is lacking in another. We mentioned Helen Keller who was blind and deaf. She compensated by developing a great depth of character which was exposed in her writings and speeches. This was an admirable kind of compensation. Some people become âworkaholicsâ. They spend a great deal of time at their jobs. This may be desirable sometimes. But it may occur because the hard working person does not know how to relate to his or her home and family. In this case it is undesirable. Another type of undesirable compensation is compulsive eating. In this, a person tries to use food as a way of compensating for what is lacking in another area of life. Overeating to compensate for a feeling of inferiority is a common example.
ââSympathismâ is used when a person seeks the sympathy of others when problems or failures occur. The sym pathy gained helps to bolster the personâs feeling of worth. Often when problems develop in a relationship one of the partners, usually the woman, will seek sympathy from others. This sympathy can bolster her ego. A better approach would have been to go into counseling.
ââFixationâ occurs when a person stops developing in one or more areas of psychological growth. This can happen because the person was either frustrated or experi enced a great deal of pleasure at that age. The pleasure of childhood masturbation might âfixâ a person at that level of sexual enjoyment and not allow more advanced levels of sexual fulfillment to develop. Or âdaddyâs little girlâ or âmamaâs little boyâ may want to stay dependent on their mate after marriage, as they were with their parent, instead of growing up and being
ââSympathismâ is used when a person seeks the sympathy of others when problems or failures occur. The sym pathy gained helps to bolster the personâs feeling of worth. Often when problems develop in a relationship one of the partners, usually the woman, will seek sympathy from others. This sympathy can bolster her ego. A better approach would have been to go into counseling.
ââFixationâ occurs when a person stops developing in one or more areas of psychological growth. This can happen because the person was either frustrated or experi enced a great deal of pleasure at that age. The pleasure of childhood masturbation might âfixâ a person at that level of sexual enjoyment and not allow more advanced levels of sexual fulfillment to develop. Or âdaddyâs little girlâ or âmamaâs little boyâ may want to stay dependent on their mate after marriage, as they were with their parent, instead of growing up and being