Personality Overview Different theories permit different perspectives and because there are many personalities that vary tremendously from each other, different theories are needed for a greater understanding of oneself. How well these theories work and explain one’s personality can be seen best if two are chosen and are compared against each other. By doing so, one can learn more about their strengths and weaknesses, about their assumptions, limitations, and about what is taken into consideration when trying to provide an explanation about one’s personality. Certainly, the pick is not an easy one because there are so many interesting theories explaining why one is the way he or she is. However, when trying to discuss any kind of personality it is almost impossible not to stumble on the assumptions and propositions made by Sigmund Freud. Most likely is it due to the fact that he is still the best-known theorist concerning personality research, while at the same time, he is one who received plenty of controversy regarding his theory. Even more interesting when one is writing about Freud and his theory is when one chooses to compare it against another theory. By doing so, one can research a theory more deeply. In this case, the other theory is the psychoanalytic social theory developed by Karen Horney. By reading further, one shall see how each theory differs from one other. Based on the given information, one may be more likely to conclude which theory or perhaps both explain one’s personality to its fullest.
Sigmund Freud’s Psychoanalytic Theory One can say that not only is Freud’s theory interesting but also that Sigmund Freud as a personality was very interesting. At first, a very ambitious physician, Freud was able to discover a drug, later on called cocaine and claimed that it would be the cure for morphine addiction (Markle, 2012). As with