Freud and Eysenck's Personality Theories: A Psychology Perspective

This discussion post analyzes Freud and Eysenck's personality theories, highlighting that neither theory alone provides a complete picture of personality development, but together they offer a more comprehensive understanding. The response emphasizes the importance of both genetics and environment, particularly social and biological factors, in shaping personality. It references Bandura's social learning theory, which posits that children learn through observation and imitation of models such as parents and teachers. The discussion also touches on biological factors like emotional stability, neuroticism, and extraversion, noting their significant influence on personality development. The author supports their claims with references to academic literature, including works by Kline, Specht et al., and Bandura, providing a well-rounded perspective on the complexities of personality formation.

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Discussion and reflection
From the response provided by Christina on Freud and Eysenck, it can be said that both
the theories that are proposed by Freud and Eysenck individually is unable to provide a holistic
picture of personality development. However, both the theories together are capable of providing
near to concrete base for the development of the personality development (Kline, 2013). It is
important to note that the society and the environment both have a positive and negative impact
on the development of personality within a human being. Genetics of course plays role in
determining the how a person will look and behave when he or she starts to grow. However, it is
important to note that majority of the behaviour is shaped by the society and the environment in
which the person is brought up of grew up (Specht et al., 2014). Biological factors like the tinder
mindedness, psychoticism, emotional stability, neuroticism, extraversion and introversion have a
greater impact on a person’s personality and no doubt such biological factors control the
development of personality. One of the major theories like the Bandura’s social learning theory,
emphasizes on the fact that children learns by observing people around them. The people that are
being observed by the children are called the models and these models can include teachers at the
school, friends in the peer group, and parents as well. the behaviours that the being observed and
imitated include feminine and masculine, pro-social (Bandura, 2014).

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Reference
Bandura, A. (2014). Social cognitive theory of moral thought and action. In Handbook of moral
behavior and development (pp. 69-128). Psychology Press.
Kline, P. (2013). Personality: The psychometric view. Routledge.
Specht, J., Bleidorn, W., Denissen, J. J., Hennecke, M., Hutteman, R., Kandler, C., ... &
Zimmermann, J. (2014). What drives adult personality development? A comparison of
theoretical perspectives and empirical evidence. European Journal of Personality, 28(3),
216-230.