Dictionary
Anal-Sadistic Phase: Control, Libido, and Power
An in-depth academic exploration of the anal-sadistic phase in psychoanalytic theory, detailing its historical development,...
# Drive Theory
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Dictionary
Aim of the Instinct: Drive, Desire, and Release
The aim of the instinct in psychoanalysis represents the ultimate purpose of every drive: the...
October 6, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Dictionary
Aggressive Instinct: Origins, Drives, and Biology
Explore the comprehensive academic analysis of the aggressive instinct, detailing its psychoanalytic and ethological origins,...
October 6, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Dictionary
Actual Neurosis: Somatic Origins of Psychic Pain
Discover the foundations of actual neurosis in psychoanalytic theory. Explore how Freud differentiated somatic energy...
October 6, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Scales
Taylor’s Manifest Anxiety Scale (TMAS)
A comprehensive psychometric and theoretical review of Taylor's Manifest Anxiety Scale (TMAS), exploring its Hull-Spence...
September 26, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Experiments
The Social Facilitation and Evaluation Apprehension Study – Nickolas Cottrell
A comprehensive academic analysis of Nickolas Cottrell's evaluation apprehension theory, challenging Zajonc's mere presence model...
September 16, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Theories
Drive Theory of Social Facilitation – Robert Zajonc
A comprehensive academic analysis of Robert Zajonc's Drive Theory of Social Facilitation, detailing physiological arousal,...
September 16, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Experiments
The Cockroach Maze Experiment (Social Facilitation) – Robert Zajonc
A comprehensive academic analysis of Robert Zajonc's seminal 1969 cockroach maze experiment on social facilitation,...
September 5, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti