Psychoanalytic And Psychodynamic Theory Of Personality

His theory suggests that unconscious forces act to determine personality and behavior. In which is a part of the a person’s personality where they 're unaware “conscious awareness”, such as infantile wishes, desires, demands, and needs that are hidden because of their disturbing nature. He states that “the unconscious is responsible for a good part of our everyday behavior” (Robert 13). Freud would argue that personality is formed during childhood and that everyone’s personality is among three necessary structures of the human mind: the id, ego, and superego. According to Freud, children go through five stages the oral stage (0 to 18 months), anal stage (18 months to 3 years), phallic stage (3 to 6 years), latency stage (6 to puberty), genital stage (puberty to

Personality refers to our distinctinve thoughts and behaviors that we have. Everyone has a different type of personality and it changes throughout during our emotions.

Often in the professional world occupations use different methodologies to guide people through their practice. As a social worker we are educated to use evidence based methods to provide a sound intervention or preventation process to help consumers address their barriers. In may practice as a social worker I would like to utilize both psychodynamic and cognitive behavior therapy when partnering with clients to address their barriers.

Perhaps, Jung’s theory is less about trying to find causes of behavior in methodological ways but more about helping people overcome the senselessness and aimlessness of their lives. Personally, if this is so, then I find Jung’s theory to be more valuable than any other theory of personality grounded on scientific research. Our well-being is contingent upon our ability to develop self-awareness. We were born to uncover the truth of who we really are. Every moment in life has the potential to be a redefining moment when we seize upon the opportunity to look more deeply into the Self and learn how to actualize its qualities in our daily lives. The goal is to increase our awareness of these moments in life, either conscious or unconscious, that invites us into a deeper knowing of who we truly are. When we achieve a state of psychic equilibrium and experience the power of becoming spiritually elevated, I believe we can find purpose and meaning in life beyond our mere survival. An achievement such as this can help cultivate a society that

When the word classical is used, images of things developed long ago with their traditional styles and ideas come to mind. They are perceived today as outdated and not as effective. Classical models of psychotherapy although deemed outdated, still have relevance in today’s practice of understanding human behavior. Psychotherapy is a science and art that was established back in the 1800’s with its own style and ideas. Classical models of psychoanalytic theory include psychoanalytic theory, neoanalytic theory, and individual psychology. The psychoanalytic theory founded by Sigmund Freud is the study of human psychological functioning and behavior. The personality theory

Sigmund Freud, the founder of this school of psych would explain Roberto's mild mannered, reserved, and extremely introverted personality as being due to the three parts of personality: id, ego and super-ego. One's Id works to satisfy basic urges, needs and desires. Roberto's Id must not have many urges or desires because if he did he would be more outgoing. Ego works to achieve a balance with our moral and idealistic standards while preventing us from acting on our basic urges. His moral standards must be very proper, and so his ego balances this with idealistic standards. The component of personality, superego, is composed of internalized ideals that are acquired from parents and from society. The superego works to suppress the urges of the id and tries to make the ego behave morally rather than realistically. Roberto must have parents who enforce rules and

Many psychologists throughout many years present theoretical approaches in an attempt to understand personality. Hans Eysenck’s approach of personality differed from that of Sigmund Freud and his psychoanalytical theory of personality. Eysenck’s theory of personality relies on the scientific basis of biology in explaining human personality. Although Freud’s theories are intriguing to an open mind, Eysenck’s approach made measurable scientific sense. He relied on the use of trait and factor analysis, which is a statistical method. Freud relied on faith and his personal opinions based on observational research to reach the assumptions that set forth his theories (Feist & Feist, 2009). Eysenck and Freud did not agree on anything about

The second article I reviewed looked into the psychodynamic approach when studying personality; many will use a social-behaviorist approach instead when studying personality. Within the article several studies were summarized to support the hypothesis that connects attachment with personality research, social cognition, and interpersonal relationships (Shaver & Mikulincer, 2004). In one study that was summarized, they talked about thought suppression. Research has been done to show that thought suppression can lead to a post-suppression rebound effect which can cause an increased intrusion into consciousness of undesired ideas after the suppression of these thoughts (Shaver & Mikulincer, 2004).

Over the variation of the project, subject A has been tested over three different models of personality. Each one provided different points to her personality and allowed for the most in-depth explanation of the subject’s personality. Each of these models are also capable of acting as a check and balance for the other. For example, between the trait and psychodynamic models. One could compare the results from the Big 5 and how that matches to the Myers-Briggs since essentially those gave similar feedback. Once those are both taken accounted for, these could give rise to a more accurate basis for the biological model, which is mainly inferred and not factual in the first place.

In my mind to teach, lead, or counsel you have to stick with what you know and makes sense to you. While I find all psychotherapists and their theories intriguing not all the practices are meaningful to me. Previously, I took fathers of theory class, however at that time didn't connect the importance of understanding and organizing which particular theories best suited me personally or put thought towards which theories I could successfully use to counsel. After having time to reflect on myself, what I would like in a counselor, and my current knowledge level of people I came to a realization. There is no clear-cut way to deal with human emotion and behavior.

Freud believed the personality was divided into three parts and disordered behavior was a result of a conflict between the three parts of personality. The three personalities that Freud believed existed were the ID, the Ego, and the Superego. The ID exists from birth and it is the pleasure seeking part of the personality. Freud believed the ID is connected to all of the most basic needs in life; thirst, hunger, and sex. By sex, Freud just believed that infants seek out pleasurable things. For example, a child who chews on anything it can can get its hands on could be pleasurable for the child. The Ego, Freud believed, was the part of the personality that was developed to deal with reality and develops in childhood. Freud believed that with the Ego, children would seek out a way to satisfy their wants in ways that would not result in negative punishment. Similar to the Ego, the Super-Ego also develops in childhood. Freud believed the Super-Ego was what toddlers learned what to do and what not to do and the expectations for them to behave and act in society. It was though that children did not know right from wrong until the conscience developed, which is part of the

Leigh Anne Touhy is the fictional representation of the real life Leigh Anne, famed adoptive mother of Michael Oher from the 2009 film The Blind Side. Leigh Anne is a white interior designer, living in the south with her husband and two children. The family is considered to be part of the upper class, and made their money from owning a string of fast food chains. Leigh Anne and her family take in a black homeless boy, Michael, and throughout the film experience a growing love and bond. They eventually adopt Michael and the Leigh Anne becomes a fiercely protective mother. Very little is revealed about her upbringing

This week we started our section on Freud and his many findings in the area of psychoanalytical theory and psychoanalysis. One of the mentioned psychological experiences that I can most relate to is one that is referred to as catharsis. By definition, catharsis means to release and free emotions by talking about ones problems (Cervone & Pervin 2013). However, catharsis can come in many forms. If you recall, Michelle Knight, was one of three women who was kidnapped by Ariel Castro between 2002 and 2003. At the time of her kidnapping, Michelle was 21 years old and was held captive for 11 years before being found. During her time in captivity, Ariel Castro raped her, beat her and mentally and psychologically abused her. She became pregnant on five different occasions because of Castro and subsequently had five separate miscarriages due to Castro beating her. While being held captive she recounts that she was “…Constantly taunted by Castro about her looks and how nobody wanted or was looking for her.” (Hattenstone 2014) Having been told that every day for 11 years would weigh heavily on anyone’s mental state but these women overcame that.

Psychology evolved in the 1800’s from philosophy and physiology because Wilhem Wundt argued for it to be in its own discipline. He established the first psychology lab in America and after that schools sprang up all around the country. As more schools were established new ways of thinking were introduced to psychology. The first two introduced were functionalism and structuralism. These two focused on consciousness in different way, they somewhat battled for attention. After these ideas died out, behaviorism and psychoanalytic ideas became the new ways of thinking. They were influential to the field, but faced opposition from other psychologists. They claimed they were dehumanizing and believed that they should focus more on the uniqueness of human qualities, this idea lead to the new way of thinking called behaviorism. For some time majority of the attention was focused on the behavior instead of the mind. This is why around the 1950’s psychologists began to work to put the psyche back into psychology introducing the cognitive psychology. From the 1980’s on these are the perspectives that were introduced and people are still working towards today; evolutionary psychology, egocentrism, and cultural diversity in psychology. Today the field is expanding as we find more information about the mind in research. More people are joining the American Psychological Association as the field expands.

Examined are the key elements in the personality theories of Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) and Carl Jung (1875-1961). Prior to Freud, personality psychology did not exist. Freud’s psychoanalytic theory conceptualized personality development in terms of psychosexual stages whereby personality was fixed by middle childhood. Freud explained that mental and physical illnesses were the result of an individual not being aware of the inner conflict which was experienced due to repressed infantile sexuality (Friedman & Schustack, 2012). Jung, as part of the neo-analytic movement, meaning new analysis, was the first to deviate from Freud calling his theory of personality analytic psychology. Central to Jung’s belief was that people’s sexual urges were no more important than their goals and motivations and that personality development was lifelong (Friedman & Schustack, 2012). His perspective was more social and optimistic than Freud’s perspective. Within the many similarities in their personality theories, exposed in some detail are their many differences in terms of motivation, the id versus the ego, consciousness, dream interpretation, and complexes. By Jung challenging Freud on his conceptualization of personality, doors were opened enabling fresh approaches to emerge and thrive.