Psychoanalysis: The Influence of Freud’s Theory in Personality Psychology

Psychoanalysis theory is Sigmund Freud's theory of personality that attributes thoughts and actions to unconscious motives and conflicts.The purpose of this paper is to examine the influence of Sigmund Freud's psychoanalysis theory on other personality psychologists. It illustrates the relationship of different psychologist with Sigmund Freud, and further analyze the influence by comparing the similarities and different between traditional psychoanalysis theory with the new theories proposed by various psychologist. The conclusion of this paper is that the influence of Sigmund Freud towards other personality psychologist shed light on the overall development of Personality Psychology as a unique subject.