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Case Study: Cassidy, a junior in high school, lacks self-discipline, fails to plan ahead, and is excessively anxious. She is quickly frustrated by challenging tasks and frequently becomes overly critical of others. Cassidy has an older brother who is considered to be a superstar by their parents, teachers, and friends. Cassidy hates going to school because she is often compared to her brother, "the legend," and is frequently teased by her peers because she doesn't measure up. Her parents tend to show affection and say they love her only when she has successes and rebuff her when she has failures.
Question 1: identify and define the three parts of personality in Freud's theory of personality. Then use them to explain Cassidy's feelings, thoughts, and behaviors.
Identify the defense mechanism Cassidy's ego is using and identify the behavior that defense mechanism is associated with.
Question 2: Using the three parts of self-concept in Rogers' humanistic theory of personality, explain Cassidy's thoughts, feelings and behavior.
Explain how unconditional positive regard, genuineness, and empathy are impacting Cassidy's thoughts, feelings and behavior.