Penelitian ini ditujukan untuk menjelaskan tentang jenis dan efek dari kecemasan, dan cara untuk mengatasi kecemasan yang dialami oleh Mary Beth dalam novel Every Last One. Berkenaan dengan hal ini, penelitian ini berfokus pada analisis ucapan atau tuturan dari Mary Beth dan pengarang yang berkaitan dengan kecemasan. Penelitian ini menggunakan teori psikoanalisis, terutama kecemasan dan mekanisme pertahanan untuk menganalisis kecemasan Mary Beth yang digambarkan dalam novel. Selain itu, penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif, karena instrument penelitian dari penelitian ini adalah penulis dan data dijelaskan dalam bentuk kata-kata. Oleh karena itu, tuturan atau ucapan Mary Beth dan pengarang berdasarkan pada rumusan masalah dianalisis untuk mengungkapkan kecemasan Mary Beth yang ditemukan dalam novel. Jadi, pengumpulan data dilakukan secara bersamaan dengan analisis data. Mary Beth sebagai tokoh utama menderita tiga jenis kecemasan; kecemasan realistik, kecemasan neurotik, dan kecemasan moral. Di samping itu, kecemasan Mary Beth menimbulkan efek dalam hidupannya, seperti Mary Beth sering kesusahan untuk merawat anaknya, Mary Beth mengalami mimpi aneh, dan Mary Beth merasa lelah. Dengan menggunakan represi, akhirnya kecemasan Mary Beth bisa diatasi. Kata kunci: kecemasan, kecemasan realistik, kecemasan neurotik, kecemasan moral, represi.


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This study is intended to explain about the kinds and the effects of anxiety, and the way to overcome anxiety which is suffered by Mary Beth in the novel Every Last One. Concerning this matters, this study focuses on the analysis of the utterances of Mary Beth and narrator’s narrations that related to anxiety. Psychoanalysis theory, especially anxiety and defense mechanism are used as the basis theory to analyze Mary Beth’s anxiety that is portrayed in the novel. Moreover, this study is conducted by using qualitative method, because the key instrument of this study is the writer and the data are described in the form of words. Therefore, the utterances of Mary Beth and narrator’s narrations based on the research problems are analyzed to reveal Mary Beth’s anxiety which are found in the novel. Hence, the data collection is done simultaneously with the data analysis. Mary Beth as the main character suffers three kinds of anxiety; reality anxiety, neurotic anxiety, and moral anxiety. In addition, Mary Beth’s anxiety brings effects to her life, such as Mary Beth often distresses to take care of her children, Mary Beth has the weirdest dream, and Mary Beth feels exhausted. By using repression, finally, Mary Beth’s anxiety can be overcomed. Keywords : Anxiety, Reality Anxiety, Neurotic Anxiety, Moral Anxiety, Repression.

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• Andrea Sach’s Anxiety in The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger
• IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION AND SELF-COMPLETENESS IN HAN KANG’S THE VEGETARIAN: LACANIAN PSYCHOANALYSIS
• CASSANDRA'S CHILD ABUSE TRAUMA IN TOREY HAYDEN'S TWILIGHT CHILDREN
• The Friendship Portrayed by Dexter and Emma in David Nicholls's One Day