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Discussion 

Personality Theories in the Psychodynamic Tradition Prior to beginning work on this discussion, read chapters 1 through 6 of the textbook and the required articles listed with the theorist assigned to you for the discussion.

For your initial post, you will examine the contributions of a theorist who was instrumental in developing the psychoanalytic theoretical approach based on the first letter of your last name. Please see below for your assigned theorist.

Freudians (Sigmund Freud): last names beginning with A through C: Hoffman, L. (2010). One hundred years after Sigmund Freud's lectures in America: towards and integration of psychoanalytic theories and techniques within psychiatry. History of Psychiatry, 21(4), 455-470. doi: 10.1177/0957154X09338081 retrieved from the Sage Journals database.

•The full-text version of this article can be accessed through the Sage Journal database in the Ashford University Library. Szaluta, J. (2014). Sigmund Freud's literary ego ideals. Journal of Psychohistory, 41(4), 283-300. Retrieved from the EBSCOhost database. Carl Jung: last names beginning with D through G: Jones, R. A. (2013). Jung's "Psychology with the Psyche" and the behavioral sciences. Behavioral Sciences (2076-328X), 3(3), 408-417.

•The full-text version of this article can be accessed through the EBSCOhost database in the Ashford University Library. Mcmillan, F. N., Iii, & Rosen, D. H. (2012). Synchronicity at the crossroads: Frank McMillan Jr., Forrest Bess, and Carl Jung. Jung Journal, 6(2), 86-102.

•The full-text version of this article can be accessed through the ProQuest database in the Ashford University Library. Alfred Adler: last names beginning with H through J: La Voy, S.K., Brand, M. J. L., & McFadden, C. R. (2014). An important lesson from our past with significance for our future: Alfred Adler's Gemeinschaftsgefühl. Journal of Individual Psychology, 69(4), 280-293. Retrieved from the EBSCOhost database. Overholser, J. C. (2013).

A true sense of community has no boundaries: A simulated interview with Alfred Adler. Journal of Individual Psychology, 69(1), 7-23. Retrieved from the EBSCOhost database. Wilhelm Reich: last names beginning with K through N: Bennett, P. W. (2010). The persecution of Dr. Wilhelm Reich by the government of the United States. International Forum of Psychoanalysis, 19(1), 51-65. doi:10.1080/08037060903095366

•The full-text version of this article can be accessed through the EBSCOhost database in the Ashford University Library. Sletvold, J. (2011). 'The reading of emotional expression': Wilhelm Reich and the history of embodied analysis. Psychoanalytic Dialogues, 21(4), 453-467. doi:10.1080/10481885.2011.595337

•The full-text version of this article can be accessed through the EBSCOhost database in the Ashford University Library. Neo-Freudians (Karen Horney): last names beginning with O through R: Eckardt, M. (2006). Karen Horney: A portrait. American Journal of Psychoanalysis, 66(2), 105-108.

•The full-text version of this article can be accessed through the ProQuest database in the Ashford University Library. Smith, W. B. (2007). Karen Horney and psychotherapy in the 21st century. Clinical Social Work Journal, 35(1), 57-66.

•The full-text version of this article can be accessed through the ProQuest database in the Ashford University Library. Anna Freud: last names beginning with S through U: Cohler, B. J., & Galatzer-Levy, R. M. (2008). Freud, Anna, and the problem of female sexuality. Psychoanalytic Inquiry, 28(1), 3-26. doi:10.1080/07351690701787085

•The full-text version of this article can be accessed through the EBSCOhost database in the Ashford University Library. Midgley, N. (2012). The course of life: A 1979 lecture - by Anna Freud. British Journal of Psychotherapy, 28(3), 395-399.

•The full-text version of this article can be accessed through the EBSCOhost database in the Ashford University Library. Melanie Klein: last names beginning with V through Z: Jacobs, A. (2007). The potential of theory: Melanie Klein, Luce Irigaray, and the mother-daughter relationship.

Hypatia: A Jouranl of Feminist Philosophy, 22(3), 175-193. Retrieved from the EBSOhost database. Rusbridger, R. (2012). Affects in Melanie Klein. The International Journal of Psychoanalysis, 93(1), 139-150.

•The full-text version of this article can be accessed through the ProQuest database in the Ashford University Library.

In addition to the required articles for your assigned theorist, research a minimum of one peer-reviewed article from the Ashford University Library on your theorist's research and work within the field of psychology.

Examine and describe your theorist's contribution(s) to psychodynamic theory.

Examine the major theoretical approaches proposed by your theorist including any related research methods and/or assessment instruments associated with him or her.

Evaluate any issues and cultural considerations associated with your assigned theorist.

Analyze and describe how the APA's Ethical Principles and Code of Conduct might affect the implementation of your theorist's personality assessments.

Assess the types of personality measurements and research designs associated with your assigned theorist and describe how they have evolved. Your initial post should be a minimum of 400 words.