The Human Person Is That It Needs Relationship For Its...

The nature of the human person is that it needs relationship for its existence. According to the IPS model stated here, â€Å"humans are naturally social with inclinations and needs for family, friendship, life in society, and other interpersonal relationships† (IPS group 2014, p. 9). Based on this IPS assumption, supports such as relationship, loving, caring, and interaction are essential elements that are vital for a human’s survival. Throughout the history of philosophy and psychology, individual observers made assumptions that were related to the IPS model. For instance, as cited in Broadie and Rowe’s (2002), Aristotle had argued that â€Å"a relation between two people counts as friendship only if (a) it is reciprocal; (b) each wishes the other†¦show more content†¦Bowlby was a psychoanalyst, so the paper also considers other significant individuals who have contributed to the psychoanalytic school in the history of psychology. Such individuals inc lude Sigmund Freud, Anna Freud, Klein, Ainsworth, Main, and Winnicott. In his book: Attachment and Loss, Bowlby (1969) stated: â€Å"For long, psychoanalysts have been at one in recognizing a child’s first human relationship as the foundation stone of his personality; but there is as yet no agreement on the nature and origin of that relationship† (Bowlby, 1969 p. 177). Before continuing with Bowlby’s attachment theory, the paper examines first some ideas of the founder of psychoanalysis Sigmund Freud (1856-1939). Freud’s theory of personality focuses on drives and unconsciousness. Thorne and Henley (2001) stated, â€Å"Freud grew more and more convinced that much of the operation of the dynamic forces within an individual personality occurs unconsciously, and he came to see himself as an explorer of the unconsciousness† (p. 441). According to Thorne and Henley (2001), â€Å"Freud conceptualized personality in terms of the unconscious† (p. 441) which he claims has three levels: unconscious which contains unaware information that may be repressed; pre-conscious (before conscious) which is comprised of available information; and conscious material of which one is aware (p. 441). Thorne and Henley also