Compare and contrast any two of the perspectives addressed in this unit including the Psychoanalytic perspective, the Behavioris
t perspective, or the Humanistic perspective. Okay so basically its about Sigmund Freud or something. I really need help...I will give branliest and a lot of points. If you aren't really answering the question you will be reported. Thanks and Toodles!
The psychoanalytic perspective has its base in the concept of the unconscious, it states that we, have deep instincts that most of the time we're not aware of and they influence our day-to-day life. It also states that we cannot really fully comprehend us totally because there are part of us which are "subconscious", meaning that they are not known to the conscious mind. According to this perspective, people are, at least, neurotic. This theory usually focuses in the things the person is lacking. It also puts a lot of attention on the childhood of the persons, saying that it is during that period of our lives where most of our traumas came from and made us who we are today. It's a deterministic perspective. "Childhood is destiny".
On the other hand, the Humanistic perspective has a more "positive" vision of the human being. This perspective sees us as people with the capacity to grow and achieve our fullest potential (something that is not possible in the psychoanalytic perspective). It also states that we can comprehend ourselves and become better persons. Basically, this theory focus in the positive parts of the person. This perspective does not put emphasis on the past of the person but in the present and the things the person is dealing with now. This perspective says that our childhood did have some influence on us but doesn't think that this influence is deterministic but it thinks that we have the will to change who the circumstances made us be to become who really are.
Psychoanalytic theory is the theory of personality organization and the dynamics of personality development that guides psychoanalysis, a clinical method for treating psychopathology while behaviorism is the theoretical perspective in which learning and behavior are described and explained in terms of stimulus-response relationships.
