LIMITS
- Failed to have evidence for the theory.
- The theory is lacked data and too focused on pathology.
- This theory lacks consideration of culture and its influence on personality.
Premise of Theory
- Humans are described as having sexual and aggressive drives.
- It is governed by irrational forces, as well as instinctual and biological drives.
- Psychoanalytic theorists do not believe in free will.
Advantages
- The theory emphasizes the importance of childhood experiences.
- It initiated and addressed the importance of the unconscious, drives that make-up the majority of all human beings' personalities.
- Explains why every individual reacts differently to similar situations.
Sigmund Frued
SIGMUND FRUED THEORY
(psychoanalytic theory)
Timeline
- 1889- He published The Interpretation of Dreams
- 1895- Described the evolution of his clinical method and his theory
- 1924-The final defection from Freud's essential work had been done prior to 1905
The Founding Father of Psychoanalysis
Biography
- Psychoanalytic perspective - Children move through a series of stages in which they comfort conflicts between biological drives and social expectations.The person's ability to learn,to get along with others,and to cope with anxiety is what determines how there conflicts are resolved.
- Psychosexual Theory- Emphasizes that how parent manage their child's sexual and aggressive drives in the first few years is crucial for healthy personality development.
- Austrian Neurologist
- Born May6,2014
- Died September 23,2014
- Started high school at age 9
- At age 17 studied philosophy,physiology, and zoology.
- Alma Mater: University of Vienna
- Graduated with a MD in 1881