Personality Theories

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Theories of
Personality
Psychology
So, do your know what is
personality?

Personality is Characteristics or traits, and patterns of actions that appear

repeatedly which distinguish individuals based on their behavior
 4 Major Perspectives on Personality

01 02 03 04

Psychoanalytic Trait Humanistic Social-Cognitive

Childhood Identifying, inner capacity for influence of
experiences & describing, growth, free will & environment,
unconscious mind measuring personal awarness observational
personality traits learning
 Psychoanalytic
Sigmund Freud

Biodata Concepts

• University of Vienna 1873 According to Freud, an individual’s

• Voracious Reader feelings, thoughts, and behaviors
• Medical School Graduate are the result of the interaction of
the id, the superego, and the ego.
Psychodynamic (Psychoanalytic)
Neo-Freudians. All place less emphasis on sex.

Alfred Adler: Psychodynamic

Carl Jung:
• Personal vs. Collective • Striving for superiority =
Unconscious. motivation to master
• Balance between environment.
introversion and • Notion of an Inferiority Comp
extroversion.

Karen Horney:
Personality is Cultural
rather than biological
Humanistic Personality Theories

Roger’s
Maslow’s
Person-Centered
Self-Actualizing
Perspective
Person
Self-concept: our image or perception of
one must satisfy lower ourselves
needs before one (Real Self versus Ideal Self)
satisfies higher needs. Unconditional positive regard.
 Trait Personality Theories

Allport Cattell’s
Most important 16 pf personality
personality traits are
those that
reflect our values.
(Cardinal, Central,
Secondary)
Trait
Hans Eysenck Personality
Introversion-Extroversion Theories
Neuroticism - Stability OCEAN
Social-Cognitive Personality Theories
Personal Control

Personal / Environemt Behavior

Cognitive Factors
Factors

Internal Locus of External Locus of Reciprocal

COntrol Control Determination
Reference

• Kendra, C. (2023, January 10). What are the 4 perspectives on personality?.

Verywell Mind.
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ny%20theories%20have%20been%20proposed,explains%20every%20aspect%
20of%20personality.

Gregory, R. J. (2015). Psychological testing: History, principles, and

applications. England: Pearson Education Limited

Chamorro-Premuzic, T. (2011). Personality and individual differences. (2nd ed).

Hoboken, UK: The British Psichological Society and Wiley.