Guided Response: Review several of your colleagues’ posts, and respond substantively to at least two of your peers who were assigned different theorists from you.
Read the assigned articles on those theorists that you were not initially assigned before constructing your reply, and compare the contributions of your peer’s theorist with the contributions of yours.
Were the theories complementary, or did they exist in conflict?
Provide specific examples of divergence between the theories as described.
Were there associated issues or cultural considerations your classmate did not mention that should have been included in their initial post?
What ethical considerations should have been included?
Please use information from the required resources as well as your chosen peer-reviewed article to support your statements.
First Classmate:
Freud was a powerful psychologist in his own right, he was also a doctor and father, who spent quite a lot of time with his youngest daughter, Anna who he treated as a client. According to Cohler, females were considered defective boys, and they were not placed in high regard in society. Freud also rarely addressed the female nature when explaining the Oedipus complex. Horney described women achievements a second class to men’s success due to cultural standards. Women were expected to support their men even to the detriment of their own success and there will be no questions asked this was the normal part of culture in the 1900s. (1937, p.204). Cultures impacted psychology as well, even in Freud‘s views of women. He seemed to have traits of narcissism, possibly due to being raised by an authoritative father and a submissive mother. It seemed that he viewed women as probably second class to men. He treated his daughter as done would describe as narcissistic supply to his views, he expected his daughter to admire his views. It stated that she was looking out the window at something she admired, but he didn’t pay attention to what her likes and dislikes were. He wanted her to look out the window at what he was looking at. His contribution to science, biology and psychology has greatly impacted psychology today in a positive way. He explained and researched how the conscious mind is separate from the unconscious, and the preconscious mind explaining how the libido affected our sexual drives even to give us energy. This was also highly criticized, but also became known as useful in understanding psychology. Although Freudian theory was male specific, it’s still held a lot of validity with females psychology. Freud explained the ego the ID and the super ego, and how it needs to be in unison in order for a human to have mental balance. He also explains how early childhood defines the growth and progress in humans, when they reach adulthood. Freud bridge the gap between psychology and biology so that stifles not only focus on pseudo concepts and thinking but also on science.
References
Cloninger, S. (2019). Theories of personality: Understanding persons (7th ed.) [Custom]. Pearson
Second Classmate:
Personality Theories in the Psychodynamic Tradition
Carl Jung proposed that personality originates from the mind. Jones (2013) notes that Jung viewed personality as a relationship between the conscious and unconscious mind, aiding people in self-realization. He contends that the conscious mind denotes people’s egos and represents their recalled memories, which epitomizes their character. The unconscious mind is a reservoir for memories and feelings towards multiple experiences. Therefore, people’s personalities are shaped based on the recollections in the conscious mind and the suppressed memories in the subconscious area, which are triggered after a specific encounter.
Besides Jung’s collective mind theory, he contended that the unconscious mind had two layers. The first layer contains people’s temporarily suppressed information, while the second layer, complexes, stores people’s details that can be transferred to the conscious part of the brain (Cloninger, 2018). For example, an individual may fear heights because of a forgotten childhood encounter; however, they may recall their experience as an adult if they are on top of a building. Overall, Jung’s theory reiterates that individuals may discover a new personality if their complex memories are triggered.
Finally, Jung’s religious culture affected his thinking. Darowski and Darowski (2016) posit that Jung was born into a religious family, impacting his theories on the differences and similarities between religion and science. In particular, a section of his work entailed explaining religious beliefs scientifically. Jung’s father was a pastor. Thus, his spiritual upbringing allowed him to uncover diverse Christian narratives and human psyches. In addition, Jung was imaginative, which may have stemmed from his interest in decoding his childhood dreams. His interest in Eastern religions significantly boosted his comprehension of the depth of the complexity of the human mind. Moreover, the massive cultural and intellectual changes experienced in Europe, particularly in the 19th century, impacted Jung’s thinking. Modernism and existentialism shaped how people comprehend the human experience, thus forcing him to delve deeper into the human psyche and its functions. Therefore, Jung’s spirituality influences his perceptions of the world and some of his philosophies.
In my opinion, Jung’s theory of personality is accurate. His assertion that people’s thoughts are stored in complexes in their unconscious minds explains some of their reactions. For example, people may assume they lack snake phobia until they encounter one. Their sudden fear of snakes may stem from a suppressed childhood memory, which entailed an incident with snakes, thus proving Jung’s theory. Overall, Jung’s ideas and propositions demystify many individual personalities, such as introverts and extroverts.
References
Cloninger, S. C. (2018). Theories of personality: Understanding persons (7th ed.). Pearson.
Darowski, E. S., & Darowski, J. J. (2016). Carl Jung’s Historic Place in Psychology and Continuing Influence in Narrative Studies and American Popular Culture. Swiss American Historical Society Review, 52(2). https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1073&context=sahs_reviewLinks to an external site..
Jones, R. (2013). Jung’s “Psychology with the Psyche” and the Behavioral Sciences. Behavioral Sciences, 3(3), 408–417. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs3030408Links to an external site..
