Free will and responsibility in personality theories of Freud and Rogers : meaning, application, and integration
Background: The study of personality concerns how people are different, and how and why they behave as they do. Recently, there has been an increasing interest in the development of a unified personality theory, which would aim to integrate existing personality theories and counselling methods. There is little understanding, however, of how a unified personality theory should treat free will and moral responsibility. Despite a widespread belief that personality theories have clashing views on the subject, little is known about the place of free will and responsibility in personality theory and psychotherapy. Research question: The thesis sets out: 1) to determine whether it is possible to integrate two influential and rival theories by Freud and Rogers concerning free will and responsibility; 2) to establish the functions of free will and responsibility in psychoanalytic and client-centered therapies. Method: The thesis investigates Freud's and Rogers's corpora, draws on philosophical literature of free will, and it builds on empirical research related to personality and free will. Results: The thesis argues that Freud's and Rogers's theories can be fully integrated concerning free will and responsibility.
Bieliavskyi, Vladyslav
BF Psychology
Free will and responsibility in personality theories of Freud and Rogers : meaning, application, and integration. Background: The study of personality concerns how people are different, and how and why they behave as they do. Recently, there has been an increasing interest in the development of a unified personality theory, which would aim to integrate existing personality theories and counselling methods. There is little understanding, however, of how a unified personality theory should treat free will and moral responsibility. Despite a widespread belief that personality theories have clashing views on the subject, little is known about the place of free will and responsibility in personality theory and psychotherapy. Research question: The thesis sets out: 1) to determine whether it is possible to integrate two influential and rival theories by Freud and Rogers concerning free will and responsibility; 2) to establish the functions of free will and responsibility in psychoanalytic and client-centered therapies. Method: The thesis investigates Freud's and Rogers's corpora, draws on philosophical literature of free will, and it builds on empirical research related to personality and free will. Results: The thesis argues that Freud's and Rogers's theories can be fully integrated concerning free will and responsibility.
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