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Freud 's Theory Of Psychosexual Stages Of Development And Costa And Mccrae 's Five Factor Model

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Abstract
Freud’s theory of psychosexual stages of development and Costa and McCrae’s Five Factor model were compared to assess the personality of a woman named Judy, experiencing difficulty in her primary relationships and day to day functioning. The main purposes of the study is to explain how each theorist would assess Judy’s behavior and identify the strengths and weaknesses of each approach and further the differences and any similarities found. The key strength of Costa and McCrae’s model was providing a detailed and structured analysis of personality that is scientifically based however was limited in explaining the origin of Judy’s personality. Freud’s observational method using the Rorschach has little scientific evidence however his theory did provide explanations for how Jane’s personality developed. While there were many differences some similarities were also found with the most interesting that final assessments were similar, with a possible same diagnosis which indicated that even across two every different theories and theorists there is agreement in how personality is ultimately assessed.

Compared Personality Assessment using Freud’s Psychosexual Stages theory and Costa and McCrae’s Five Factor Model
In assessment of this case study about Judy, Costa and McCrae’s trait theory and Freud’s psychoanalytic theory will be considered and compared. Personality assessment’s purpose is to identify, define and measure important characteristics using

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