PSY 351 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Old Age, Erik Erikson, Birth Order
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Three of the theory"s limits and liabilities often played key roles in the development of the neo-freudians" approach: Many of these theorists rejected the idea that the adult personality is formed almost in its entirety by experiences in the first 5 or 6 years of life. Later experiences are also important in shaping personality. Many neo-freudians challenged freud"s emphasis on instinctual sources of personality. Freud failed to appreciate many social and cultural forces that also shape who we are. Many psychologists disliked the generally negative tone of the freudian theory. Freud painted a pessimistic and degrading pictures of human nature. First member of the psychoanalytic group to break with freud (1911) Freud saw adler"s disagreements more as defections than points of discussion. Important contributions to our understanding of personality are the notion of striving for superiority, role of parental influence on personality development, and the effects of birth order.
