PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY BEHAVIOURAL THEORY HUMANISTIC THEORY TRAITS THEORY SIGMUND FREUD (1933) .

Personality has 3 parts; 1.ID Unconscious, Id will reduce tension through pleasure principle 2.EGO governed by reality principle, delay discharge of tension until appropriate object & environment are found. 3.SUPEREGO moral & standards of society, good & bad, right & wrong, moral principle. WILLIAM SHELDON .Used body build to identify personality & behaviour. 1.ENDOMORPH (round & soft friendly, happygo-lucky) 2.MESOMORPH (Strong & muscular active, energetic) 3.ECTOMORPH (slim & tall introvert, intelligent) GORDON ALLPORT .Proposed the concept of disposition 1.CARDINAL DISPOSITIONS an individual s entire lifestyle 2.CENTRAL DISPOSITIONS consistent tendencies (influence is limited) 3.SECONDARY DISPOSITIONS surface in specific situations RAYMOND CATTELL

.2 types of traits: 1.SOURCE underlying aspects of personality 2.SURFACE visible aspects of personality. CARL ROGERS .Stressed the critical role of the self-image .The way we see ourselves, our abilities and relationships. .Highly subjective depending on feelings. .Failure to integrate experiences will lead to maladjustments & abnormal behaviour. B.F. SKINNER .Laws of operational conditioning is used in personality development. .Humans learn through external factors. .Needs - ve & + ve reinforcement to strengthen a behaviour. .If reinforcer removed behaviour extincts. ABRAHAM MASLOW .Theory of Selfactualisation. .People always pursue the highest & most idealistic aims. .Human are driven by various motives. .Physiological needs > safety > belongingness > self-esteem > knowledge > aesthetic > selfactualisation. ALBERT BANDURA .Social Learning Theory .We learn something through observation.