Psychological Perspectives of Human Growth and DevelopmentThe following will analyze the psychodynamic theory founded by Sigmund Freud. It will focus on the components of "the mind", including consciousness, the preconscious itself and the unconscious. Examine one's personality structure with reference to the Id, Ego and Superego. He will discuss Freud's proposal regarding the stages of one's "psychosexual development." It will then focus on the humanist theory of Carl Rogers, explaining his concept of "actualization tendency" and incorporating his creations of "self-concept", "organic self" and "ideal self". As a contribution to Roger's work, I also highlight Abraham Maslow's “Hierarchy of Needs”. Freud and Rogers will then be compared and contrasted, focusing on the childhood stage of human development. According to Freud, there are three levels of consciousness in the mind. “The conscious” contains thoughts and feelings that we are fully aware of, they can be verbalized and thought through logically. “The pre-conscious proper” contains memories that can only be brought back into “Consciousness” when we think about them. Information is easily shared between the conscious and the preconscious itself. The “Unconscious”. The material here is considered painful and “repressed” (locked away) but still has the force to influence our actions. “We have conscious thoughts that we are aware of and unconscious thoughts that appear in our minds as dreams. Furthermore, what happens in our conscious mind in turn influences the thoughts that filter into our unconscious mind” (Gross, The Science of Mind and Behavior, 2010) (Ingleby, 2006, p. 7). Freud related this to an iceberg model. The tip acts as 10% relating to Consciousness as only middle of paper......ross, R. (2010). Psychology – The science and mind of behavior. London: Hodder Education. Ingleby, E. (2006). Psychology applied to social work. Glasgow: Bell & Bain Ltd. Kazlev, M. (August 13, 2004). Sigmond Freud. Retrieved November 7, 2010 from Psychoanalytical Psychology: http://www.kheper.net/topics/psychology/Freud.html R. Shaffer, D. (1946). Developmental psychology Childhood development. California: Brooks/Cole Publishing Company. Rogers, C. (1959). A theory of therapy, personality and interpersonal relationships. New York: McGraw Hill. Rogers, C. (1961). Becoming a person: A therapist's perspective on psychotherapy. Boston: Houghton-Mifflin. Rowan, J. (2001). Ordinary Ecstasy: Dialects of Humanistic Psychology (3rd ed.). Hove: Brunner-Routledge. Shaffer, D. R. (1946). Developmental psychology, childhood and adolescence. California: Brooks/Cole.