Theortical Comparioon between Freud Sigmud and Erik Erikson

Peter Kowal

Theoretical Comparison between Freud Sigmund and Erik Erikson #1

The Psychological Dimension Theories between Freud Sigmund and Erik Erikson had contribution positives in the development of Social science. Sigmund, one of the most influential figures and the founder of psychoanalysis theory of personality, he describe stresses the influence of unconscious mental process. Sigmund, theory mentions the important of sexual and aggressive instinct, the enduring effect of early childhood experience on personality. Sigmund  Psychoanalysis theory base on observation of his patient, in which he mention free association of psychoanalytic technique in which the patient spontaneously report all his/her thoughts, feelings, and mental images as they come to mind. Freud believes that personality is composing of three psychological processes the-id, the ego, and superego that operate at different things. Freud Sigmund mentions that by age of 5 or 6 years old the young child has developed an internal representation of parental voice that is partly conscious -the superego. This is acceptable values and behavior and thoughts. The existent of an individual and the species for example the hunger, thirst, physical comfort and sexuality, Freud use a word libido to refer to sexually energy or motivation.

Erik Erikson Psychosocial Theory, in his theory, Erikson view was interesting because his explanation was that, psychosocial development through death; He assumed that people follow sequence of stages of development. Erikson said the stage from biological force and from young age related to social and cultural expectation. Erikson refer to epigenetic principle it is biological blueprint dictated how the organism growth and reach maturity. According to Erikson Psychosocial theory combines with social change in the expectation of the society to structure the personal adaptations his or her environment. He identify eight psychosocial stages of human development, he said each stage mark different task. He said physical, emotion and cognitive task that individual must master the struggle to adjust to the demand of the social environment.

By Peter Kowal