Four Basic Theories of

Personality

Trait Theory

An approach for analyzing the

structure of personality by
measuring, identifying and
classifying similarities and
differences in personality
characteristics or traits.

Psychoanalytic
Theory
Sigmund Freud'spsychoanalytic theoryof
personality argues that human behavior is the
result of the interactions among three
component parts of the mind: the id, ego, and
superego.

Humanistic
Theory

They believe that human beings

are endowed with free choice;
thus, a person carves out his
own destiny.

Socio-cognitive
Theory
provides a framework for
understanding, predicting, and
changing of human behavior.