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.