Comparision of Personality Theories
Comparision of Personality Theories
Comparision of Personality Theories
Sigmund Freud
PRINCIPLES OF
THEORY
Freuds
Psychoanalysis
explains the relation of
past experience to the
in the present life. It
reveals the unconscious
state of mind being the
primary foundation of
personality. Freudian
slips and dreams are
explains as unconscious
intentions.
Freud formulated
defense mechanisms
as a response to cope
up with anxiety.
Free Association Technique or method
for exploring the
mental processes.
DYNAMICS OF
PERSONALITY
OBJECTIVES OF
THE THEORY
The psychoanalysis
theory brings forth the
relation of unconscious
mind and past
experiences into
consciousness and
present life.
Freud engages to
construct the
personality of a person.
Structure of
Personality : Id, Ego,
and Super Ego
Levels of Mental Life:
Conscious, Pre
Conscious, and
Unconscious,
Anxiety, as by
definition of Freud, is
sensations that warn a
person against
impending danger.
Analytical Psychology
of Jung also take in
account of both the
conscious and
unconscious level but
unlike Freud, the
unconscious portion
springs from distant
past of human
existence.
Transcendence According to Jung,
Transcendence is the
acceptance of
uniqueness as an
individual. It is also
called individuation.
the existentialism of
humanity. He insists the
connection of human
beings through the
rooted unconscious
part.
Alfred Adler
Adlers individual
psychology presents an
optimistic view of
people while resting
heavily on the notion of
social interest, that is, a
feeling of oneness with
all humankind. Freud
saw all human
motivation reduced to
sex and aggression
while Adler saw people
as being motivated
mostly by social
influences and the
Adlers Individual
Psychology explained
the drives of striving
for superiority and
success as the dynamic
forces of personality.
He concluded that
every person has their
own final goal.
reality, merely
unconscious to cope up
with anxiety.-
Social InterestAdaptation of an
individual in their
society in accordance
in their society.
Harry Stack
Sullivan
Sullivans
Interpersonal Theory
emphasizes positive
interpersonal
relationships as the
primary concern for
healthy human
development.
Furthermore, there are
tensions in an
individual that requires
energy transformation
that will eventually
become covert or overt
behavior.
Dynamisms He
termed dynamisms to
refer to a typical pattern
of behavior
Stages of
Development - just
like Freud, Sullivan
develop Stages of
Development; however
Sullivan classified it as
7 stages this includes:
infancy, childhood,
juvenile, preadolescence, early
adolescence and late
adolescence.
Levels of Cognition
He recognize three
ways of perceiving
things; the Prototaxic,
Parataxic, and Syntaxic
level.
Security Operations
according the Sullivan,
Erich Fromm
Humanistic
Psychoanalysis of
Fromm refers to the
separation of humanity
from the natural world
provides the feeling of
loneliness and
isolation; the root of
basic anxiety.
Basic Needs Fromm
believed that we have
needs beyond basic.
And this needs pursue
to find the answer on
the existence.
Character Orientation
- Pattern of energy
transformation between
of interacting people on
person.
Escape Mechanisms
these are devices for
escaping a problem and
avoiding isolation.