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Abstract INTRODUCTION AND AIM OF THE WORK -------------------------------- The central theme of this work is th.t all theories 0+ personality, p.ychopatholo~y. and t~herapy rest upon basic assumptions concerning the human nature and they can~t be assumption •• The ways in which theorists treat such ••sumptions do much to define the major characteristics of Qach theoretical position. The bi~ number of theories is, of cours., confusin~. We celieve, however, that such confusion could b. reduced by a. comparative analysis that hi9hli~ht!l the many simi 1 arities across systems without blurring ess.nti.l differences. We have limited our comparative .tudy to six theories. The remainder theori •• have be.n omitted because they are primarily variations on the major them •• that are already included in this work. Lastly, the aiu is (1) to uncover possible effective theoretical orientations that influence contemporary psychiatric practice. (2) To find out possible co~mon are •• and useful difference. with the aim of further iuture integration. |