Freud, Adler, and Jung

Comparison Essay # 107674

Psychology > Freud
Psychology > Jung
Psychology > Theory

A comparison of the theories of Sigmun Freud, Alfred Adler, and Carl Jung.

2,543 words () | 5 sources | APA | 2007 United States

Paper Summary:

The paper states that in the field of modern psychology, Sigmund Freud, Alfred Adler, and Carl Jung developed three classic theories of personalities. This paper compares these three theories and illustrates how Adler and Jung spring boarded their theories based on the prominent work of Sigmund Freud. The paper concludes that these theories of personality are the basis for most counseling and treatment programs used today. The paper confirms that the concepts are different, the counseling process differs, and the techniques vary, but all attempt to find the way to balanced mental health.

From the Paper:

"Another Freudian concept in the psychoanalytic theory of personality includes defense mechanisms, which develop in the unconscious. Defense mechanisms are ways in which the ego deals with endopsychic conflicts. These mechanisms help us deal with inner conflicts in a way that lets the ego remain intact and unscathed. Projection, reaction formation, fixation, regression, and repression are some of the better-known defense mechanisms Freud identified.
Freud also scrutinized the unconscious."

Sample of Sources Used:

Bridle. S., & Edelstein. A. (1991). Freud, Adler, and Jung theories of the self and ego. Was ist "das Ich?" Retrieved December 20, 2007, from http://www.wie.org/j17/wasist.asp?pf=1
Davis, D. A. (1991). Oedipus redivivus: Freud, Jung and Psychoanalysis. Retrieved December 23, 2007, from http://www.haverford.edu/psych/ddavis/jungfreu.html
Hollis, J. (2006, January 4). The concept of the collective unconscious by C.G. Jung. Retrieved December 23, 2007, from http://www.cgjungpage.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=527&Itemid=40
Kaufmann, W. (1992). Discovering the mind: Volume III: Freud, Adler, and Jung. Retrieved December 22, 2007, from http://books.google.com/books?id=aD5koLUnlRQC&pg=PA199&lpg=PA198&ots=vDD0DWe_MQ&dq=why+adler+left+freud&output=html&sig=oKfCip5h7uU_eEwbrcJ6WFnnSOE
Nystul, M. S. (2006). Introduction to counseling: An art and science perspective (3rd ed.). Boston: Pearson Education