Analyzing Ranks Theory

Running Head : Rank 's Personality Theory

Analyzing Rank 's Personality Theory

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Analyzing Rank 's Personality Theory

Introduction

People , whether young or old alike , would often day dream . Children would day dream about them becoming rich or becoming superheroes Teenagers would day dream about living happily ever after with their movie star crushes . Adults would day dream for the promotion that they are looking forward to . This would present the purpose of daydreaming in relation to Otto Rank 's theory of personality , the

br elements of the personality that individuals possess , the role of society to the development of the individual 's theory of personality of Rank and what makes differences in the personalities of individuals occur

Goal of the Development of Personality

In everyday life , an individual faces both positive and negative feelings in to balance each other . The positive feelings goal is to counteract any negative feelings felt resulting from failures . This quest of an individual to balance positive and negative feelings was termed by Otto Rank as the Family Romance Theory (Firman Gila 1997

Rank stated that this theory begins in childhood when the child enshrines qualities of an emphatic relationship . Through preserving these feelings as they mature , these provide individuals with the redemption and justice concealed in a traumatic environment leading to them able to find hope in what could be a hopeless situation where they are left feeling despised , ignored and abandoned . It culminates when the individual feels special , seen and adored rather than the reality of the traumatic feelings of being despised , ignored and abandoned (Firman Gila 1997

Elements of the Theory

According to Rank , a child who begins to feel neglect and hostility from his or her parents , the child eventually believes that he or she is not really a part of the family . Rather , he or she is just merely adopted by this family and whose real parents are actually of noble birth . This leads the child developing his or her own private idealized story where the child preserves the belief of the goodness of their parents despite their negative experiences (Firman Gila 1997

Over time , this idealization occurs unconsciously . Rank stated that it is the psychic energy of the individual that becomes a strong force in addictions and compulsions as it is projected outward and sought in people , places and things until the this becomes a vehicle of the idealization for the individual where ultimately a positive personality (Firman Gila 1997

Role of Society to the Theory

Based on the theory presented by Rank , it is evident that society is a crucial factor in the development of this theory in that it is from the environment that the negative and traumatic events come from which affects the individual leading to them developing the family romance feeling that they eventually obtained

This theory , according to Rank , forms an ideal realm shielding and separating the individual from the society that leaves traumatizing memories . As a result...