Sigmund Freud was the first to challenge the view that mental disorders were caused by physical illness and proposed that psychological factors were responsible for the illness. The psychodynamic approach highlights the importance of the unconscious mind and early childhood experiences. Psychodynamic psychologist’s attempt to deal with the mental health issues of their patients by incorporating these ideas and creating therapies using these ideas. The basic concept behind psychoanalysis is that a patient that suffers from mental health problems such as depression can address any regressed feelings thus, the patient gains insight of and can learn to work through their emotional baggage. It is a generalised concept that if the cause of the symptoms were tackled it would only be logical that the symptoms would then cease.
These came from Jung, Erikson and Adler. Freud’s main theory was that the psyche was structured in three parts, the ID, ego and the super ego. Therapists believe that the motives for our behaviours and personality are determined through psychosexual and psychosocial development. It is believed in particular that in our very early years (before the age of 5) plays a large part in this. The way children are treated by their parents helps form adult behaviours.
From this assumption, the development of numerous models is to provide various ways to study personality and consider factors for application on various settings. One example of an assessment model is the Myers Biggs Type Indicator (MBTI). The purpose of this approach is to categorize individuals according to the different personality types provided by psychologists Carl Jung (Business Balls.com, 2006). Among key indicators considered in this evaluation consider behavioral preferences and careful understanding of personal strengths and weaknesses. The component of this method is the ability to pair specific traits that comprise of (1) extraversion or introversion, (2) sensing or intuition, (3) thinking or feeling, and (4) judging or perceiving (Engler,
Personality Analysis Paper Jessica Ogunlanoh Psych/ 405 03/28/11 Linda O’ Conner Personality Analysis Paper 1 Various personality theories provide different explanations how situational behavior becomes affected by personality. The two theories to be addressed in this paper are the humanistic/existential and dispositional theories. The humanistic/existential perspective considers the entire person when trying to explain the development of personality and acknowledges the potential within each individual when doing so. On the other hand, the dispositional perspective pays close attention to his or her traits when describing the development of personality, which according to this view are the building blocks of one’s personality. To understand more clearly the differences between the humanistic/existential and dispositional theories, the writer will compare and contrast them.
The untrained individuals would look at psychopathology as being a study of mental disorders on the mere manifestation of different behaviors. However, we in the field of psychology would determine what is by going through the basics. It is commonly referred to as abnormal psychology which is the clear understanding of nature, certain treatments, and the many different causes. There are several ways in fact to where individuals in the field of psychology may use to explain psychology. For example, one psychologist may use descriptive psychopathology to which will strive to provide answers for symptoms or mental illness.
· Which of the major developmental theories are stage theories? Which are not? The stage theories are psychoanalytic theories of Freud and Erikson, and Piaget’s cognitive theory. Developmental theories that are not stage theories are the behaviorism of Pavlov and Skinner and the social learning theory of Bandura, and systems theories · Which theories emphasize individual conscious organization of experience? Unconscious urges?
University of Phoenix Online PSY 405/Dr.Cree February 28, 2011 Dispositional Personality Theories With personalities they take part in an important part of everyday life. From Freud to Horney they have produced diverse theories to assist in explaining the development of personality. Within the paper we will discuss Dispositional theories and, how they influence personalities and interpersonal relationships. We will analyze their strengths and limitations and how they can transform personality and influence our life and how we conduct ourselves. In our matrix we will discuss Allport’s psychology of the individual theory, and the trait and factor theory.
Both approaches differ when considering reality and what it is like to be a person. Sigmund Freud is generally recognised as the founder of the psychodynamic approach to modern psychology - psychoanalysis. Freud believed that much of our human behaviour is not within our conscious control and is powerfully affected by unconscious motives. Furthermore, he considered adult behaviour patterns and thought processes to be the creation of childhood experiences. Psychological problems occur in the developmental stages of childhood when sexual and aggressive impulses are subconsciously repressed and ‘driven
Personality Analysis Jan George 1 Oct 2012 PSY/405 University of Phoenix Dr. Wakley Personality Analysis Introduction When analyzing the development on how the research of the Psychologists theories on the reaction that was analyzed of the psychology of the individual and the trait and factor theories. However, the theory of the assumptions of the Psychologist approach concerning the behavior of a person’s personalities is examined with understanding of the conscious motivation, the characteristics, the factor analysis, and personality traits. In addition to the behavioral analysis, and social cognitive learning. This paper will analyze and compare and contrast of both theories dispositional and learning theory. As well as “describe the role of personality in affecting situational behavior and examine the personality quality associate with as well as describe the interpersonal relational aspects associated with the two of the theoretical approaches” of first the dispositional and second the learning.
Personality Assessment Instrument Paper Irene Gross December 10, 2012 Psychology 504 The personality assessment instruments that I decided to do my paper on are Meyers-Briggs, Rorschach, and Self-help books. I think that these three instruments will be interesting to learn about. I will compare and contrast the strengths and weaknesses of each one. Some of the topics that I will be talking about in the paper are as follows: validity, comprehensiveness, applicability, and cultural utility. Validity The first instrument that I will discuss is the Meyer’s-Briggs test.