Question

What do you like and dislike about Freud’s theory? You can talk about the psychosexual stages, the id, ego, superego, the defense mechanisms, or anything else that is part of his theory.

Answer 1

Freud's theory talks about Psychoanalytic Theory. It is about personality development. It argues that personality is being developed through conflicts. This conflict occurs among three component of brain which are known as id, ego and superego.

"I want to do that now"; is an example for simplification of concept of id. "May be we can compromise" is a sentence for depicting ego. "Its not right to do that" ; is an example for explanation of the word superego.His methods are used for treating mental illnesses. His theory explains human behaviour in more detailed form.

He also says that events of childhood have great impact on our adult lives. Theses childhood events shapes our personality. I like his theory because he explains human behaviour with some sort of practicality. Human behaviour and personality is the result of interactions of various events and circumstances.

These events and circumstances help in development of experiences. These experiences get involved into our skills. These later on find their places in our memory system. We ask questions about every new situation. We tackle it with advises of others or by taking risks.

Later on, we try to execute that task with more efficiency and smoothness because we have already developed certain skills. These becomes part of our personality. Our consciousness and unconscious mind both work simultaneously in order to development of overall personality.