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Foundations of Personality and Psychoanalysis

PSY405 Week1: Sigmund Freud is considered to be one of the most influential and controversial psychologists in history. His theory of personality laid the groundwork for many other theoretical perspectives of personality. His theory is quite complex and includes the structure of personality, how it develops, and how we use our personality in daily life. In this assignment, you will outline Freud’s theory of personality to organize the main components and view his theory holistically.

Complete the Freud’s Psychoanalytic Personality Theory Outline worksheet.

Freud’s Psychoanalytic Personality Theory
Levels of Mental Life

Unconscious:
Preconscious:
Conscious:

Provinces of the Mind

Id:



Ego:



Superego:

Dynamics of Personality

Drives:
Libido:
Sex:





Aggression:



Anxiety:

Defense Mechanisms

Defense mechanisms:
Repression:

Reaction formation:

Displacement:

Fixation:

Regression:

Projection:

Introjection:

Sublimation:

Stages of Development

Infantile period:
oral phase:
anal phase:
phallic phase:
Latency period:
Genital period:
Maturity:

Strengths and Limitations

Strengths:



Limitations:

Write a summary of how the components of the theory work together and how the elements of a useful theory apply to this theory.