Week 8: Neo Freudian theory, Limits and Liabilities of Freudian Theory, Carl Jung

Limits and liabilities of Freudian theory

•Three limits and liabilities often played key roles in the development of the neo Freudians approaches
1.Many of these theorists rejected the idea that the adult personality is formed almost in its entirety by experiences in the first 5 or 6 years of life.  Most neo Freudians acknowledge that early childhood experiences have a significant effect on personality development . But many argued that later experiences particularly in adolescence and early adulthood are also important in shaping personality  
2.Many  Neo-Freudian challenged Freud emphasis on instinctual source of personality. In particular Freud failed to recognize how many social and cultural forces also shape who we are . For example Freud attributed many of the difference he saw between the personalities of men and women to inherent biological difference between the sexes.
3  Many theorist disliked the generally negative tone of Freudian     theory. Freud painted a pessimistic and in some way degrading picture of human nature  people largely controlled by instincts and unconscious forces .   

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