Freud’s Psychodynamic Theory
Who is Freud and what is
Freud’s theory on personality?
Who
and What:
Freud was a Psychologist
from Austria who pioneered one of the predominant branches of psychology for a
good while. This was known as psychoanalysis. In this Psychodynamic theory of
Freud’s he determined that we as human beings did not have free will because we
did not have control over the behaviors that we had. He believed that all behavior
was predetermined, and they were held in the unconscious. He believed that the
answer to these behaviors lay in three aspects the Id, the Ego, and the Super
Ego. The Id is the instant gratification factor, it takes all the desires that
we have as humans and wants us to have them now. The Id lies on the unconscious
level of the human mind. The Super Ego is the human’s sense of what is right
and what is wrong (also known as morality). This is what makes us want to
achieve perfection, and when we miss the mark we tend to feel guilty because of
this. The Ego is the intermediate mediator between both the Id and the Super
Ego. It operates in the conscious and it is in charge of the decision making
process when it comes to the personality. Freud believed that Psychological
problems arose when one of these three forces pushed too strongly in one
direction, and because of this push it leads to the manufacturing of what Freud
called defense mechanisms that are used to maintain a positive self-image. Freud
believed that the Mechanisms were in a way good and needed, but if they became
over used then they could be seen in a negative light (Saylor).
Freud showed that there
were five stages, and if one of these stages was missed then there would be
personality affects. These stages are oral, anal, phallic, latency, genital.
Each one of these would involve a certain pleasure being met correctly then the
person would develop normally in personality. However, if one of these stages
were missed, or not filled adequately then the personality development would
suffer (Saylor). http://www.saylor.org/books
Uses:
This theory can be and
has been applied in many ways. One instance is the way Carl Rodgers interviews
his client. The women talks of how she is feeling guilty for certain things,
and she even claims that maybe if her mother raised her differently she might
not feel as guilty. She has put up the defense mechanism of deflection. She
tried to place the blame on her mother, and she even tried to put the blame on
how she was made (Carl Rodgers). The recognition of these mechanisms can allow
for the therapist to bring to light the how the client is using these
mechanisms to try and keep a positive self-image. This can allow the therapist to
reveal this to the client and allow for the addressing of these things. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HarEcd4bt-s
My Perspective:
As a Christian man I believe
that the Lord is trying to reveal himself in all things, and I do believe Freud
was on to something with his use of the Id, Super Ego, and the Ego. We are made
in the image of a Triune God (three parts) so this would make sense as to why
we have those three aspects, however I truly believe it is not the Id, the Ego,
and the super Ego. No it is the mind, body, and soul that makes our personality
what it is. Yes there are aspects of morality in each human, and a wanting for
gratification, and yes there is also a mediator trying to help make the right decision.
In my belief there are not necessarily stages as Freud claimed one has to
undergo it is more so of how one is raised. It is more needs of nurture that and
love that tend to shape personality. The way in which one is perceived by a
parent and if the loving needs of the child is met by the parent. However, no
matter how the personality is developed there is always the case of Jesus
getting a hold of one’s life and having complete control in changing the personality
of a person. This has happened to me I was a person who was easily angered and
somewhat bitter, however the Lord grabbed a hold of my life and changed that personality.
So yes Freud had the right idea with the way personality was developed, however
it was through the body, soul, and mind partnered alongside the care and the
nurturing, or lack thereof by a parent figure that shapes personality. Ultimately
though the Lord will and can shape personality in the ways he sees fit.
Sources:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HarEcd4bt-s
http://www.saylor.org/books
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