This qualitative research is the Human Personality Development: An Integration Method of Sigmund Freud and Theravāda Buddhism Perspective. This dissertation are three objectives as follows: (1) To study the human personality development in Sigmund Freud’s perspective, (2) To study the human personality development in Theravāda Buddhist scriptures, (3) To integrate method human personality development of Sigmund Freud and Theravāda Buddhism perspective. The research methodology used primarily document, research reports and scholar interview, and a case studies for experimental proof are also included. During the course of this work, the researcher has findings of the revolutionary theory of psychoanalysis, and it is indeed a “great” idea in human personality. Sigmund Freud’s perspective of human personality is a grand theory explain from the interactions among what he proposed as the three fundamental structures of the human mind: the id, ego, superego and the consciousness, the pre-consciousness and the unconsciousness. And the origins and course of human personality development, the nature of mind, the abnormal aspects of personality and how human personality can be changed by therapy. Additionally, the study the main factors that to integrate method human personality development of Sigmund Freud and Theravāda Buddhism perspective is mind development from the psychotherapy. The psychotherapy aims to improve an individual’s well-being and mental health, to resolve or mitigate troublesome behaviors, beliefs, compulsions, thoughts or emotion and to improve relationships and social skills. According to the Buddha, the source of all physical and mental disease and suffering is the lack of control of mind. The mind is understood to be the source of health as well. In the Buddhist psychotherapy the whole range of practice is integrated so that the psychological approach or physiological approach or the environmental approach is not adopted exclusively, but rather they are used together as a holistic treatment model. This dissertation hopes to have provided guidance in helping overcome suffering, and in establishing peace and happiness and offers further suggestions for relevant researches.

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