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Melanie Klein and the Pseudo Learning Barrier


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Melanie Klein and the Pseudo Learning Barrier
A review of Melanie Klein's article "The Role of the School in the Libidinal Development of Children".
1,903 words (approx. 7.6 pages) | 1 source | MLA | 2005 Australia


Paper Summary:

This paper discusses how libido becomes invested in learning according to Klein and critically assesses her account. Four of the five subjects from Klein' study are used to demonstrate the impact that their castration fear and sexual symbolic meanings, as depicted by Klein, have on the child's ability to adapt to school and the tasks which they are to perform there. It concludes that the libido becomes invested in learning according to Klein through the role of sublimation.

From the Paper:

"In her paper 'The Role Of The School In The Libidinal Development Of Children' (1924: 312-331), Melanie Klien claims that through psychoanalysis she discovered that her five subjects (Felix, Fritz, Grete, Ernst and Lisa) expressed an aversion to school and the tasks that would be undertaken whilst in attendance. Klein attributed this aversion to the castration fear. To the children, school presented as a rigid, strict environment, completely dissimilar to the feminine, nurturing environment provided by the mother at home. This created anxiety for the child and unlocking their unconscious revealed the extent to which sublimated libidinal instincts influenced this aversion (1924: 312). "

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APA Citation:

Melanie Klein and the Pseudo Learning Barrier (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 10, 2012, from http://www.academon.com.au/Article-Review-Melanie-Klein-and-the-Pseudo-Learning-Barrier/65495

MLA Citation:

"Melanie Klein and the Pseudo Learning Barrier" 15 January 2012. Web. 10 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com.au/Article-Review-Melanie-Klein-and-the-Pseudo-Learning-Barrier/65495>




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Apr 27, 2006
I graduated from the University of Tasmania (Australia) in december 2005. My majors were Public Policy and Sociology, I maintained an honours GPA in public policy and just under in sociology. Additionally, I undertook several philosophy electives also maintaining a reasonable GPA. The Tasmanian Uni is a great place to study all areas.
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