Psychoanalytic and Trait Theories Shavon R. Gray University of Phoenix Author Note Week 2 Individual Assignment Abstract I will write a 1,050 to 1,400 word paper analyzing the components of the psychoanalytic approach to personality. My paper will cover a comparison and contrasting the psychoanalytic theories of Freud, Jung, ad Adler. I will attempt to explain two characteristics of these theories in which I agree and disagree with. I will describe the stages of Freud’s theory and explain characteristics
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A, (2013). Theories of Personality, 8th ed.; New York,New York: McGraw-Hill Cover Photo - www.googleimages.com Photo of Carl Jung - www.simplypsychology.org Photo of Erik Erikson - www.pinstake.com Photo of Sigmund Freud - www.commons.wikimedia.org Image of Psychodynamic Approach - www.kaycounseling.co.uk | Psychodynamic Personality Brochure Shanta’ Boyd February 16, 2013 PSY/405 University of Phoenix | Psychodynamic Personality Psychodynamic
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Sigmund Freud and his psychoanalytic theory of personality debated that behavior, human behavior that is, was the result of the interaction of three component parts of the mind. Those components are the id, ego, and superego. His structural theory placed great importance on the role of unconscious psychological conflicts in shaping behavior and personality. Conflicts derived from sexual and aggressive urges are very significant. Such conflicts arouse defense mechanisms, which are mainly unconscious
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Personality This is your characteristics and qualities that create your individual, unique personality. “The sum total of an individual’s characteristics which make him/her unique” – Hollander 1971 Trait Theory This is believed to be your personality is inherited and is in your parental genes, you are born with a set of characteristics. Your personality is similar to your parents/siblings’ personalities for this reason. Behaviour is natural, steady and permanent and will not change due to environmental
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Psychodynamic Approach Carl Jung had a unique personality theory. When we compare it to Freud, they each thought that consciousness and unconsciousness had an effect on the mind. Jung created eight types of personalities that were then divided into four categories of functions. The foundation comes from Jung’s introversion and extroversion experiences. Erik Erikson developed his theories from an observational predetermined order. Unlike Freud he did not focus on sexual development but on children’s
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Biological and Humanistic Approaches to Personality Cecil A. Shelton Psy/250 3/20/14 Nicole Jack Biological and Humanistic Approaches to Personality Our environment defines the needs and the order that we require those necessities to be met. Dr. James D. Watson “claims that who we are is there in our genes.” –unless you were African whom Watson felt had an inferior genetic code (the latter remark resulted in dismissal from a prestigious research laboratory) (Friedman & Schustack
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are minimized. After all, the client is simply playing a part. However, in so doing the client experiments with alternative ways of construing and behaving that may produce personal growth. Personal construct psychology has become associated with theories of constructivism, which emphasize that people know the world indirectly through constructed understandings. Radical constructivism views the person as a closed system, one in which a person’s internal psychological structure determines experiential
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Personality Perspectives Stephanie A. Pingel PSY 203 12/14/2015 Personality Perspectives Personality is a fickle thing; it seems only observational behavior is recognized as a main study, but how this behavior come to be is another story. Understanding both sides is absolutely necessary for understanding the way an individual behaves, and how they come to behave in a certain way. Cognitive and Humanistic Perspectives Cognitive and humanistic perspectives are both
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Freud Personality Overview While Sigmund Freud’s theories were and still are extremely controversial and highly criticized, he was one of the most influential psychologists of his time. Freud’s theory of personality, developmental stages, and defense mechanisms are a few of his contributions to psychology. To further understand Freud is to also understand why his theories are criticized. His contributions and theories have brought up much debate, but have also paved the way for new theories. Theory
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Rogers. Sigmund Freud, a neurologist and psychiatrist, is famously known for his theory contributions on unconscious mind and defense mechanisms of repression. Freud’s personality development theory emphasizes on id (dealing with primitive human instincts), the ego (deals with the real world), and superego (deals with the bases of moral conscience for individuals). Freud believes personality development develops ways to satisfy sexual instincts that serves a craving of sensual pleasure
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