ABSTRACT
All psychoanalytic approaches to the study of personality (sometimes referred to as psychodynamic approaches) are derived from the work of Sigmund Freud. These include the work of theorists such as Erik Erikson (whom we shall discuss later in this chapter), Carl Jung, Adolf Adler, Melanie Klein and Anna Freud. Their work is based on the idea that our behaviour (and therefore our personality) is shaped and controlled by dynamic driving inner forces. These forces consist of our instincts, needs, desires and morals. They are shaped by our past experiences, and are in a state of continual conflict with each other.
