Neo-Freudian Personality Dvelopment

Question 1

social psychoanalytic

Answer 1

theories and were much less animalistic than Freud’s theories

These theorists, including Karen Horney, Alfred Adler, and Erik Erikson, introduced theories on personality development that included the importance of social forces in shaping our identities.

Question 2

inferiority complex

Answer 2

Adler

The way most of us strive for superiority in many situations

Question 3

Karen Horney

Answer 3

more feminist in nature than Freud’s and examined how many of us feel threatened and helpless as children. To counteract those feelings, we learn how to show hostility or love to others.

Question 4

eight stages of psychosocial development

Answer 4

Erikson
Erikson developed a stage theory that moves each of us through various social situations throughout our lifespan. Erikson’s eight stages of psychosocial development are referred to often by both personality and developmental psychologists.