PSY 250 Week 2 Psychoanalytic Personality Assessment

PSY 250 Week 2 Psychoanalytic Personality Assessment

Write a
1,050- to 1,400-word paper analyzing the components of the psychoanalytic
approach to personality. Your paper should cover the following areas:

Compare and contrast the psychoanalytic
theories of Freud, Jung, and Adler. What are two characteristics of these
theories with which you agree? What are two characteristics with which you
disagree?

Describe the stages of Freud’s theory and
explain characteristics of personality using these components.

Describe uses of at least three Freudian
defense mechanisms with real-life examples.

You must proofread your paper. But do not strictly rely on your computer’s spell-checker and grammar-checker; failure to do so indicates a lack of effort on your part and you can expect your grade to suffer accordingly. Papers with numerous misspelled words and grammatical mistakes will be penalized. Read over your paper – in silence and then aloud – before handing it in and make corrections as necessary. Often it is advantageous to have a friend proofread your paper for obvious errors. Handwritten corrections are preferable to uncorrected mistakes.

Use a standard 10 to 12 point (10 to 12 characters per inch) typeface. Smaller or compressed type and papers with small margins or single-spacing are hard to read. It is better to let your essay run over the recommended number of pages than to try to compress it into fewer pages.

Likewise, large type, large margins, large indentations, triple-spacing, increased leading (space between lines), increased kerning (space between letters), and any other such attempts at “padding” to increase the length of a paper are unacceptable, wasteful of trees, and will not fool your professor.

Include
an introduction and conclusion in your paper.

Format
your paper consistent with APA guidelines