Abraham Maslow: An American Psychologist Tyra Little Carman-Ainsworth High Abstract The life of Abraham Maslow started out rough because of the neglect he faced from his parents‚ that was a troubled relationship during his whole life. His marriage to his first cousin infuriated his parents even more. This traumatizing relationship influenced his interest in psychology. Maslow is a humanistic psychologist; most famous for his theory of the hierarchy of needs and his research on sexual behavior
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Freud’s Theories on Personality Sigmund Freud developed psychodynamic theories on personality. He believed that there are three elements to our personality. The first is the ID‚ the second is the ego‚ and the third is the superego. He believed that each element keeps the others in check; therefore if all elements are well balanced the person had a healthy personality. Freud also developed a theory in which he believed our subconscious developed defense mechanisms to help us cope with anxiety
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Freud and Jung- The Unconscious The unconscious is hypothetically a region of the mind that contains desires‚ recollections‚ fears‚ feelings and thoughts that are prevented from expression in the conscious awareness. One of the most influential philosophers who made theories about the unconscious and its aspects is of Sigmund Freud. Freud distinguished between three different concepts of the unconscious: descriptive unconsciousness‚ dynamic unconsciousness
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Sigmund Freud History: Although anti-Semitism still existed‚ Jews were‚ by law‚ free to enjoy the privileges of full citizenship‚ such as opening a business‚ entering a profession‚ and owning real estate. Unfortunately‚ Jacob was not a successful businessman and the Freuds were forced to live in a shabby‚ one-room apartment for several years. Young Freud began school at the age of nine and quickly rose to the head of the class. He became a voracious reader and mastered several languages. Freud began
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consider Sigmund Freud’s Psychoanalysis theories and in particular his theory of psychosexual development in the light of what would be helpful to the therapist as they seek to understand a client’s ‘presenting issue’ in today’s world. Who was Sigmund Freud? Born into an Austrian-Jewish family in 1856 he studied medicine at the University of Vienna from 1873-1881. He was strongly influenced in his early psychology study by Breuer’s research of the treatment of hysteria by hypnosis(1884) Freud’s first
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Freud/Erikson Theories Comparison From Birth to Age 1 - Oral Stage is what Freud felt that from was the time that a child’s primary source of pleasure is through the mouth‚ through sucking‚ eating and or tasting. Erikson felt that from birth to 1 year is the very crucial time that children will learn to trust or mistrust their caregivers. 1 to 3 years old- Anal Stage according to Freud at this age children learn to control their bladder and bowel movements. Erikson somewhat agreed
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Abraham Maslow and the Hierarchy of Needs After Abraham Maslow met Kurt Goldstein‚ who originated the concept of self-actualization‚ he began his movement for humanistic psychology. Early in his career Maslow worked with monkeys and he noticed that some needs took precedence over others. Maslow took this observation and created the theory of the Hierarchy of Needs. These needs were considered current motivations if they were not actualized. These needs are the Physiological Needs‚ the Safety and
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Synopsis Sigmund Freud was born in Freiberg‚ which is now known as the Czech Republic‚ on May 6‚ 1856. Freud developed psychoanalysis‚ a method through which an analyst unpacks unconscious conflicts based on the free associations‚ dreams and fantasies of the patient. His theories on child sexuality‚ libido and the ego‚ among other topics‚ were some of the most influential academic concepts of the 20th century. "Religion is an illusion and it derives its strength from the fact that it falls
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Among Freud‚ Jung‚ and Adler‚ Freud is indisputably the most towering monolith. It was Freud’s pioneering use of the term "the I" "das Ich" in his native German‚ which was then translated into the Latin "ego" that brought "ego" into common parlance and popular interest to the process of self-consciousness. Adler’s school of psychology‚ which he called "Individual Psychology‚" was based on the idea of the indivisibility of the personality. His most significant divergence from Freud’s premises was
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are many differences between the work of Mr. Sigmund Freud and the work of Carl Jung. Freud’s ideas focused heavily on sexual tendencies and dysfunctions and Jung did not (Benjamin‚ 124) For instance‚ their disagreements on matter started with the ideas of the unconscious. Freud thought the unconscious mind was centered on sexuality. He viewed it as a file-cabinet for all hidden sexual desires and tendencies that would began right after birth. Freud thought when an individual did not appropriately express
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