Oneself/ Personality

as an Interaction of
many Factors
Albert Bandura
 Hedefined personality as the interaction of
many factors that affect a person, his behavior,
and his environment.
 He sees human agency or the capacity of
humans to exercise control over their own lives
as the essence of humanness.
 Hebelieves that people are self- regulating,
proactive, self-reflecting and self-organizing.
Triadic Reciprocal Causation
 Human Action is a result of the interplay of the
three variables:
(P) Person, includes cognitive, affective and
biological factors,
(B) Behavior
(E) Environment
 Itis important to note that the contribution of
each variable depend of the level of agentic
resources available with the person, activities,
and situational circumstances.
People’s ability control their lives
is affected by their “self-
efficacy” or the belief that they
can succeed in what they want to
do.
Self-Efficacy:
How effective do I see
myself to be?
Bandura’s theory of personality
views the person as an agent of his
own change.
A person gains control over outside
factors by altering the way one
perceivers one’s situation.
Type A vs. Type B Personality
B.F. Skinner on
Personality as the
Product of the
Environment.
Behavioral theories posit that people are
born with “tabula rasa” or blank slate.
Skinner, the major behavioral psychologist
claimed that one is the sum total of
behaviors that were rewarded by one’s
environment and hence were developed
more through repletion and
reinforcement(reward).
Bandura, however, modified the
learning view by stating that one
learns also through modeling where
people one looked up to can
influence one’s identity, beliefs, and
values.
 Research shows that people who believe in their
capacity to excel perform better. People with
high-efficacy view challenges as an opportunity.
 Onthe other hand, people with weak-efficacy
don’t believe in their ability to succeed.
 Sohow one sees oneself! What one believes one
can and can’t do matters!
If one wants to be a healthy
human being, one must pay
attention to one’s whole person.
Inner Blossoming: A
process of personal
Development
Llaneza –Ramos developed an
Asian- Transpersonal approach.
She uses the Lotus flower as a
symbol for the self.
Seven factors
1. Presence – being there to witness to one’s self and others in the
moment.
2. Openness- the ability to be receptive to life as it is.
3. Awareness- an expanded recognition of what is really happening.
4. Acceptance- willingness to embrace life with many facets.
5. Understanding- the gift of insight.
6. Freedom- the discovery one’s inherit power.
7. Choice- claiming the power to decide how one will meet
challenges or changes.