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Self And Personality

Question
CBSEENPS12041466

How does Erich Fromm differ from Freud's approach to personality?

Solution

• According to Freud, approach personality is biologically oriented whereas Erich Fromm's theory of personality has a social orientation.

• He viewed human beings basically as social beings.

• For him, personality traits develop due to social interaction whereas, according to Freud, roots of personality development lies in innate tendencies and unconscious desires.