represents an immature and rigid form of morality. In Psychoanalytic jargon, the superego
is “archaic” and largely unconscious Cloninger, 2009: 40.
c. Obsessions
Obsessions are considered unbearable of anxiety that some individuals feel and it must do something to get rid of or reduce it occurrence Davis and Palladino,
1997: 562. Obsession vary widely but usually fit one of six categories Akhtar et al.,
1975:
1. Obsessive Doubts
An inclination not to believe that a completed task has been accomplished satisfactorily.
2. Obsessive Thinking
Obsessive thinking is an emotional defense that, like all of the various manifestations of codependency, is dysfunctional.
3. Obsessive Impulses
Experiencing urges to perform actions ranging from washing to murder. Violence and cleanliness are common themes.
4. Obsessive Fears
A fear of losing self control and thus apprehension of a socially embarrassing act.
5. Obsessive Images
Persistently visualizing images of a recently seen or imagined event. Images of violent, sexual or disgusting nature that repeatedly come into mind.
6. Obsessive Thoughts
These can be words, ideas, images, or doubts that intrude into a person’s mind, try as they might to exclude them.
d. Research Finding
a . Id
The biggest id occurs after she finds Louise’ brother, Stuart in her apartment. She asks Louise to leave her apartment because she never tells Julia that she has a
brother. Louise is also angry because Julia never asks her about her brother, but Julia does not care about it. Then, Stuart meets Julia and tells her that his sister is a good
girl. His family calls his sister Maggie. His family found Maggie when she was a child then they adopted Maggie. This explanation surprises Julia and makes her feel so sure
that Louise is her lost daughter. Julia tries to follow Louise at the bus station. She wants to forgive Louise and asks her to live with her in her apartment.
Louise :
“I look your open album photos having fantasies about your family especially little girl. She had picture everywhere.” D2, 00: 29’: 32”
Julia : “I always invited her daughter to the park.”
Louise : “She needs me now more than ever. She has many problems in her life. You know we
care one another. Julia makes me calm. And when I touch her, she gives warmth like a mother to her daughter.
b. Ego
The ego of Julia in The Girl in the Park movie occurs when she wants Louise to be her daughter. She tries to dominate and regulates Louise’ life. She wants to know
Louise true identity and her personality. She is afraid if Louise leaves her and never comes back. She has more authorities in Louise life
.
She wants a love from a man. She feels so lonely without love and affection. She needs attention from somebody and then
she finds Raymond at the office. He always gives her attention and it successfully makes her fall in love with him.
c. Super ego
The super ego of Julia begins when she loses her daughter in the park. She feels so guilty. She thinks that she is the one who causes her daughter lost and
kidnapped. She also thinks that she is so careless in looking after her daughter. This bad situation makes her ignore her family. She doesn’t care about her husband and her
son anymore. She just thinks about her lost daughter. Her husband and her family have tried to help her to get out of this bad situation, but it doesn’t work well. Julia is still in
the same condition. She doesn’t want to change her thought. After seven years, her husband divorces her and takes care of their son.
After she meets Louise, her condition is getting better. She can forget her trauma because she thinks that Louise is her lost daughter. She asks Louise to live with
her in her apartment and deserves Louise as her real daughter. When she finds Louise has lied to her, she feels so sorry for trusting Louise. She asks Louise to leave her
apartment. However, being with Louise makes her realize that she has made a big mistake to her family. She has ignored her family especially her son. She wants to fix
her guilty by being good to her son, her daughter in law and also her ex-husband.
Finally, she knows her son bone fracture and being treated at the hospital, and then she visits her son at the hospital. Her son’s condition successfully opens Julia’s mind. She tries
to forget all of her mistakes and begins a new life with her son, daughter in law, and grandchild.
d. Obsession
