Psych 645 Week Two – Psychodynamic Theorist Paper

Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper discussing Freud, Erikson, and two other psychoanalytic or neo-psychoanalytic theorists.

Answer the following questions in your paper:

•    Why was Freud’s work so influential?

•    How did the analysts that followed Freud dissent from his viewpoint?

•    What links the theorists in the psychoanalytic theory group?

•    What are three or more psychoanalytic concepts that are relevant to today’s culture? Explain their relevance and provide an example of each.