Sigmund Freud’s psychoanalytic theory is an example of psychodynamic approach to the study of human behavior. With this approach, it is believed that the unconscious psychological conflicts control human behavior. Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis, built the psychoanalytic concepts almost entirely relying on his extensive clinical observations of patients with neuroses, as well as [...]

Psychoanalysis describes the basic psychodynamic alarm function – to help people avoid the conscious identification in their unacceptable instinctual impulses and encourage appreciation of these pulses appropriate means at the appropriate time, avoiding psychological stress. So what are Freud’s thoughts about defense mechanism? The defense mechanisms of “Id” according to the analyst, help implement these [...]

Personality structure of each person has three dimensions. Freud, the father of psychoanalysis, divided it into ID, Ego and Superego. When a child is born he has a simple undeveloped personality, consisting of primitive desires that he inherits. So, he is an aggregate of instincts (innate tendencies) and reflexes, a plurality of energy that seeks [...]

Dreams have fascinated philosophers for thousand years, but recently the dream became subject for empirical research and for focused scientific studies. It’s likely to be aroused often trying to solve the mystery of dream or perhaps we wonder why we dream… Let’s start by answering a basic question – What is a dream? Dream includes [...]

Comparing theories of development: Psycho-sexual theory of Sigmund Freud and psycho-social theory of Erik Erikson are two well known theories of development. Although they are influenced by Freud’s ideas, Erikson’s theory differs in an important measure of the first. Erikson, like Freud, believed that personality develops in a series of predetermined stages. Unlike the theory [...]