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Freud's Personality Theory Explained

Freud believed that personality is composed of the id, ego, and superego. The id seeks immediate gratification, the ego mediates reality, and the superego internalizes social norms. Abnormal personality results from conflicts between these. Freud outlined psychosexual stages from birth to adulthood and believed fixation could impact adult personality. He developed psychoanalysis to bring unconscious thoughts to consciousness to resolve conflicts. Adler focused on early childhood, social interest, and overcoming feelings of inferiority. Both theorists described defense mechanisms and developed therapeutic approaches involving insight.

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Freud's Personality Theory Explained

Freud believed that personality is composed of the id, ego, and superego. The id seeks immediate gratification, the ego mediates reality, and the superego internalizes social norms. Abnormal personality results from conflicts between these. Freud outlined psychosexual stages from birth to adulthood and believed fixation could impact adult personality. He developed psychoanalysis to bring unconscious thoughts to consciousness to resolve conflicts. Adler focused on early childhood, social interest, and overcoming feelings of inferiority. Both theorists described defense mechanisms and developed therapeutic approaches involving insight.

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Theory and Theorist Important age Normal Personality Abnormal Personality Stages of Development Structures of Mind Defense Mechanism

Structures of Mind Defense Mechanism Psychotherapy


Psychoanalytic - Freud First five years Freud believed that the Abnormal personality, Freud's theory of Freud believed in the Freud described several Freud developed the
normal personality was according to Freud, was a psychosexual tripartite structure of defense mechanisms technique of
composed of three parts: result of conflicts between development outlines the mind, id, ego, and that the ego uses to psychoanalysis, which
the id, the ego, and the the various components of five stages of superego. protect the individual involved a long-term
superego. The id is the the personality. For development that occur from anxiety and guilt. therapeutic relationship
unconscious, instinctual example, if the id from birth to These include between the analyst and
part of the personality dominated the personality, adulthood. These stages repression, denial, the patient. The goal of
that seeks immediate this could lead to impulsive, are the oral, anal, projection, and psychoanalysis was to
gratification. The ego is irrational behavior. If the phallic, latent, and regression. bring unconscious
the rational, conscious superego was too strong, it genital stages. Conflicts thoughts and feelings to
part that mediates could lead to feelings of at each stage can lead consciousness, in order
between the demands of guilt and anxiety. to fixation, which can to resolve conflicts and
the id and the demands have a lasting impact reduce symptoms.
of reality. The superego on adult personality.
is the moral component
of the personality that
internalizes societal
values and norms.
Individual Psychology -  Early  Social interest  Inferiority complex  Birth to early  Style of life  Compensation  Encouragement
Adler childhood  Self-confidence  Overcompensation childhood  Private logic  Denial  Insight-oriented
 School age  Courage  Pessimism  School age  Guiding  Projection therapy
 Adolescence  Sense of purpose  Inadequacy  Adolescence fiction  Rationalization  Reorientation
 Adulthood  Cooperation  Isolation  Adulthood  Aim in life of lifestyle
 Group therapy

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