History and Theory Paper

Assignment Content

  1. Consider the eras, life histories, and personalities of Freud and Rogers.

    Identify two research articles published in the last 5 years: one that investigates a psychoanalytic or Freudian construct and one that investigates a client-centered, humanistic, or Rogerian construct.

    Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper about Freud and Rogers that addresses the following: 

    • Provide a summary of each article, highlighting the processes that contemporary psychologists use to develop the theories of Freud and Rogers.
    • Explain their views of human nature and their worldviews as expressed in their respective theories.
    • Which aspect of their theory do you think would be different if they were alive and working today?
    • Explain how social and cultural factors influenced the development of Freud’s and Rogers’ respective theories of personality.
    • Format your paper according to APA guidelines.