A) The psychodynamic perspective
1. How does Freud's personality theory of;"the id", "the ego" and "the superego"hang together with his theory of child development?
2. Why do one use different defencemechanisms? Explain and give example ona few different defence mechanismswhereby you have your own experience called off.
B) The behaviorism-perspective
1. What does "classical conditioning" and "instrumental learning" mean?Explain the difference! Give some own concrete examples of these forms of learning! (For example from everyday life, in parenting, in school, in advertising, etc.).
2. What is the impact/significance Watson and Skinnerhas had when it comes to explaining human behavior?
C) The humanistic perspective
1. What impact has the self-image (Self Concept)inCarl Rogers'spersonality theory?
2. Try to find own examples of how poor congruence affects the individual and his / her relationships.
D) Compare the three psychological perspectives!
1. What are the main similarities and differences?
Compare, for example the view of the conscious / unconscious, what it is that guides human's behavior, heritage / importance of the environment to the individual's personality, what causes mental problems, treatment modalities, etc.
2. What strengths and weaknesses do you consider the different perspectives have?
I.e. which observationsdo you have on the different theories? Discuss and evaluate! (What do you think is reasonable? What is most important and most useful? What do you want to criticize? And so on.)