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Freud developed the most influential theories in psychology and psychoanalysis. His vision of the mind into the conscious and unconscious components influenced research on the brain into specific directions. By exploring the underlying motivations of our behaviors, Freud wrote the blue print to new levels of figuring out the thoughts of humans. Freud explain personality development, with all of the emphasis on negative drives, developmental psychologist could wonder what makes us progress as individuals. A single insight, life drive influences personal progress. Its need for balance within the nervous system creates incentive to do things that society will accept. Given this view, it seems personality development, for Freud, is influence by desire for immediate resolution of the problems we come across as humans. Think of a consumer who consistently repeats negative behavior. Or, imagine a suicidal work addict who constantly seeks to push the limit, although never find satisfaction, and always feeling uncomfortable. Freud influenced one of his students Carl Jung very much, who was one of his students who disagreed with some of Freud’s theories. For example, Jung believed that Freud was too focused on sexuality as a motivating force. He also thought that Frued’s concept of unconscuious was limited and negavite, then later developed his own techinques. Freud also influenced Bowbly’s projective test concept, he developed this test to better understand a individuals personality, by image. Freud’s student Carl Jung had a very close relationship for many decades, as Jung learned about Freud’s theories of the unconscious. After a while Jung rejected some of Freud’s theories, and then came towards his own method of psychology which he called analytical. Both drew the concept of the unconscious, as a way of explaining dreams, but Jung had more of a multi-layered concept of the subconscious. The primary differences between Freud and Jung are very interesting to