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HCM 433 MANGEMENT AND ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR.pdf

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1. Psycho-Analytical Theory: Psycho-Analytical theory implies the analysis of the psycho<br />

(inner self). Sigmund Freud was the founder and dominant figure of the psycho-analytical<br />

school of thought. The theory anchors on two (2) premises;<br />

a. One is that adult problems have their roots causes in childhood experiences<br />

b. That all mental problems are personality problem and they are rooted in childhood<br />

experience.<br />

Sigmund Freud argued that the personality is made up of three units<br />

i. Id : (seeks for pleasure at all time)<br />

ii. Super-ego<br />

iii. Ego<br />

Id<br />

Personalit<br />

yyy<br />

Ego<br />

Superego<br />

Figure 9.1: Sigmund Freud compartmentalization of personality<br />

Underlying them is what we call Libido (which-means Lust). This is sexual energy possessed by<br />

all infants and it is responsible for most of our behaviour. Libidinal urges find expression and in<br />

doing that creates tension in the individual. The tension needs release, if release is not found in<br />

real life the desires appears as dreams, fantasies and other psychological disturbances such as<br />

phobia. For example, man may fear repressions because of his sexual wishes about the mother<br />

which he represses because they are wrong.<br />

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