htmlFriedman, H., & Schustack, M. (2012). Personality: Classic theories and modern research (5th ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson HigherEducation.R. (2010, July 14). Mel Gibson Audio Tape #4 – Blow Me or I Burn the House Down. Retrieved January 18, 2016, fromSaleeba, J. (2011, April 18). Mel Gibson. Retrieved January 18, 2016, from https://personality-spr11.wikispaces.com/Mel Gibson