Briefly outline and critically evaluate the contribution of the psychodynamic approach to the understanding of personality.

The Contribution of the Psychodynamic Approach to the Understanding of Personality

The question about the development of personality and different stages which each person goes through during life is an object of detailed study of many psychologists . Each respected school of psychology presents the theory of personality development . Psychologists present different theories aiming to explain human behavior , factors that form and influence it . Different scientists center on different aspects of human life . Freud , Erikson , Piaget and Jung developed different development theories which study personality from different sides

Freud is mostly

remembered for his psychoanalytic theory centered on the important role of instincts . Erikson developed eight stages of life theory while Jung is famous for the theory of adulthood . Different scientists center on different aspects of human life . Freud centers on the dominant role of sex . Jung believes that notable development occurs on the stage of adolescence and centers on the study of this period of human life . Erikson makes an accent on the study of self and social orientation . Each theory has rational points and can be useful for the science for psychology . From the other hand it is hard to define one theory , which would be requirements . The questions which become extreme important when we talk about the developmental theories are : continuous or discontinuous character of development specific tasks common for everybody that should be accomplished during the different stages the importance on the environmental influence on the development of the personality...