Compare and contrast Freudian theory and one neo-Freudian?

Answer 1

Neo- freudians placed emphasis on social relationships

Neo-freudians included Alfred Adler, Carl Jung, and Eric Erikson. They are known as Neo-freudians largely because of their former ties with the basis of Fruedian theory, but they added their own spin on things.

A comparison between Freud and Adler:

SIMILARITIES:

• interested in the manifestation of physical "symptoms" without physical causes
• felt that unconscious mental causes were largely responsible personality development and behavior in general
• psychodynamic conflict: different parts of the mind are constantly struggling against each other
• emotional motivation is key
• personality is shaped by experiences over time, especially during childhood
• case studies are most common method of investigation for psychodynamic theorists
• poor parenting --> long term effects
• focused on the origins of abnormality

DIFFERENCES:

• Frued thought that sex and agression motivated all behavior (Oedipus complex); Adler thought that a sense of inferiority and a lifetime of compensation motivated all behavior
• Origins of abnormality: Freud: poor relationship with parents, inability to properly release tension/anxiety; Adler: birth order --> poor parenting (pampering, neglect)
• Freud focused on dream interpretation/analysis and other abstract/symbolic concepts, while Adler concentrated on social relationships and behaviors