12th Class Psychology Self and Personality Question Bank Self And Personality (Short)

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                  How do the post Freudians differ from Freud?

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    Ans.     Many brilliant students and colleague of Freud disagree with Freud on several issues like biological determination of human behaviour and Freud but too much emphasis on libido as a source of energy. According to these scholars, human personality is basically socially determined. On such issues they separated themselves from Freud and proposed their own theories although they believed in other postulates of Freud. These psychologists were known as post Freudians.
    They disagreed with Freud particularly on the following views:
    — They have given attention to social determinants of personality and conscious reality instead of Freud's biological determinism.
    — They put less emphasis on the importance of general sexual urges or libidinal energy.
    — They have extended personality development beyond childhood to include the entire life-span.
    — The ego is viewed as the seat of creativity, planning and the formation of self- fulfilling goals.


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