Psychoanalysis, Humanism, and Trait Personality are all theories of personality that we possess. Psychoanalysis is defined as someone investigating the interaction of the conscious and unconscious mind and bringing repressed fears and conflicts into the conscious mind. Alfonso’s personality is influenced by psychoanalysis. Humanism is the study of a whole person which includes their uniqueness, creativity, and their values. Alfonso’s personality is possessed by humanism because of the lack of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. A trait is when it is a consistent, enduring way of thinking, feeling, or behaving and trait theories attempt to describe our personality in terms of a person’s traits. Alfonso’s personality is possessed by Trait Personality
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Based on Cantell’s 16 traits, Alfonso’s traits are easily upset, forthright, undisciplined, apprehensive; insecure, and sensitive. Alfonso’s traits are these because of how things are in his household. Since his dad is an alcoholic who beats up his wife, that instantly tells me that there is no discipline in the house, that Alfonso can get upset easily, and he is very sensitive to things because of the way he acts at school. Based on the Big Five Factor, Alfonso is 40% Openness, 13% Conscientious, 50% Extraversion, 8% Agreeableness, and 90% Neuroticism. The Big Five Factor is a good personality indicator because based on these percentages; it shows that he is rude and very temperamental. Since his father is an alcoholic, rude and abusive, Alfonso is starting to act that way in other settings because of his experience at …show more content…
It all starts at home with how his dad treats his mom. His mom is rationalizing and repressing because she doesn’t want to justify the idea of why she is in this abusive relationship. Additionally, Alfonso lacks Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs because of the way he is treated at home and how he does not get the loving attention that he needs. Lastly, Alfonso’s traits are based off of Cantell’s 16 traits and the Big Five Factor. His traits are based on how he is treated in his household. In conclusion, psychoanalysis, humanism, and trait personality theory all have an effect on Alfonso
Based on Cantell’s 16 traits, Alfonso’s traits are easily upset, forthright, undisciplined, apprehensive; insecure, and sensitive. Alfonso’s traits are these because of how things are in his household. Since his dad is an alcoholic who beats up his wife, that instantly tells me that there is no discipline in the house, that Alfonso can get upset easily, and he is very sensitive to things because of the way he acts at school. Based on the Big Five Factor, Alfonso is 40% Openness, 13% Conscientious, 50% Extraversion, 8% Agreeableness, and 90% Neuroticism. The Big Five Factor is a good personality indicator because based on these percentages; it shows that he is rude and very temperamental. Since his father is an alcoholic, rude and abusive, Alfonso is starting to act that way in other settings because of his experience at …show more content…
It all starts at home with how his dad treats his mom. His mom is rationalizing and repressing because she doesn’t want to justify the idea of why she is in this abusive relationship. Additionally, Alfonso lacks Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs because of the way he is treated at home and how he does not get the loving attention that he needs. Lastly, Alfonso’s traits are based off of Cantell’s 16 traits and the Big Five Factor. His traits are based on how he is treated in his household. In conclusion, psychoanalysis, humanism, and trait personality theory all have an effect on Alfonso