Personality Theories Matrix
Personality Theories Matrix
THEORY Psychoanalytic Neo-Freudian Trait Biological Humanistic Behavioral/
Social
Cognitive
Personality “Self: id, ego, superego, thanatos; defense mechanisms.”
Personlaity structureis made up of 3 major systems: the id, the ego and the superego. Each has its own function properties, components, operating principles, and mechanisms, the systems interact so closely with one another that it is difficult to disentangle their effects and state their relative contribution to man’s behavior.
Id is the part of the personality system with which a person is born, it is inherited and that is present at birth. It is comprised of urges and desires plus the effects and fixations of early childhood experiences. All memories are kept here. All of the power for the operation of the other two systems and is in close touch with the bodily processes from which it derives its energy. It represents the inner world of subjective experience and has no knowledge of objective reality. Operates on the unconscious level of the human mind. Avoiding pain and obtaining pleasure, the Id has its command two processes the reflex action and the primary process. Attempts to discharge tension by forming a memory mage of an object that will remove the tension. This form of memory image is called wish fulfillment and is the only reality that the Id knows. “I want.”
Ego come into existence because the individual needs some type of conscious element with which to make contact with the objective world of reality in order to satisfy the needs for the body and the Id. It derives its power from the Id. The ego develops as the “self” develops and becomes conscious not only of itself but of the outside world.
Superego
The superego incorporates the values and morals of society which are learnt from one's parents and others. It develops as a result of rewards and punishments as one grows up. The superego's function is to
THEORY Psychoanalytic Neo-Freudian Trait Biological Humanistic Behavioral/
Social
Cognitive
Personality “Self: id, ego, superego, thanatos; defense mechanisms.”
Personlaity structureis made up of 3 major systems: the id, the ego and the superego. Each has its own function properties, components, operating principles, and mechanisms, the systems interact so closely with one another that it is difficult to disentangle their effects and state their relative contribution to man’s behavior.
Id is the part of the personality system with which a person is born, it is inherited and that is present at birth. It is comprised of urges and desires plus the effects and fixations of early childhood experiences. All memories are kept here. All of the power for the operation of the other two systems and is in close touch with the bodily processes from which it derives its energy. It represents the inner world of subjective experience and has no knowledge of objective reality. Operates on the unconscious level of the human mind. Avoiding pain and obtaining pleasure, the Id has its command two processes the reflex action and the primary process. Attempts to discharge tension by forming a memory mage of an object that will remove the tension. This form of memory image is called wish fulfillment and is the only reality that the Id knows. “I want.”
Ego come into existence because the individual needs some type of conscious element with which to make contact with the objective world of reality in order to satisfy the needs for the body and the Id. It derives its power from the Id. The ego develops as the “self” develops and becomes conscious not only of itself but of the outside world.
Superego
The superego incorporates the values and morals of society which are learnt from one's parents and others. It develops as a result of rewards and punishments as one grows up. The superego's function is to