Personality Theories Beh/225 Personality Research
Personality Theories
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BEH/225
August 3, 2014
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Personality Theories
In history, many psychologists have had theories such as Freud, Jung, Rogers, and Maslow. These psychologists have suggested a number of theories based on personality to attempt to explain similarities and offer reasons for differences in personalities. The following approaches such as psychoanalytic, humanistic, social learning, type, and trait theories will be defined through emphasizing both the strengths and weaknesses for the different theories.
Sigmund Freud was the main promoter of the Psychoanalytic Theory; however, other psychologists known as Neo-Freudians such as Jung, Adler, Erikson, and Horney are also major contributors (Coon …show more content…
Unlike some other theories, the psychoanalytic approach is a complete theory and can explain behavior. In addition, the psychoanalytic approach emphasizes the role of the unconscious and that the unconscious part of the mind can distinguish things without conscious awareness (Coon and Mitterer, 2013). On the other hand, its main weaknesses are that any experimental evidence does not back it up (Coon and Mitterer, 2013). Freud’s case studies were subjective and interpretative. Freud also placed an over emphasis on sexual drive and provides us with an extremely negative outlook on personality (Coon and Mitterer, …show more content…
Sigmund Freud found the unconscious and attempting to embrace people’s minds in ego-psychology. These techniques consist of sympathy, trust, rhetoric, and fragmentary knowledge. By use of the dream analysis, which gives the explanation to study the unconscious, but on the other hand this caused many people to criticize him (Coon and Mitterer, 2013). Freud believes that the only treatment that can be proved and being correct could produce true and permanent cures in his psychoanalysis (Coon and Mitterer, 2013).
Abraham Maslow and Carl Rogers led the humanistic movement and concentrates mainly on an individual’s potential in terms of growth and satisfaction. Humanists have a positive viewpoint on human nature. They focus on the ability of human beings to think consciously and rationally along with the ability to achieve their full potential (Coon and Mitterer, 2013). In the humanistic view, people are in control of their own lives and actions, presenting the idea they also have the freedom and will to change their attitudes and behavior (Coon and Mitterer,
Student
BEH/225
August 3, 2014
Intructor
Personality Theories
In history, many psychologists have had theories such as Freud, Jung, Rogers, and Maslow. These psychologists have suggested a number of theories based on personality to attempt to explain similarities and offer reasons for differences in personalities. The following approaches such as psychoanalytic, humanistic, social learning, type, and trait theories will be defined through emphasizing both the strengths and weaknesses for the different theories.
Sigmund Freud was the main promoter of the Psychoanalytic Theory; however, other psychologists known as Neo-Freudians such as Jung, Adler, Erikson, and Horney are also major contributors (Coon …show more content…
Unlike some other theories, the psychoanalytic approach is a complete theory and can explain behavior. In addition, the psychoanalytic approach emphasizes the role of the unconscious and that the unconscious part of the mind can distinguish things without conscious awareness (Coon and Mitterer, 2013). On the other hand, its main weaknesses are that any experimental evidence does not back it up (Coon and Mitterer, 2013). Freud’s case studies were subjective and interpretative. Freud also placed an over emphasis on sexual drive and provides us with an extremely negative outlook on personality (Coon and Mitterer, …show more content…
Sigmund Freud found the unconscious and attempting to embrace people’s minds in ego-psychology. These techniques consist of sympathy, trust, rhetoric, and fragmentary knowledge. By use of the dream analysis, which gives the explanation to study the unconscious, but on the other hand this caused many people to criticize him (Coon and Mitterer, 2013). Freud believes that the only treatment that can be proved and being correct could produce true and permanent cures in his psychoanalysis (Coon and Mitterer, 2013).
Abraham Maslow and Carl Rogers led the humanistic movement and concentrates mainly on an individual’s potential in terms of growth and satisfaction. Humanists have a positive viewpoint on human nature. They focus on the ability of human beings to think consciously and rationally along with the ability to achieve their full potential (Coon and Mitterer, 2013). In the humanistic view, people are in control of their own lives and actions, presenting the idea they also have the freedom and will to change their attitudes and behavior (Coon and Mitterer,