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Research Abstract related to Sigmund Freud’s Psychoanalytic
Theory
Research Title:
Psychoanalysis: The Influence of Freud’s Theory in Personality
Psychology
Researcher:
Songyang Zhang
ABSTRACT
Psychoanalysis theory is Sigmund Freud’s theory of
personality that attributes thoughts and actions to unconscious
motives and conflicts. The purpose of this paper is to examine
the influence of Sigmund Freud’s psychoanalysis theory on other
personality psychologists. It illustrates the relationship of
different psychologist with Sigmund Freud, and further analyze
the influence by comparing the similarities and different between
traditional psychoanalysis theory with the new theories proposed
by various psychologist. The conclusion of this paper is that the
influence of Sigmund Freud towards other personality psychologist
shed light on the overall development of Personality Psychology
as a unique subject. Keywords: Personality psychology,
psychoanalysis, psychological types, Freud influence
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ILOILO STATE COLLEGE OF FISHERIES – BAROTAC NUEVO CAMPUS
BAROTAC NUEVO, ILOILO
BACHELOR OF ELEMENTARY EDUATION
JOHN LEE C. BARBA BEEd 1-A
REFLECTION
One of the most influential and controversial thinkers of
our time is Sigmund Freud. He changed our perspective of how we
look at our childhood, personality, memory, sexuality, and
therapy. Many people have learned from Freud’s work and went on
farther with his ideas bringing out new theories contributing to
his work. Sigmund Freud was the founder of psychoanalysis,
providing the first explanation of the inner forces of the mind
involving human behavior. Sigmund Freud impacted psychology
through a revolution by his major theories, his discovery of
psychoanalysis, and even his works including the many writings
and books. Many other individuals and psychologists reacted to
Sigmund Freud’s impact on psychology by influencing them. Sigmund
Freud had many different theories that were largely influential
and revolutionary, though now are considered criticism for the
present and during his life. These ideas have become one with our
everyday lives showing of what his works impacted on us human
beings. An example would be the term Freudian slip, or a
misstatement that we might blurt out, revealing unconscious
information of our thoughts or feelings. This may happen because
Freud would say that the psychoanalytic view shows that within
your mind, behavior can be directed by these inner forces. This
is but one of Freud’s shocking theories that include his many
workings and research. He used the observations of his patients
and formed a theory of personality development. Freud believed
that the mind was divided into two sections, the conscious mind
and the unconscious mind. The conscious mind is everything in
which we are aware of, knowing that we are awake and able to move
about. This also includes memory that can be brought about into
ILOILO STATE COLLEGE OF FISHERIES – BAROTAC NUEVO CAMPUS
BAROTAC NUEVO, ILOILO
BACHELOR OF ELEMENTARY EDUATION
JOHN LEE C. BARBA BEEd 1-A
our awareness at any time. The unconscious mind is the part that
we are unable to be aware of, such as our feelings, desires,
thoughts, urges, and memory that is out of our awareness. These
thoughts in our unconscious mind hold feelings of pain or anxiety
that we find unpleasant or uncomfortable. Freud believes that the
unconscious mind is a big contributor to change our behavior and
experience, all without knowing it. Sigmund Freud’s theory of
personality development is made up of three components. The three
elements are known as the id, the ego, and the superego, that
create defined human behaviors together. The first element, the
id, is followed by the pleasure principle that fulfills our most
basic desires, urges, and needs. These needs are concerned to be
satisfied quickly or there is a state of anxiety. This can be as
simple as having an increase of hunger, resulting in more of a
desire to eat or drink. The id is very important for personality
development during infancy, because it emphasizes the need of the
baby, and the baby will cry until the desire of the id is met.
However, if we were controlled by the pleasure principle for all
human beings, we could become overly disruptive and socially
incorrect, for we may find ourselves pleasing our needs by taking
what we desire from people’s hands. The id also can satisfy the
need constructed by the pleasure principle involving primary
process that creates a mental picture of the desired object
pleasing our need. The next element of personality development is
the ego that deals with reality. Freud believes that the ego
comes from the id and makes it so that the desires of the id can
be expressed in a respectable manner in reality. The ego is
included in the conscious and unconscious mind. The ego is based
on the reality principle that pleases the id’s needs in the
ILOILO STATE COLLEGE OF FISHERIES – BAROTAC NUEVO CAMPUS
BAROTAC NUEVO, ILOILO
BACHELOR OF ELEMENTARY EDUATION
JOHN LEE C. BARBA BEEd 1-A
appropriate manner. This reality principle concludes that the
id’s impulses will be satisfied, but only at the acceptable time
and place. The ego also releases tension through the secondary
process, where the ego attempts to locate the same object in
which the mental image represents. The last component of
personality development is the superego, which is the piece of
personality that holds all of our moral standards and what we
believe to be right and wrong. It shows us what can be judged.
Freud believes that the superego shows up for us at age five.
There are two parts of the superego, one is the ego ideal, that
includes rules for good behaviors, such as the proper behaviors
accepted by adults and superiors, and following this ideal will
give you a sense of pride and accomplishment. The other part of
the superego is the conscience that includes the information of
things viewed as bad behavior by parents and authority figures.
These behaviors are looked as to lead to conflicts, and result in
feelings of guilt.
