University of X: Discussion on Freud and Eysenck Personality Theories

This discussion post provides a response to a classmate's post on the personality theories of Freud and Eysenck. The author begins by summarizing the key ideas of both theorists, highlighting the differences in their approaches. Freud's theory emphasizes the influence of the unconscious and early c...Read More

Running head: RESPONSE TO DISCUSSION
RESPONSE TO DISCUSSION
Name of the Student:
Name of the University:
Author Note:

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Response:
Upon closely reflecting upon the peer discussion post, it can be mentioned that the
student has briefly presented an idea about the Freud and Eysenck theory on the development
of personality. Freud and Eysenck were identified as the two greatest psychologists who
hailed from the 20th century. To a significant extent, both the authors had conducted
contemporary research studies on human psychology and behaviour. While the
psychodynamic theory propounded by Sigmund Freud was based upon the evaluating the
quality of interaction between nature or innate instincts and nurture or parental influences, the
theory proposed by Eysenck suggested that the formulation of personality is largely based
upon the inheritability of biological factors (McLeod, 2014). The critical aspects that were
covered by the researchers in the mentioned theories has been appropriately discussed by the
student in his peer post. As suggested by Kline (2013), the key factors that govern Freud’s
theory include important factors such as instinct based drives such as hunger, aggression or
sexual instinct, unconscious process and the early childhood influences. Fred typically
emphasises on the fact that the process or personality development is dependent upon the
interplay of human instinct and environment during the initial years of life. Eysenck on the
other hand defined the personality traits of extraversion, neuroticism and psychoticism with
the help of the two behavioural dimensions that comprised of introversion/extroversion and
neuroticism/stability (Eysenck & Wilson, 2013). The student’s post provided a detailed idea
about the perspectives of the different researchers on the two theories but lacked the inclusion
of practical examples to make the explanation more effective.

2RESPONSE TO DISCUSSION
References:
Eysenck, H. J., & Wilson, G. D. (2013). The Experimental Study of Freudian Theories
(Psychology Revivals). Routledge.P.90
Kline, P. (2013). Fact and Fantasy in Freudian Theory (RLE: Freud). Routledge.P.62-64
McLeod, S. (2014). Theories of personality. Simply Psychology.P.73-80