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- Background of the Study
- Problem Formulations
- Objectives of the Study
- Limitation of the Study
- Significances of the Study
- Organization of the Study
These are systems, not parts of the brain or in any physical way” (quoted in Simply Psychology). The ego is driven by the reality principle, which tries to replace the id's pleasure principle. The ego, as the only area of the mind that is connected to the outside world, becomes the decision maker.
The superego opposed the pleasure principle of the id and the realistic principle of the ego (Feist and Feist 36).
Synopsis of Finding Nemo
When Dory was about to ask a group of sharks for help reading the text on the diver's mask, Dory hurt and made Bruce want to eat Marlin and Dory. Bruce never gave up the chase until an explosion occurred, caused by the remains of the ship hitting the bomb at the location where Marlin and Dory were being chased by Bruce. Meanwhile, after surviving the sharks' chase, Marlin and Dory managed to find the mask of the diver who brought Nemo.
They managed to catch the minnow stuck in the diver's mask and Dory managed to read those writings. After Nemo was accepted as part of the fish in the aquarium, Gill planned to help Nemo escape from the aquarium and into the ocean to meet his father. The group of small fish also told Marlin and Dor how they got to Sydney by following the EAC or East Australian Current.
Marlin and Dory had managed to get out of the East Australian Current and start swimming straight towards Sydney. Suddenly, the whale was right behind them, causing Marlin and Dory to enter the whale's belly. The water in the whale's stomach suddenly dropped, causing Marlin and Dory to finally come out through the whale's blowhole.
Marlin and Dory finally arrived in Sydney, at the harbor, and then they have to find the boat that Nemo was on. Remembering who Nemo was, Dory took him to meet his father, who turned out to be heading to the fishing grounds.
Related Literature
- Anxiety
- Defense Mechanisms
According to Hall, “Sigmund Freud, as the founder of psychoanalysis, recognized that anxiety can be a sign of awareness of both internal and external dangers. According to Hall and Lindzey, neurotic anxiety develops from childhood experiences when parenting and behavior performed by parents is rude and uncaring for children. People who implement these defense mechanisms are not aware of it, which means that we have distorted or untrue images of our world and ourselves on a conscious level (Schultz 58).
However, these repressed impulses can find their way in the form of dreams, delirium or one of the other defense mechanisms. According to Freud, reaction formation is defense mechanisms that express an impulse in the opposite way to what he actually feels. According to Freud, displacement is a defense mechanism that occurs because an individual cannot let go of his true feelings and then directs or vents on other people, animals, or objects to satisfy the id (Feist 42).
According to McLeod, projection is the association of disturbing anxiety with the threatening or unacceptable instincts of another person (cited in Simply Psychology). These projection defense mechanisms can give a person an opportunity to express their true opinion to others. According to Freud, introjection is a defense mechanism by which people incorporate the positive qualities of others into their ego.
According to Freud, a sublimation mechanism is very useful, both for individuals and for social groups (Feist 44). According to McLeod, sublimation is a defense mechanism to channel and express their emotions into something useful.
Types of Research
Data Organizing
- Data Collecting Method
- Types of the Data
The first stage was watching the film and reading the film script several times. The second was reading a movie script to identify characters, understand themes, conflicts and plots. This was done in order to feel the emotions and understand the interesting issues that arise in the film.
The last phase in this stage was to show and explain how this film can be seen and analyzed using a psychological perspective. After watching the film and reading the script several times, the next step was to identify the data. This stage was focused on important part such as the dialogues, descriptions and narratives related to the research.
For ease of use, the researcher wrote down the obtained data and added notes next to sentences that he suspects are potential data. This means that only data that could be evidence of problem formulation are used in this process. After obtaining data from the data identification process, the next step was data classification.
The primary data in this research is taken from Andrew Stanton's film Finding Nemo (2003) and the film script. The secondary data in this research is taken from articles, journals, books, book reviews, previous studies and textbooks related to the research.
Analyzing the Data
These sources are carefully selected to support explanations and clarification of the primary data used in the analysis process.
Anxiety Experienced by Marlin in Finding Nemo (2003) Film
- Realistic Anxiety
- Neurotic Anxiety
We can see that Marlin's real concern is when he sees the divers and what he fears happens. If someone feels "lost," whether they lose control, anger, logic, or even their mind, that person is experiencing neurotic anxiety (Boeree 7). You already told me which way the boat is going!‖. Marlin: “If this is some kind of joke, it's not funny.
Marlin can be seen to have a neurotic anxiety where he is so worried when he loses the ship that he is very unlikely to meet Nemo again, so he loses control and scolds Dory for wasting his time. Second, the evidence of Marlin's neurotic anxiety can be seen from the dialogue and narrative below:. He felt uneasy, worried about unknown dangers, and also lost control of his thoughts so that this Marlin had neurotic anxiety.
Third, there is evidence of Marlin's neurotic anxiety that can be seen from the following dialogue and narration:. From the quote it can be seen that Marlin has neurotic anxiety where he is worried that Dory will call out something that could harm him. From the dialogue, Nemo, who says that his father is afraid of the ocean, means that Marlin has neurotic anxiety.
That's why Marlin has a neurotic fear of the ocean, of which he doesn't even know what danger lies within. This explains Marlin's neurotic fear when the diver's goggles to find Nemo are lost, so his chance to meet Nemo is lost, even though what Marlin fears may not happen.
The Defense Mechanisms Experienced by Marlin in Finding Nemo (2003)
- Displacement
- Regression
- Reaction Formation
- Sublimation
When a person is under pressure and cannot express their feelings, then takes it out on other people or pets, that person uses displacement as a form of defense mechanism. So Marlin got mad at Dory and said that Dory wasted her time finding Nemo. It can be seen that Marlin used displacement to reduce his anxiety by blaming Dory for wasting his time trying to find Nemo.
This shows that Marlin is using regression to reduce his anxiety, where he returns to a safe level and acts childish as he hides behind Dory. He has to unflinchingly shape his reaction in such a way as to mask the truth so that his anxiety does not emerge. However, Marlin said that the party was fun, but they still couldn't attend due to his anxiety at seeing a shark that was a threat or danger to Marlin and Dory.
This defense mechanism of sublimation changes emotions in a positive way and can be useful for social life. In this part, Nemo wants to save Dory and schools of fish from getting out of the fishing net. However, Nemo continues to try to convince Marlin that he can save Dory and the fish sticks.
Marlin, initially worried about losing Nemo again, was eventually able to channel or express this anxiety into something useful, namely by allowing Nemo to help Dory and schools of fish and also instruct the fish to swim down. Marlin's behavior is a form of sublimation defense mechanism where he is able to channel his anxiety into something useful for individuals where Marlin can finally trust Nemo and is also useful for a group where Dory and the schools of fish are safe.
Conclusion
So what can be clearly seen in this film is displacement, regression, reaction formation and sublimation. First, the displacement is shown by Marlin when he blames Dory for dropping the diver's goggles, which is the only way to find Nemo. The second is the regression where Marlin returns to the safe stage and acts childish while hiding behind Dory.
Third is the reaction formation when Marlin agrees to join a party held by a pack of sharks when in reality he is afraid of the shark. It can be seen that Marlin shows a socially acceptable attitude where he is able to channel his anxiety into something useful for individuals where Marlin can finally trust Nemo and also useful for a group where Dory and the schools of fish are safe .
Suggestion
BGW Body of Knowledge The Human: Basic Psychological Principles Core Body of Knowledge for the Generalist BG Professional BGW Body of Knowledge The Human: Basic Psychological Principles. 34;Anxiety and self-defense mechanism study of Kat Novak in Girl Missing by Tess Gerritsen.
