Chapter 9: Psychoanalytic Approaches to Personality Sigmund Freud: A Brief Biography Why Is Psychoanalysis Important? Fundamental Assumptions of Psychoanalytic Theory Basic Instincts: Sex and AggressionUnconscious Motivation: Sometimes We Don’t Know Why We Do What We DoOne of Freud’s Famous Students: Carl Gustav JungPsychic Determinism: Nothing Happens by ChanceStructure of Personality Id: Reservoir of Psychic EnergyEgo: Executive of PersonalitySuperego: Upholder of Societal Values and IdealsInteraction of the Id, Ego, and SuperegoDynamics of Personality Types of AnxietyDefense MechanismsPsychosexual Stages of Personality Development Personality and Psychoanalysis Techniques for Revealing the UnconsciousThe Process of PsychoanalysisEvaluation of Freud’s Contributions SUMMARY AND EVALUATION KEY TERMS |