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Disciplines and Ideas

in Social Sciences
Quarter 1 – Module 10:
The Importance of Psychoanalysis,
Rational Choice, and
Institutionalism in Examining
Sociocultural, Economic, and
Political Conditions
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Disciplines and Ideas in Social Sciences – Grade 11
Alternative Delivery Mode
Quarter 1 – Module 10: The Importance of Psychoanalysis, Rational Choice, and
Institutionalism in Examining Sociocultural, Economic, and Political Conditions
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Disciplines and Ideas

in Social Sciences
Quarter 1 – Module 10:
The Importance of Psychoanalysis,
Rational Choice, and
Institutionalism in Examining
Sociocultural, Economic, and
Political Conditions
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Introductory Message
For the learners:
This module will let you know about the emergence of the Social Sciences. It
will help you understand the nature, goals, and perspectives of Social Sciences.
This module is designed to provide you fun and meaningful opportunities for
guided and independent learning at your own pace and time.
It will make you enable to process the contents of the learning resource while
being an active learner.
For the facilitator:
Welcome to the Disciplines and Ideas in Social Sciences / Grade 11
Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) Module The Importance of Psychoanalysis, Rational
Choice, and Institutionalism in Examining Sociocultural, Economic, and Political
Conditions!
This module was collaboratively designed, developed and reviewed by
educators both from public and private institutions to assist you, the teacher or
facilitator in helping the learners meet the standards set by the K to 12 Curriculum
while overcoming their personal, social, and economic constraints in schooling.
This learning resource hopes to engage the learners into guided and
independent learning activities at their own pace and time. Furthermore, this also
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consideration their needs and circumstances.
In addition to the material in the main text, you will also see this box in the
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Notes to the Teacher

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What I Know
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What’s In This is a brief drill or review to help you link

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What I Need to Know

This module was designed and written with you in mind. It is here to help you
master the definition of anthropology, sociology and political science. The scope of
this module permits it to be used in many different learning situations. The language
used recognizes the diverse vocabulary level of students. The lessons are arranged
to follow the standard sequence of the course. But the order in which you read them
can be changed to correspond with the textbook you are now using.
After going through this module, you are expected to:
1. Analyze the basic concepts and principles of the major Social Science ideas;
and
2. Interpret personal and social experiences using relevant approaches in the
Social Sciences.

Notes to the Teacher

This Alternative Delivery Mode has been developed to help
you facilitate the learners in understanding the key concepts and
approaches in the Social Sciences.

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What I Know

Identification
Directions: Choose the word(s) of the correct answer. Write the answer on a separate
sheet.

SOCIAL INSTITUTIONAL SOCIAL

PSYCHOANALYSIS
STRUCTURES ECONOMICS LOCATION

NEW POSITIVE ECONOMIC RATIONAL

INSTITUTIONALISM THEORY MODEL CHOICE THEORY

_______ 1. It is a methodological approach in the study of political science, economics,

organizational behavior, and sociology.
_______ 2. It has a mixed reputation as a source of political understanding.
_______ 3. This model of psychoanalysis played a great role in the conception of the
flow of energy in the human mind and how different drives tend to satisfy
our instincts whereas others don't.
_______ 4. These create institutional and socio-cultural conditions that either support
of hamper measures.
_______ 5. It takes into account many of these factors and is critical to locating the
person, relationship, society, and culture itself in time and place.
_______ 6. It combined the interests of traditionalist scholars, who focused on
studying formal institutional rules and structures, with behaviorist
scholars, who examined the actions of individual political actors.
_______ 7. It can contribute in the sphere of economics - since they are two sciences
that per pass the social/human relations - going beyond the conceptions of
conscience, considering the unconscious character that trans passes the
actions of the inserted subjects in a society.
_______ 8. It focuses on understanding the role of the evolutionary process and the
role of institutions in shaping economic behavior.
_______ 9. This is often dominate across behavioral economics but there are many
economists who also study irrational choices.
_______ 10. In this theory, rational choice is increasingly criticized for its failure to
construct a model.

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What’s In

True or False
Directions: Read each statement below carefully. Place a T on the line if you think a
statement it TRUE. Place an F on the line if you think the statement is FALSE.
Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.
_______ 1. Intensive agriculture is a kind of agriculture where a lot of capital and
labor are used to increase the yield that can be obtained per area.
_______ 2. Social and natural systems are separable.
_______ 3. Animals and the environment have that “mutual” interaction with each
other.
_______ 4. Plasticulture is one example of intensive farming.
_______ 5. Phenomenological Research enables you to explore experiences and
sensory perception of researched phenomenon, and the formation of
understanding based on these experiences and perceptions.

What’s New

Directions: Write down what you know and want to learn about the basic concepts
and principles of the major social science ideas. Do it on a separate sheet of paper.

Psychoanalysis Rational Choice Institutionalism

Socio-cultural

Economic

Political

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What is It

The Importance of
Psychoanalysis, Rational
Lesson
Choice, and Institutionalism
1 in Examining Sociocultural,
Economic, and Political
Conditions
Sociocultural factors are customs, lifestyles and values that characterize a
society or group. Cultural aspects include concepts of beauty, education, language,
law and politics, religion, social organizations, technology and material culture,
values and attitudes (Tatad 2016).
Economics is regarded as a social science because it uses scientific methods
to build theories that can help explain the behavior of individuals, groups and
organizations. Economics attempts to explain economic behavior, which arises
when scarce resources are exchanged
(https://www.economicsonline.co.uk/category/global_economics 2020).
Politics is the activities associated with the governance of a country or other
area, especially the debate or conflict among individuals or parties having or hoping
to achieve power (Oxford 2020).
Psychoanalysis of Culture
The primary psychological tool for psychoanalytic cultural analysis is depth
psychology, which is integral to psychoanalysis, plus personality psychology, cross-
cultural psychology, Jungian psychology, and social psychology. These tools are best
suited to examine the full range of culture in all aspects. Additional specialized tools
include psychology of religion, archetypal psychology, relational psychology,
community psychology, psychologies of liberation, peace psychology, and eco-
psychology. Important elements of culture to be analyzed include religion, mythology,
social networks, social conditions, public awareness and discourse, and institutions
of all kinds. Social location takes into account many of these factors and is critical
to locating the person, relationship, society, and culture itself in time and place.
(Leeming 2014)

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Economic Model of Psychoanalysis
In brief, the economic model of psychoanalysis played a great role in the
conception of the flow of energy in the human mind and how different drives tend to
satisfy our instincts whereas others don't (https://exploringyourmind.com/the-
economic-model-of-psychoanalysis/ 2020).
There are few studies and references approaching psychoanalysis and
economics. Such approach can be started in the face of the fact that economics is
treated as a human science and therefore a social science. This means that it is
thought and managed by individuals who are inserted and organized in a form of
society. Thus, the fields of study of economics, among them: relations between
individuals, way of society organization in relation to production, the exchange and
consumption of services and goods in general, exchange of currencies - are the result,
and inevitably, pass by individual and social meanings. (Guerra 2016)
Correlating the concepts mentioned above, psychoanalysis can contribute in
the sphere of economics - since they are two sciences that perpass the social/human
relations - going beyond the conceptions of conscience, considering the unconscious
character that transpasses the actions of the inserted subjects in a society. Moreover,
by providing the individual's autonomy and responsibility in his choices,
psychoanalysis disrupts the individual with psychic and social alienation and can
help with the apprehension/understanding and transformation of the production
relations and monetary exchanges as conceptions of value. That is, the
psychoanalytic investigation can become an important element, allowing the
reflection and transformation of the subjects' actions against the markets and its
transactions. (Guerra 2016)
Psychoanalysis in Politics
Psychoanalysis has a mixed reputation as a source of political understanding.
On the one hand, it is an individualistic discipline that focuses on privatized
psychotherapeutic work (Springer 2020).
Rational Choice in Socio-Cultural Condition
Rational choice theory is one attempt to explain how and why actors behave
the way they do. Rational choice theory is a theory in social science that argues
human behavior, and social life in general, can be explained in terms of rational
choices of individuals (Study.com 2020).
Rational Choice in Economics
Rational choice theory states that individuals rely on rational calculations to
make rational choices that result in outcomes aligned with their own best interests.
Rational choice theory is often dominate across behavioral economics but there are
many economists who also study irrational choices (Ganti 2020).
Rational Choice in Politics
The rational choice approach to politics assumes that individual behavior is
motivated by self-interest, utility maximization, or, more simply put, goal fulfillment.'

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As "positive theory," rational choice is increasingly criticized for its failure to
construct a model. (Petracca 1991)
Institutionalism in Socio-cultural Condition
Institutional and socio-cultural structures. Existing social structures create
institutional and socio-cultural conditions that either support of hamper measures.
Hence, for the realization of an adaptation strategy, it might be necessary to change
social structures. (Roosjen 2015)
Institutionalism in Economics
Institutional economics focuses on understanding the role of the evolutionary
process and the role of institutions in shaping economic behavior. Its original focus
lay in Thorstein Veblen's instinct-oriented dichotomy between technology on the one
side and the "ceremonial" sphere of society on the other (Heussner 2016).
Institutionalism in Politics
Neo-institutionalism, also spelled neo-institutionalism, also called new
institutionalism, methodological approach in the study of political science,
economics, organizational behavior, and sociology in the United States that explores
how institutional structures, rules, norms, and cultures constrain the choices and
actions of individuals when they are part of a political institution. Such methodology
became prominent in the1980s among scholars of U.S. politics. That so-called new
institutionalism combined the interests of traditionalist scholars, who focused on
studying formal institutional rules and structures, with behaviorist scholars, who
examined the actions of individual political actors. (Ishiyama 2011)

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What’s More

Word Hunt
A. Directions: Locate the given words in the grid, running in one of different possible
directions horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.

A J S C I T I L O P POLITICS

R A X T Y I E A J L
MYTHOLOGY
C U B T H N O R M S

H I L L N M K U E Q ARCHETYPAL
X
E N L E S O Y T U
RULES
T S E Z S D N L A I

Y T L N L N S U M N
INSTITUTION
P I S C I D E C P Y

A T S C D I S S L G ECONOMY

L U E E A M Y C E O
RELIGION
P T R R S M W K I L

R I T E O F Y S N O CEREMONIAL

S O S N L V E O B H
CULTURAL
D N O I G I L E R T

N C H A H O P K D Y
NORMS

E O W L P N M L T M

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What I Have Learned

Fill in the Blanks

Directions: Read the paragraph below carefully and fill in the blank(s) with the
correct answer.

These tools are best suited to examine the full range of culture in all aspects.
Additional specialized tools include 1._______, 2._______, 3._______, 4. _______,
5. _______, 6._______, and 7. _______. Important elements of culture to be analyzed
include religion, mythology, social networks, social conditions, public awareness and
discourse, and institutions of all kinds.
The rational choice approach to politics assumes that individual behavior is
motivated by 8. _______, 9. _______, or, more simply put, 10._______. As "positive
theory," rational choice is increasingly criticized for its failure to construct a model.

What I Can Do

Essay
On separate sheet of paper, site a socio-cultural, economic, or political issue here in
the Philippines and in your own opinion, how Psychoanalysis, Rational Choice, and
Institutionalism can be applied on that issue.

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Assessment

True or False
Directions: Read each statement below carefully. Place a T on the line if you think a
statement it TRUE. Place an F on the line if you think the statement is FALSE. Write
your answers on a separate sheet of paper.
_______ 1. Old institutionalism is a methodological approach in the study of political
science, economics, organizational behavior, and sociology.
_______ 2. Institutionalism has a mixed reputation as a source of political
understanding.
_______ 3. The cultural model of psychoanalysis played a great role in the conception
of the flow of energy in the human mind and how different drives tend to
satisfy our instincts whereas others don't.
_______ 4. Existing social structures create institutional and socio-cultural
conditions that either support of hamper measures.
_______ 5. Social location takes into account many of these factors and is critical to
locating the person, relationship, society, and culture itself in time and
place.
_______ 6. That so-called neo-institutionalism combined the interests of traditionalist
scholars, who focused on studying formal institutional rules and structures,
with behaviorist scholars, who examined the actions of individual political
actors.
_______ 7. Rational choice theory can contribute in the sphere of economics - since
they are two sciences that per pass the social/human relations - going
beyond the conceptions of conscience, considering the unconscious
character that trans passes the actions of the inserted subjects in a society.
_______ 8. Institutional economics focuses on understanding the role of the
evolutionary process and the role of institutions in shaping economic
behavior.
_______ 9. Psychoanalysis is often dominate across behavioral economics but there
are many economists who also study irrational choices.
_______ 10. As "positive theory," rational choice is increasingly criticized for its failure
to construct a model.

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Additional Activity

Poster Making
On a separate sheet of paper, illustrate how this pandemic caused a lot of issues
about socio-cultural, economic, and political aspects and what do you think the best
principle (Psychoanalysis, Rational Choice, or Institutionalism) to use in
understanding/solving these problems.

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What I Know Activity A What I can Do
1. New Institutionalism Answer may vary
2. Psychoanalysis
3. Economic Model
4. Social Structures Assessment
5. Social Location 1. F
6. New Institutionalism 2. F
7. Psychoanalysis 3. F
8. Institutional Economics 4. T
9. Rational Choice Theory 5. T
10. Positive Theory 6. T
7. F
8. T
9. F
10. T
What’s In
1. T
Additional Activity
2. F
What I Have Learned Answer may vary
3. F
4. T 1. Psychology Of Religion
5. T 2. Archetypal Psychology
3. Relational Psychology
4. Community Psychology
5. Psychologies Of Liberation
6. Peace Psychology
7. Eco-Psychology
What’s New 8. Self-Interest
Answer may vary. 9. Utility Maximization
10. Goal Fulfillment
Answer Key
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Guerra, Carina. "Psychologist, Expert in Psychoanalysis and an Outspoker."

Outspoken Market, 2016.

Heussner, Andreas Dimmelmeier and Frederik. "Institutionalist Economics."

Exploring Economics, 2016.

https://exploringyourmind.com/the-economic-model-of-psychoanalysis/. "The
Economic Model of Psychoanalysis." Exploring Your Mind, 2020.

https://www.economicsonline.co.uk/category/global_economics. "What is
Economics." Economics Online, 2020.
Ishiyama, John. "Neoinstitutionalism - Social Science." Britannica, 2011.

Leeming, David. "Encyclopedia of Psychology and Region." Springer Link, 2014.

Oxford, Dictionary. "Lexico." 2020.

Petracca, Mark. The Rational Choice Approach to Politics: A Challenge to Democratic
Theory. Cambridge University Press, 1991.

Roosjen, Ronald. "An institutional and socio-cultural perspective on the adaptation

pathways approach." Water and Climate Change, 2015.
Springer. "Psychoanalysis as Political Psychology." Nature Switzerland AG. Part of
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Study.com. "Rational Choice Theory: Definition & Principles." 2020.

Tatad, Joana. "“SOCIO-CULTURAL BASIS OF DESIGN OF COMMUNITIES”." 2016.

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omy%20is%20considered,and%20a%20weak%20external%20environment.

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