Ceniza, Janus D. MWF; 11:00 – 12:00 pm Comparative Analysis of Psychoanalytic/Psychodynamic Theories of Personality I. Summary There are four main Neo-Freudian psychologists: Erikson, Jung, Horney, and Adler. They all agreed with Freud’s basic concepts of id, ego, and superego, the importance of the unconscious, that our childhood shapes our personality, dynamic anxiety and the use of defense mechanisms. However, all these Neo-Freudian psychologists varied slightly from Freud’s
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Adler, like other Humanists, believed that people were not only good, but were constantly striving to be better, and to attain superiority. This is not to be confused with the desire to dominate, but rather to reach one's potential as a human and to contribute to society as much as possible. The negative aspects of this, however, appear in our choosing of love relationships, where we pick mates whom we know we can dominate. These "disturbed relationships", as Adler terms them, where we
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Dream Perspectives Scott M. Standen Helga Parker November 28, 2011 Abstract This paper will explore the three perspectives of dreaming. The psychoanalytic perspective, the cognitive perspective and the biological perspective. The psychoanalytic perspective, as conveyed by celebrated neurologist and founding psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud, is examined through his literary work The Interpretation of Dreams. This book serves
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several psychologists (e.g., Sigmund Freud, Carl G. Jung, Karen Horneye, and so on) were born into the world. They had a fascination with the unconscious mind. They later became famous psychologists with several views and opinions. Sigmund Freud was a psychoanalytic who studied the unconscious approach to understanding one’s personality. Though his work was the foundation for others with and after him, Sigmund Freud will always be known for his work. Carl Gustav Jung was a Neo-Freudian who in the
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Personality Theories Sigmund Freud was a Viennese physician that was fascinated by patients of his whose problems were more emotional than physical. He evolved a theory of personality that deeply influenced modern thought. He viewed personality as a dynamic system directed by the id, the ego, and the superego. The id operates on the pleasure principal and is self-serving, irrational, and totally unconscious. It seeks to freely express different kinds of pleasure-seeking urges. The ego directs
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Why We Dream and What Our Dreams Mean There are several theories to why people have the dreams they have. Yet there are no definitive answers to this age old question. One theory is the Evolutionary Theory which states that we dream to practice responses to threatening situations. Cognitive scientist has shown that our amygdala (the fight-or-flight piece of the brain) fires more than normal when we're in REM sleep the time in sleep when we dream. So even though your body is not moving it is practicing
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Shannon Walter Professor Liao English 104 – 33 12 March 2013 Research Proposal: The Psychology of Dreams For my research project, I am investigating the abstract world of dreams and the theories behind those dreams. Why we dream what we dream, and how, and where dreams come from. There have been many different theories on where dreams come from and how to interpret the dreams of different people. I will be exploring the similarities and differences of those theories along with speculating which
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Myers-Briggs Assessment I will discuss the concepts of my personality type and cognitive style results from the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator assessment; a personality test. I will give an analysis of my results; discuss favorable employment based on the profile originated for me, compare and contrast the results based on how I see myself, and my dominant cognitive patterns. According to my MBTI assessment I’m an INFJ personality. I’m 33% introvert, 50% intuitive, 25% intuitive feeling and 22% judging
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r Williams American Studies 104 14 March 2008 Found Voices: Carl Sagan Carl Sagan was perhaps one of the most influential scientific minds that the world has ever experienced. When he learned that stars were actually extremely distant suns, his world was changed and the magnitude of the universe opened up to him. Another strong motivator into science came with his reading of a popular science fiction book of the time, The Burroughs Tales. The stories were not extremely sound scientifically
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According to Jung the ego is everything that a person is conscious. The ego is concerned of the thinking process, feeling, remembering, and perceiving. It sees that the function of everyday life is carried out. It is responsible as well for our identity and sense of continuity in time. Not to compare the two of the ego and the psyche the psyche is both conscious and the substantial unconscious aspect of personality, more in as a complex personally disturbing a constellation of ideas. A complex has
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