Lashanna Barnes

Portmore Community College

Introduction to Psychology

Machel Fearon

October 28, 2022

 Abstract

This paper seeks to investigate the linkages between Sigmund Freud and Jean Piaget theories as

it relates to the reasons most Jamaicans behave the way they do. I will seek to use documents

relating to the topics from a few websites as well as my own knowledge and experience based on

my interactions with Jamaicans in my field of work. Personality is frequently associated with

individual differences in characteristic patterns of thought, feeling, and behavior. It must be

noted that the average Jamaican is polite, deferential, and helpful, which could be attributed to

constructive times spent observing their elders and cousins conduct their lives. This, too, could

be a personality trait that causes most Jamaican men to put off going to the doctor until it's too

late. After observing how most Jamaicans conduct themselves, one can appreciate the

significance of the application of Freud's and Piaget's propositions.

 According to new research, personality is frequently associated with individual

differences in characteristic patterns of thought, feeling, and behavior. Personality research

focuses on two broad areas. These are knowing individual differences, specifically temperament

traits and conviviality or perversity (OpenLibrary.org, 2020). Thus, personality is any distinctive

pattern of geste, permitted, or emotional expertise that demonstrates relative thickness across

time and things ( Allport – 1937).

Personality is the most fundamental and influential determinant of individual attitude. It

aims to combine physiological and psychological perspectives on action. Freud describes the Id

(emotional and illogical element), Ego (rational element), and Superego (ethical element) as

distinct and imperceptible aspects of personality. He established that minority exploits shape our

personalities and gestation as adults. He saw development as spastic, and he believed that

everyone should be able to tolerate a series of stages throughout childhood. We have a tendency

to return rammed or fixated at some point. The stages of development are named after Sigmund

Freud. At each of the five stages of development, children's pleasure-seeking desires are directed

toward a specific area of the body known as the erogenic zone. Jean Piaget, on the other hand,

stated that children develop schemas to help them perceive their surroundings. Schemas are

generalities (internal models) that aid in the classification and interpretation of data. By the time

children reach adulthood, they have developed schemas for almost everything. When children

learn new information, they use two processes to actualize their schemas: assimilation and

accommodation.

Firstly, according to new research, the most important stage of psychological

development is formal purposeful study, which occurs eleven to twenty times previously. Several
experimental psychologists, however, disagree with Jean Piaget, proposing a fifth stage of

psychological feature development known as the post formal stage ("psychological science,

period of time Development, preface" n.d.). As adults develop principles that rely on their

surroundings, their opinions are supported by things and circumstances, and sense is integrated

with feeling.

Secondly, most Jamaicans are pleasant, amusing, opinionated, talented, and nearly

impossible to forget. Their sense of humor is dry, unpretentious, and powerful. This could be

attributed to their parenting—the nurturing of temperament development suggested by Sigmund

Freud and Jean Piaget, respectively. This is an important aspect of the nature-nurture debate, as

the majority of Jamaicans believe they were born the way they are. This appears to indicate that

temperament is inherited; however, Jean Piaget and Sigmund Freud both feel that temperament

development is linked to the existent's piece of ground. We can tell the difference between a

grown-up in post-secondary education and a teen in formal education in terms of how they

handle showing emotion-charged problems. It appears that when we reach maturity, our

problem-solving capacities change. We tend to think deeply about various aspects of our lives,

such as connections, work, and politics, because we have a tendency to interrupt issues. As a

result, post-structural thinkers can draw on these exploits to help them break new ground. This

implies that adults will harbor the belief that what appears to be a perfect solution to a workplace

problem involving a disagreement with a coworker may not be a disagreement with a significant

difference.

Thirdly, the average Jamaican is polite, deferential, and helpful, which could be attributed

to constructive times spent observing their elders and cousins conduct their lives. Consider a

Jamaican male who grew up in a single parent household where his mother is the head of the
household with seven siblings; he will develop a persona that shows appreciation for ladies as

well as he is likely to become an additional genuine father figure for his children. His immediate

surroundings shaped him to be light, accountable, and caring. This is especially true if his mother

takes responsibility for ensuring that he receives a good education all the way through to a

tertiary position. On the other hand, he thinks he must be left on his own to reason himself at an

immature age, he might become a counterculturist, and surely become a criminal offense patron.

Finally, when it comes to health, Jamaicans prefer to tone-rehabilitate and try every

possible home remedy before seeking skilled medical practitioners. Elders in the family are

usually the keepers of important information. Non-traditional medical practices are frequently

associated with religious practice, but there is also a profitable component. This, too, could be a

personality trait that causes most Jamaican men to put off going to the doctor until it's too late.

Jamaicans eventually consider themselves to be free thinkers. They take pride in being able to

form their own opinions and manage their own finances. Many people are irritated when others

tell them what they "should," "ought," or "must" do. They oppose authority when they believe

their ability to act on their own behalf is being undermined or when the authority appears to be

archaic. Many people dislike intellectual vanity. Those who are unable to read are especially

sensitive to patronizing intellectual gestures and will not back down from defying those who

dismiss their ability to think. "I can't browse, but I'm no fool; I know what I'm doing," one could

argue. (I'm unable to browse, but I'm not a moron; I know what I'm talking about.)

In concluding, after observing how most Jamaicans conduct themselves, one can

appreciate the significance of the application of Freud's and Paiget's propositions. Freud

proposed that we tolerate a series of representation stages in which our energy is directed toward

specific amorous zones on the body. Piaget proposed a theory of psychological feature
development that explains how children think and reason as they progress through various

stages.
References:

OpenLibrary.org. (2022, August 14). Encyclopedia of psychology (2000 edition). Open

Library. https://openlibrary.org/books/OL50628M/Encyclopedia_of_psychology

Psychology, Lifespan Development, Introduction. (n.d.).

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