PSYCH 10 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, Dream Interpretation, Abraham Maslow
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Freudian/psychodynamic views of the unconscious parts of the self. Humanistic view of the self actualizing person. These different perspectives and concepts can help us examine: What we have in common: personality components, basic drives, stages of development, categories of traits. Ways in which we differ: individual paths through stages, ways of managing basic drives and needs. Personality: an individual"s characteristic patterns of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. These theories of human personality focus on inner forces that interact to make us who we are. Behavior, as wella s human emotions and personality, develop in a dynamic (interacting, changing) interplay between conscious and unconscious processes, including various motives and inner conflicts. Freud (1856-1939) grew up in a poor family, and was a product of his times: victorian era was a time of discovery, but also sexual repression and male dominance. Men"s and women"s roles were clearly defined with male superiority assumed. Only male sexuality was generally acknowledged (discreetly)
