Comparing Freud's Psychodynamic And The Humanistic

Freud’s Psychodynamic Theory explained the regions of the mind, known as the conscious, preconscious, and unconscious. Freud believed that within these three areas of consciousness, was an internal conflict. However, Abraham Maslow argued differently, and developed the Humanistic Theory as a response to Freud’s Psychodynamic Theory and other behavioral theories. Whereas Freud’s theory argued that mental processes controlees our lives, Maslow argued that we are free beings that control our consciousness and can realize your potential through self-actualization. There is a few types of differences in the Psychodynamic Theory and the Humanistic Theories, The. Psychodynamic Theory is revolved around dreams, colors, and our sexual behavior pattern.
According to Freud he believed that our behavior was determined by control or forces within the human mind such as our behavioral patterns or how no one knows what is going on in the human mind. He also believes that the self-conceptualization is just an illusion and cannot be controlled by any psychological factors. The Humanistic theory is just the opposite theory in other words we have control and self disciple.
To further look over both theories, we must complete a thorough comparative and contrasting analysis, by
dissecting the fundamentals of each theory. Freud Psychodynamic Theory is that our personality is made up of the ids, the ego, and the super ego theories. The id is a having all or everything that you may desire. The super ego is a moral factor that tells you when things go wrong or could mean standing out charismatically. The ego is self consciousness or thinking only of yourself. Both the id and the super ego are always the battling forces. The ids are the pleasure concepts, which is a demand for pleasure or excitement without regards to any type of consequences or justifications. The super ego meanwhile, is the opposite of the ids or vice versa. The ego uses identification as a measuring point while the moral rules are what we get from our parents traits and from the moral codes set by society itself. The ego is in the middle, which is a reality principle, to force the demands of the id and the moral biases of the superego. Freud also used the fundamentals of Psychodynamics’ Theory in order to develop the stages of any type sexual behavior development. According to Freud, “sexual behavior is a development that is the process by which low sex drive is expressed through different pleasure zones during different stages of the sex development. Freud has an assumption or concession of five periods of psychosexual development: oral, anal, phallic, latency and genital” (Nevid & Rathus, 2005, p. 39). In early stages of childhood or the baby the oral stage of child’s development, the child uses its mouth for pleasures such as breast-feeding from the mother. In the anal stage of development, the child uses its anal anatomy to release waste. In the phallic stage, children discover the significance of their genitalia. In the latency stage, a child’s sexual urges are suppressed, and in the final stage, the genital stage, which occurs at adolescence, our sexuality is again aroused after going through latency. Throughout each stage of Freud’s psychosexual development, we go through mental processes such as fixation or displacement, although unbeknownst to us, because this resides in our unconscious mind.
The Humanistic Theory is focused on self-actualization. “Maslow believed that there was an order or hierarchy of needs, which ranges from basic biological needs, such as hunger and thirst, to self-actualization” (Nevid & Rathus, 2005, p. 57). In Maslow’s theory, once the primitive order, such as biological factors were satisfied, it was an individual’s right to take advantage of their consciousness and travel up the ladder towards self-actualization. Maslow’s hierarchy of needs include biological factors, the safety factors needs, the love and, self esteem needs and self-actualization.
Both theories teach that the human mind is capable of anything.
Even though the Humanistic and the Psychodynamic theories seem unalike, their basic principles rest on understanding the human mind. Freud’s references may be sexual but he strives like Maslow, to help us realize the true meaning of who we are. Freud wants us to discover meaning through our minds, while Maslow wants us to discover our minds through our sense of “Self “discipline and our potential. Their principles may be different, but both theories are trying to discover the meaning of what it is to be human through the dynamics of who we are, whether it lies beneath our consciousness or through the journey of our
self-actualization.

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Match the psychological theories with the appropriate statement(s):

F, J, M__Psychodynamic Theory B, D, K__Trait Theory

I, L__Learning Theory A, C G__Sociocultural

E, H, N__Humanistic Theory

A. Individualism versus collectivism

B. Popular theorist Eysenck initiated the five-factor model.

C. The healthy personality is found in balancing the social self with the individual self.

D. Genetics determine the traits for a healthy personality, but how those traits are expressed are influenced by learning experiences, development of skills, and the ability to choose our own actions.

E. Popular theorists include Maslow and Rogers.

F. Popular theorists include Freud, Jung, and Erikson.

G. Social and cultural factors such as ethnicity, gender, culture, discrimination, and socioeconomic status influence one’s sense of self and his or her adjustment to society.

H. Taken from the European philosophy of Existentialism

I. Focus on the individuals’ capacity to build knowledge and adapt to the environments around them. Includes behaviorism and social-cognitive theory.

J. Personality is characterized by a struggle between different elements within an individual’s personality. Behavior, thoughts, and emotions are the result of this inner struggle.

K. Consists of five major personality factors which are reasonably stable elements of personality. These factors include extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism, and openness to experience.

L. Popular theorists include Pavlov and Skinner.

M. Idea of the healthy personality is the ability to love and work.

N. A healthy personality means knowing one’s self, making authentic choices which are consistent with goals, and the capability of making real changes in their lives.