Character orientation
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Character orientation is how people relate to the world by acquiring and using things (assimilation) and by relating to self and others (socialization), and they can do so either nonproductively or productively.. Erich Fromm
is a theorist who came up with six different character orientations; Receptive, Exploitative, Hoarding, Necrophilous, Marketing and Productive.
Hoarding Orientation
Hoarding oriented people save what they already have obtained, including their opinions, feelings, and material possessions. It may be love
, power
, or someone’s time.
was influenced by Freudian ideologies when coming up with the theory of character orientation. The basis of character orientation follows Freud in the belief that character traits underlie behaviour and that they must be inferred from, and also that they constitute powerful forces of which the person may be fully unconscious of. Fromm along with Freud believed the fundamental entity in character was not a single character trait, but the total character organization from which a number of single character traits follow. These character traits can be understood as a syndrome resulting from a particular character orientation. In other words, the character of any given person is usually a blend of all or some of the orientations, in which one is dominant.
They receive satisfaction from outside factors, and thus they passively wait for others to provide them with things that they need. For example, they want someone to provide them with love and attention. They are not the ones to give these things away and often lose loved ones who are close to them because of their inabilities to open up about their feelings.
Exploitative Orientation
Exploitative oriented people aggressively take what they want rather than passively receiving it. These types of people do whatever they can to get what they want; even if it includes stealing, or snatching something away from somebody else just to get it.
Hoarding Orientation
Hoarding oriented people save what they already have obtained, including their opinions, feelings, and material possessions. It may be love
, power
, or someone’s time.
Marketing Orientation
People who are marketing orientated see themselves as commodities and value themselves against the criterion of their ability to sell themselves. They have fewer positive qualities than the other orientations because they are essentially empty.
occasionally refers to as the person without a mask . This is the person who, without disavowing his or her biological and social nature, and does not avoid freedom and responsibility. This person comes out of a family that loves, which prefers reason to rules, and freedom to conformity.
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2.The Glaring Facts . "Erich Fromm & Humanistic Psychoanalysis ." The Glaring Facts . The Glaring Facts , n.d. Web. 12 Nov. 2011.
3.Fromm, E. (1947). Man For Himself. Canada:Holt, Rinehart, and Winston of Canada Limited.
Erich Fromm
Erich Seligmann Fromm was a Jewish German-American social psychologist, psychoanalyst, sociologist, humanistic philosopher, and democratic socialist. He was associated with what became known as the Frankfurt School of critical theory.-Life:Erich Fromm was born on March 23, 1900, at Frankfurt am...
is a theorist who came up with six different character orientations; Receptive, Exploitative, Hoarding, Necrophilous, Marketing and Productive.
Hoarding Orientation
Hoarding oriented people save what they already have obtained, including their opinions, feelings, and material possessions. It may be love
Love
Love is an emotion of strong affection and personal attachment. In philosophical context, love is a virtue representing all of human kindness, compassion, and affection. Love is central to many religions, as in the Christian phrase, "God is love" or Agape in the Canonical gospels...
, power
Power (sociology)
Power is a measurement of an entity's ability to control its environment, including the behavior of other entities. The term authority is often used for power perceived as legitimate by the social structure. Power can be seen as evil or unjust, but the exercise of power is accepted as endemic to...
, or someone’s time.
History
German-American psychoanalyst Erich FrommErich Fromm
Erich Seligmann Fromm was a Jewish German-American social psychologist, psychoanalyst, sociologist, humanistic philosopher, and democratic socialist. He was associated with what became known as the Frankfurt School of critical theory.-Life:Erich Fromm was born on March 23, 1900, at Frankfurt am...
was influenced by Freudian ideologies when coming up with the theory of character orientation. The basis of character orientation follows Freud in the belief that character traits underlie behaviour and that they must be inferred from, and also that they constitute powerful forces of which the person may be fully unconscious of. Fromm along with Freud believed the fundamental entity in character was not a single character trait, but the total character organization from which a number of single character traits follow. These character traits can be understood as a syndrome resulting from a particular character orientation. In other words, the character of any given person is usually a blend of all or some of the orientations, in which one is dominant.
Nonproductive Orientation
Receptive OrientationThey receive satisfaction from outside factors, and thus they passively wait for others to provide them with things that they need. For example, they want someone to provide them with love and attention. They are not the ones to give these things away and often lose loved ones who are close to them because of their inabilities to open up about their feelings.
Exploitative Orientation
Exploitative oriented people aggressively take what they want rather than passively receiving it. These types of people do whatever they can to get what they want; even if it includes stealing, or snatching something away from somebody else just to get it.
Hoarding Orientation
Hoarding oriented people save what they already have obtained, including their opinions, feelings, and material possessions. It may be love
Love
Love is an emotion of strong affection and personal attachment. In philosophical context, love is a virtue representing all of human kindness, compassion, and affection. Love is central to many religions, as in the Christian phrase, "God is love" or Agape in the Canonical gospels...
, power
Power (sociology)
Power is a measurement of an entity's ability to control its environment, including the behavior of other entities. The term authority is often used for power perceived as legitimate by the social structure. Power can be seen as evil or unjust, but the exercise of power is accepted as endemic to...
, or someone’s time.
Marketing Orientation
People who are marketing orientated see themselves as commodities and value themselves against the criterion of their ability to sell themselves. They have fewer positive qualities than the other orientations because they are essentially empty.
Productive Orientation
There is a healthy personality as well, which Erich FrommErich Fromm
Erich Seligmann Fromm was a Jewish German-American social psychologist, psychoanalyst, sociologist, humanistic philosopher, and democratic socialist. He was associated with what became known as the Frankfurt School of critical theory.-Life:Erich Fromm was born on March 23, 1900, at Frankfurt am...
occasionally refers to as the person without a mask . This is the person who, without disavowing his or her biological and social nature, and does not avoid freedom and responsibility. This person comes out of a family that loves, which prefers reason to rules, and freedom to conformity.
Reference List
1. Boeree, C. George. "Erich Fromm." Personality Theories: My Webspace files. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Nov. 2011.2.The Glaring Facts . "Erich Fromm & Humanistic Psychoanalysis ." The Glaring Facts . The Glaring Facts , n.d. Web. 12 Nov. 2011.
3.Fromm, E. (1947). Man For Himself. Canada:Holt, Rinehart, and Winston of Canada Limited.