‘Outline the similarities and differences between the research studies of Adorno et al. (1950) and Allum (2011) on personality types’
Allum’s research revealed correlations to Adorno’s personality scales, rationalizing three hypothesized studies. Allum (2011), cited in McAvoy (2017), (pp. 33-38), studies included pseudoscience ideologies such as Astrology to foretell events in individual’s life, as well lack scientific literacy from participants of how ‘Astrology’ and ‘Astronomy’ were etymologically classified. Allum similarly supported Adorno’s notion that people with authoritarian personalities were more likely to believe in superstition and pseudo-sciences such as astrology, however, Allum contrasting Adorno et al.’s authoritarian personality type analysis, questioned the inclination of this study’s sample, assuming a more generalized view among populations, Allum (2011), (p. 362). Adorno leaned heavily upon Freud, using a systematic formula to directly observe measurable aspects of personality, exploring latent fascist predisposition to prejudice theorizing the structure of personality research, Adorno (1950), (p. 53). To further interpret Freudian similarities in both researcher’s work, in this essay, the reader will notice Adorno and Allum put in question the forces of personality; its processes, how they were organized, and similar report methods used. The forces of personality are primarily needs, (drives, wishes, emotional impulses), which varied from one
The client arrived on time for his scheduled assessment. CPS caseworker Danita Brown referred the client test positive of illicit substance. The client is 30 years old African American male who is not married. He is the father of 3 children ages 1 month old 1, and 5 years old. He is currently in a relationship with two of the children mother. The client reports there was incident of family violence. The client reports his girlfriend was the one to assault him. Brent reports that he works at Sam Clubs in Pearland and has for the last 3 years. Brent reports three years of colleges. The client reports growing up with his parents, however they divorce later, but they both are supportive. Brent denies any medical or mental health concerns. The
Dispositional personality theories are quite different from biological personality theories. The two will be compared and dissected in this article. The Big Five Personality Test will also be analyzed and how it is used to study personality will be examined.
Directions: Using the matrix, list at least five events or major concepts from each of the three periods in the history of modern personality psychology.
Marcus Aurelius Marcus Aurelius was the Roman Emperor from 161 to 180. He ruled with Lucius Verus as co-emperor from 161 until Verus' death in 169. He was the last of the five good emperors, and is also considered one of the most important Stoic philosophers. During his reign, the Empire defeated a revitalized Parthian Empire in the East: Aurelius' general Avidius Cassius sacked the capital Ctesiphon in 164. In central Europe, Aurelius fought the Marcomanni, Quadi, and Sarmatians with success during the Marcomannic Wars, although the threat of the Germanic tribes began to represent a troubling reality for the Empire.
The most important element of a short story is Characterization as it drives the story as a whole. Characters involved in a story are responsible for creating different types of conflicts, struggles and tensions which in turn affects resolutions. Characterization is the core element that emphasizes the rest of the four elements as everything else eventually streams from character: plot, setting, theme and the point of view. There are no Conflicts without characters. A story only has meaning as the interaction among develops.
Burger (2008), says that there are many theories of personality and psychologists try to explain it with their own approaches. Discussed here will be the psychoanalytic approach, the trait approach, the biological approach the humanistic approach, the behavioural/social learning approach and the cognitive approach. They were devised to search for specific patterns in behaviour and ways of thinking about these
Guilford (1959) defines personality traits as being ‘any distinguishable, relatively enduring way in which one individual varies from another’. Subsequently, trait theory can be identified as an approach to the study of human personality. The aim of psychologists, specifically trait theorists, is to explain similarities and differences between individuals based on traits. Although numerous psychologists differ on the amount of traits that are significant, each theorist categorizes personality traits along several broad type spectrums. This assignment will focus on comparing and contrasting Eysenck’s Hierarchical Theory of Personality and Costa and McRae’s Five Factor Model (FFM), two different trait theories of personality.
Richard M.Ryckman , Theories of Personality, Ninth Edition. 2008, 2004 Thomson Wadsworth, a part of The Thomson Corporation
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Everybody is unique or special in one form or another and each personality has a theory. For many years psychologists have based theories upon individuals and I the writer will compare and contrast three well known psychologists Sigmund Freud, Alfred Alder, and Carl Jung. Sigmund Freud was one of the greatest psychologists in time he Alder and Jung’s theories were very similar but then again very different. Within these theories we will discuss characteristics with which I agree and disagree with, explore the stages of Freud’s theory explaining characteristics of personality using stage components
“We are influenced by our own internal forces, forces of which we are unaware, have feelings towards, or urges we do not quite understand “(Freidman, 2012, p. 17). This is the struggle that personality psychology tries to understand, how and to what extent the unconscious forces plays a role in human behavior. It is believed that people are responsible for their own actions. There is a continuous struggle with personality psychology and the comprehension of and to what extent unconscious forces play in human behavior. “Meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances; if there is any reaction both are transformed” (Carl Jung 1993, p.57). There are various questions that are asked about the issues in personality psychology such as, “How important are social influences on the self, such as parental deprivation or excessive praise? Is the sense of self merely an inconsequential epiphenomenon or secondary perception arising from other forces that really matter? What is the core of who we are? A second core issue with the studies of personality studies is does each person require a unique approach? “Gordon Allport argued that a key aspect of the study of personality must focus on the individual and thus be idiographic” (p.18). To generalize an individual is a complication in itself because the personality of each person is complex in its own way so how can we generalize? Obtaining an answer to that question is still a dilemma. Allport complained
Freud proposed the psychological structure of personality to include three systems called the id, the ego, and the superego. At birth, the id is the original system of personality and is ruled by the pleasure principle. It is driven towards satisfying instinctual needs. The ego can be described as a mediator between ones instincts and their surrounding environment. The ego is ruled by the reality principle, using realistic and logical thinking to formulate action plans for satisfying needs. The superego includes a person’s moral code and strives for perfection, not pleasure. Psychic energy is distributed between these three systems creating dynamics of personality. This psychic energy is what determines behavior (Day, 2008).
The viewpoints if Sigmund Freud and Carl Rogers have similarities and differences. Both have made significant contribution to the psychology field. The theories from Freud and Rogers are still used in modern psychology. Freud is best known for creating psychoanalysis and Rogers is renowned for developing the person-centered therapy. The subject of this paper pertains to Freud’s and Rogers’ views of their respective theories, how different their theories would be if they were alive today, and how social and cultural factors influenced the development of their respective theories of personality.
Personality is a concept that will continue to studied and improved upon. Theories of Sigmund Freud, Carl G. Jung, Alfred Adler, Karen Horney, Anna Freud, and Heinz Hartmann and several others have contributed significant ideas to the study of personality and have had impacts on our current approaches. The purpose of this paper is to compare two sources of the motivations concerning why people behave the way they do. Sigmund Freud’s psychoanalytic approach will be discussed and compared to the approach of neo-analyst Karen Horney. Karen Horney claimed that psychoanalysis is not the only way to resolve inner conflicts and she offered a uniquely feminist perspective for her time that disputed the Freudian theory of penis envy.
Theodor Adorno and Max Horkheimer are known as two great critical theorists who are primarily known for their work The Culture Industry: Enlightenment as Mass Deception. Adorno and Horkheimer originally were members of the Frankfurt School, which was a group of scholars that were a part of the revival of Marxist thought. Adorno and Horkheimer were third wave scholars of Marxist thought which meant that they were concerned about the occurrence of the communist revolution. However, the revolution never took off instead the spread of fascism and Hitler’s regime occurred. Adorno and Horkheimer, both of Jewish descent, were forced to flee to New York. The Culture Industry: Enlightenment as