Comparing Psychoanalytic, Humanistic, And Social Learning

In comparing and contrasting the different personality theories, some approaches are psychoanalytic, humanistic, and social learning. There are personality theories that are based on traits. Sigmund Freud studied the Psychoanalytic theory (Schultz & Schultz, 2013). Freud desired to get into the person’s unconscious to examine the client’s personality. Defense mechanisms are associated with the ego, meditating between the conscious and the subconscious.
Carl Rogers studied the humanistic movement that examines the person’s growth and satisfaction. Humanists tend to have a positive perspective on human nature. Roger’s desired to study the person’s potential(Schultz & Schultz, 2013).
Gordon Allport studied heredity and environment. Allport believe that heredity provides the personality with physique, intelligence, and temperament that may be shaped, expanded, or limited by the environment (Schultz & Schultz, 2013). He

Hans Eysenck explored the dimensions of the personality. For example: Extraverts/Introverts; Neuroticism/Emotional Stability; and Psychoticism/impulse control. Eysenck also studied how behavior correlates with each dimension of personality (Schultz & Schultz, 2013).
B.F. Skinner studied respondent behavior, and Operant behavior. He examined how reinforcement can help or hinder a person. He also examined, how to control behaviors, and he encouraged counselors to reinforce behavior modification programs (Schultz & Schultz, 2013).
Albert Bandura examined how modeling influences a person’s personality. Bandura examined the processes of observational learning. He also studied behavior modification. He desired to correct those behaviors that leaf to anxiety, fears, and phobias (Schultz & Schultz, 2013).
Each theory may have different beliefs and different views that will encourage each client to make changes in their