Comparison And Contrast Of Theorist Comparison Essay
Kary Andrejol
12/27/2014
PSY-255
Mrs. Castles
Comparison and Contrast of Theorists
There is always many comparisons and contrasts when it comes to comparing ones opinion to another’s. Jung, Adler, Erikson and Freud were all very intelligent theorists that had very smart ideas and theories of why people act and do thing the way they do. Freud is considered the starting point in psychology, and the other theorists diverge from there. We will compare and contrast the theories of Jung, Adler, Horney and Erikson’s with the theory of Freud. These groups of theorists that use Freud as a starting point are considered Neo-Freudian. This is known as a group of American theorists during the mid-twentieth century that Freud influenced. The Neo …show more content…
Freud is typically viewed as the father of psychology (Ansbacher, 1953). Freud placed a lot of emphasis on the subconscious mind and how it drives us to do thing that we have no control over. Jung on the other hand, focused on behavior and how personality affects behavior. Jung developed the concept of intro and extroverted personality types and how each personality type made them interact with the world around them (Ponte, Schäfer). Karen Horney was one of the first female theorists in psychology. Horney thrived from the idea that neurosis was something that was developed as part of the coping process in their environment (Coolidge, Moor, Yamazaki, Stewart, Segal, 2001). Freud believed that the neurosis behavior was due to the subconscious mind rather than what Horney stated about it being part of the coping process. Adler who was the closest to Freud due to the fact they worked together, however did not mean that he agreed with all of Freud’s thoughts. Adler believed that motivation was derived from a child’s development to be exact Adler thought it was derived from the child wanting to overcome certain feelings of self-worth and inferiority (Overholser, 2010). Adler’s theory was in direct conflict with the thoughts
12/27/2014
PSY-255
Mrs. Castles
Comparison and Contrast of Theorists
There is always many comparisons and contrasts when it comes to comparing ones opinion to another’s. Jung, Adler, Erikson and Freud were all very intelligent theorists that had very smart ideas and theories of why people act and do thing the way they do. Freud is considered the starting point in psychology, and the other theorists diverge from there. We will compare and contrast the theories of Jung, Adler, Horney and Erikson’s with the theory of Freud. These groups of theorists that use Freud as a starting point are considered Neo-Freudian. This is known as a group of American theorists during the mid-twentieth century that Freud influenced. The Neo …show more content…
Freud is typically viewed as the father of psychology (Ansbacher, 1953). Freud placed a lot of emphasis on the subconscious mind and how it drives us to do thing that we have no control over. Jung on the other hand, focused on behavior and how personality affects behavior. Jung developed the concept of intro and extroverted personality types and how each personality type made them interact with the world around them (Ponte, Schäfer). Karen Horney was one of the first female theorists in psychology. Horney thrived from the idea that neurosis was something that was developed as part of the coping process in their environment (Coolidge, Moor, Yamazaki, Stewart, Segal, 2001). Freud believed that the neurosis behavior was due to the subconscious mind rather than what Horney stated about it being part of the coping process. Adler who was the closest to Freud due to the fact they worked together, however did not mean that he agreed with all of Freud’s thoughts. Adler believed that motivation was derived from a child’s development to be exact Adler thought it was derived from the child wanting to overcome certain feelings of self-worth and inferiority (Overholser, 2010). Adler’s theory was in direct conflict with the thoughts