Human and psycho theory

Question 1

Similarities between the two personality theories

Answer 1

Both are based on general assumption about human nature

Both assume personality develops over life span

Both are rooted in biology (dyn in evolutionary importance of sex and aggression, humans to develop in best way)

Question 2

Differences

Answer 2

Dyn is more about unconscious conflict, human is about conscious thought

Mankind is evil in dyn, good in humanistic

Dynamic has split in id ego and super, doesn’t exist inhuman

Question 3

Defense mechanisms

Answer 3

Very important in dyn approach, in human it’s self-actualization.