Freud vs. Bandura
Freud Vs. Bandura 1
Running Head: FREUD VERSUS BANDURA
Theories of Development Proposed by Freud & Bandura
Wednesday Evening Class
Jessica Carson
Freud Vs. Bandura 2
Both perspectives defined: The psychoanalytic perspective, projected by Sigmund Freud, is based on the idea that childhood experiences significantly influence the development of later personality traits and psychological problems. Albert Bandura believed that aggression is learned through a process called behavior modeling. He believed that individuals do not actually inherit violent tendencies, but they modeled them after three principles: the environment, behavior, and the person’s psychological processes.
Sigmund Freud: Sigmund Freud was an Austrian psychoanalyst in the twentieth century whose studies and interests were focused on psychosexual behavior, psychosocial behavior, and the unconscious. He blames desires and acts on neurosis and believes neurotics were victimized and molested in their youth; this is his explanation for sexual urges in children. He watched psychiatrists fall short of inventions of electrical and chemical treatments for mental disorders, only for them to turn to treatments that followed concepts of psychoanalysis. “Even though drugs weaken symptoms of suffering he believed psychoanalytic or talking therapy would truly restore a patient’s self esteem and welfare.” (Boneau, 1996) “In order for neurotic patients to recover from pain and discover a life of purpose, I believe that they must reclaim their continuity with their earliest experiences. Early imprinting not only creates ego and superego, it
Freud Vs. Bandura 3 also creates the conflicts that produce neurotic adjustments. An individual has to life these early experiences into consciousness to mold a new life of purpose.” (Kimble, 1991) In summation, the psychoanalytic perspective delves into a person’s past and life experiences to provide reasons for current behavior and allow them to
Running Head: FREUD VERSUS BANDURA
Theories of Development Proposed by Freud & Bandura
Wednesday Evening Class
Jessica Carson
Freud Vs. Bandura 2
Both perspectives defined: The psychoanalytic perspective, projected by Sigmund Freud, is based on the idea that childhood experiences significantly influence the development of later personality traits and psychological problems. Albert Bandura believed that aggression is learned through a process called behavior modeling. He believed that individuals do not actually inherit violent tendencies, but they modeled them after three principles: the environment, behavior, and the person’s psychological processes.
Sigmund Freud: Sigmund Freud was an Austrian psychoanalyst in the twentieth century whose studies and interests were focused on psychosexual behavior, psychosocial behavior, and the unconscious. He blames desires and acts on neurosis and believes neurotics were victimized and molested in their youth; this is his explanation for sexual urges in children. He watched psychiatrists fall short of inventions of electrical and chemical treatments for mental disorders, only for them to turn to treatments that followed concepts of psychoanalysis. “Even though drugs weaken symptoms of suffering he believed psychoanalytic or talking therapy would truly restore a patient’s self esteem and welfare.” (Boneau, 1996) “In order for neurotic patients to recover from pain and discover a life of purpose, I believe that they must reclaim their continuity with their earliest experiences. Early imprinting not only creates ego and superego, it
Freud Vs. Bandura 3 also creates the conflicts that produce neurotic adjustments. An individual has to life these early experiences into consciousness to mold a new life of purpose.” (Kimble, 1991) In summation, the psychoanalytic perspective delves into a person’s past and life experiences to provide reasons for current behavior and allow them to
References: Bandura, A. (2006). Autobiography. M. G. Lindzey & W. M. Runyan (Eds.), A history of psychology in autobiography (Vol. IX). Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association. Boneau, C. A., Kimble, G. A., and Wertheimer, M. (1996) Portraits of Pioneers in Psychology, Volume II. Washington D. C. and Mahwah, NJ: American Psychological Association &; Erlbaum Associates, Inc. Kimble, G. A., Werthimer, M., and White, C.L. (1991) Portraits of pioneers in psychology, Volume I. Hillsdale, New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.