ABSTRACT
Taking an analytic approach to personality simply means that the organization of behavior is viewed as being made up of different parts. The general notion of behavior as directed by unconscious impulses thus provides valuable insight into the behavior of individuals. This chapter looks at the theories of Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung as some of the best regarded attempts to view personality in this way. It also looks at these theories in more detail, it is important to understand that they are based on what is termed a "dynamic" perspective. The chapter describes the number of new terms to a minimum and limited the discussion of each theoretical perspective to a depth that is readily understandable. The process of deciphering the organization of the rules in a given person is termed psychoanalysis. The chapter examines the various components of the psychoanalytic theory of personality.
