Personality Approaches: Psychoanalytic vs Trait
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Compare and contrast psychoanalytic and trait approaches to personality
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This solution compares and contrasts psychoanalytic and trait approaches to personality.
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Psychoanalytic theory was developed by Sigmund Freud in order to explain the effects of the unconscious mind and childhood conflicts on behavior. For example, according to Freud's psychosexual stages theory, from birth, our sexuality begins to develop through various fixation stages. These stages must be completed successfully in order for the individual to proceed successfully through adulthood. If those stages are not completed successfully, they produce anxiety and the development of defense mechanisms to deal with the anxiety. For example, the oral fixation stage begins from 0-2 years old, involves oral activities (sucking, biting, and swallowing) and weaning away from the mother's ...
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