Deck 7: Case Studies 11-12 Harry Stack Sullivan: Contributions

Question 1

What is the transcendence need according to Fromm? Has it been fulfilled by Ann and Jeff? Explain.

Answer 1

Transcendence is a need to become creative.This need is met by both Jeff and Ann because they have had children and because they seem to be creative at work.

Question 2

What is the identity need according to Fromm? Has it been fulfilled by Ann and Jeff? Explain.

Answer 2

It is a need to achieve an awareness of our unique abilities or characteristics.This need is met by both Jeff and Ann because they both feel that they have unique talents that benefit their employers.

Question 3

What is the excitation and stimulation need according to Fromm? Has it been fulfilled by Ann and Jeff? Explain.

Answer 3

We need a certain amount of stimulation in order to be at a peak of alertness and activity.This seems to have been fulfilled for Ann and Jeff because they are busy with careers and family and yet there is no mention of being overwhelmed by these activities.

Question 4

Which of Fromm's existential needs are met for Marla? Which are not? Explain.

Question 5

Using Fromm's humanistic psychoanalytic theory, analyze Jeff and Ann's behavior by answering the following questions.
How could Fromm's theory explain Jeff and Ann's return to Batavia every holiday season despite the hardships?

Question 6

What is Jeff and Ann's frame of orientation, according to Fromm's theory?

Question 7

How could evolutionary psychology explain Ann and Jeff getting married and having children? How does this explanation compare with that of Fromm?

Question 8

Which mechanism of escape from freedom has Marla adopted? Explain.

Question 9

How does Fromm's theory explain Jeff and Ann's mixed feelings about initially moving to Cleveland?

Question 10

Using Fromm's humanistic psychoanalytic theory, analyze Marla's behavior by answering the following questions.
What character orientation, according to Fromm's theory, would best describe Marla?

Question 11

Using Fromm's humanistic psychoanalytic theory, analyze Marla's behavior by answering the following questions.
What type of mother fixation could describe the relationship between Marla and her mother, according to Fromm? According to the theory, why is this behavior displayed?

Question 12

Why do people in general, and Jeff and Ann, in particular, marry or form other close relationships, according to Fromm's theory?

Question 13

How do Fromm's needs compare with Rogers's needs? With Maslow's?

Question 14

What character orientation, according to Fromm, would Ann and Jeff belong to?

Question 15

How could behaviorism explain Jeff and Ann's return to Batavia every holiday season? How does the behavioral motivation emphasized by behaviorism compare with that of Fromm's theory?