Question

Psychodynamic Theories

Complete the following table.

Theorist	Main tenets of theory	Unique contributions	Limitations and criticisms
Freud
Jung
Adler
Horney

Answer 1

Theorists	main tenets of theory	unique contributions	limitations and criticisms
Freud	- Id, ego, and superego (emphasis on unconscious mind) -Attachment, conflict and motivations - Importance of early childhood - Develop in fixed stages	Id, ego and superego - The unconscious mind - Defense mechanisms -3 stages of development	Subjective rather than objective methods - Obsessed with sexuality
Jung	- Collective unconscious and archetypes -Introversion, extroversion - Emphasis on attachment, infant’s first two years	- Collective unconscious style - Archetypes - Introversion and extroversion - Attachment styles	- Subjective as well - Falsifiability
Adler	- All of us born with a sense of inferiority - This pushes us to become superior	- Inferiority theory of personality - Sibling order and inferiority	- Every family is different - Based on newborn baby being weak and helpless, not great scientific evidence for his theories
Horney	Neurosis as an attempt make life bearable - Parental indifference, basic hostility and basic anxiety - The self - Coping strategies	-10 patterns of neurotic needs - Moving toward strategy - Self-affecting solution	- Limited to the neurotic.