Multiple Choice
Who is considered the founder of psychoanalysis according to the psychodynamic perspective on personality?
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Which psychologist is credited with developing psychoanalytic theory within the psychodynamic perspective on personality?
A
Sigmund Freud
B
Carl Jung
C
Erik Erikson
D
Alfred Adler
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Understand that the question asks about the originator of psychoanalytic theory within the psychodynamic perspective on personality.
Recall that psychoanalytic theory focuses on unconscious motivations, early childhood experiences, and the structure of personality (id, ego, superego).
Identify the psychologist who first developed these ideas and is widely recognized as the founder of psychoanalysis.
Note that while Carl Jung, Erik Erikson, and Alfred Adler contributed to psychodynamic theory, they expanded or modified Freud's original concepts rather than founding psychoanalysis itself.
Conclude that Sigmund Freud is credited with developing psychoanalytic theory within the psychodynamic perspective on personality.
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