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Discuss Fromm's Basic Assumptions About Personality and Include His Three

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Discuss Fromm's basic assumptions about personality and include his three existential dichotomies.


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Freud

Sigmund Freud, an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a clinical method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst.

Social Interest

A concept in psychology that refers to an individual's inclination towards empathy, cooperation, and a sense of belonging within a community.

Adler

Alfred Adler was a psychotherapist and founder of the school of individual psychology, emphasizing the importance of feelings of inferiority and societal engagement.

Masculine Protest

In Adler’s version of psychoanalysis, the idea that a particular urge in adulthood is an attempt to compensate for one’s powerlessness felt in childhood.

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