Topic

Personality Theories in the Psychodynamic Tradition

Instructions

Review several of your colleagues’ posts and respond substantively to at least two of your peers who were assigned different theorists than you by 11:59 p.m. on Day 7 of the week. You are encouraged to post your required replies earlier in the week to promote more meaningful interactive discourse in this discussion.

Read the assigned articles on those theorists 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 and/or cultural considerations your classmate did not mention that should have been included in his or her initial post?
What ethical consideration(s) should have been included?

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According to Scott (2012), Horney’s analysis emphasized on cultural formative role which sought to diminish Freudian’s assertions of children’s sexual fantasies as well as their unconscious influence of behaviors in adulthood stage. Horney insisted on proving the need for studying family methods and experiences as influence to the current behavioral structure developed in child rearing. However, although Horney’s projection of Freud’s psychosexual structure has been integrated largely on the contemporary systems of personality theories, her psychoanalytic expressions did not fully create a counterargument in proving the genuineness in rejecting the biological assumptions made under Freud’s libido theory. As per the APA’s Ethical Principles and Code of Conduct, Standard 8: Section 8.07, psychologists have the mandate to avoid engaging into vague research in the verge of making conclusions in the field of psychology (American Psychological Association, 2016).

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