8 Personality Theories
Rodnekia Stewart
Professor Fields
North Carolina Wesleyan College
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8 Personality Theories
When viewing the presentation concerning the several different approaches to how human behavior is perceived, I was intrigued by the different areas but also some confirmed what I had been thinking all along.
Starting with the 8 personality theories. First being the psychodynamic theory. Psychologist Sigmund Freud started off at this theory and all of the following psychologists took his theory and either added or took away from his theory. Psychodynamics is where the human being unconsciously motivated are seeking to obtain and balance their sexual and aggressive urges. This is a personality and form …show more content…
This is the theory that humans are both conscious and unconscious actors that strive for their goals. Psychologist Carl Jung’s theory is that personal unconscious has a person’s forgotten experiences and ideas that were not completely developed. Another psychologist that agreed but added on was Erik Erikson who came up with the 8 stages of personality development over the lifespan which basically includes what the mind battles with daily in different areas of life.
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The next, is biological personality theory. This is the theory that I partly agree with but not whole heartedly. This theory is believed that humans are just a bundle of genes, brains, and hormones. I agree that we are made up of different genes and hormones but I don’t agree that that is all that we are. A person’s mind is more complex than just genes. We have different areas in our mind where we hold on to thoughts and develop other areas in our mind that make us into who we are today.
Behaviorist personality theory is where humans are like intelligent rats learning life mazes. I call this the “winging it” theory. I call it this because of how this theory is thought to be that we just go through our lives and when we get to something that we need to deal with then we handle and that is what makes us how we are. Basically, what we come in contact with makes us who we are …show more content…
This theory is known for human beings being free and responsive searching for happiness in spirituality and potential. Viewing this theory we are to look at the fundamentally goodness in people everywhere. We look at their morals, goals, and looking for what they’re striving towards. Psychologist Abraham Maslow established the notion of self actualization meaning that we are looking for fulfillment in the potential that we possess. Another well-known psychologist, Carl Rogers, established the theory of the fully functioning person. This phrase is known as someone’s own thoughts about their accomplishments and their goals that have not yet been fulfilled. Also, there is the unconditional positive regard being acceptance towards another person regardless of the way they
Rodnekia Stewart
Professor Fields
North Carolina Wesleyan College
8 Personality Theories Stewart2
8 Personality Theories
When viewing the presentation concerning the several different approaches to how human behavior is perceived, I was intrigued by the different areas but also some confirmed what I had been thinking all along.
Starting with the 8 personality theories. First being the psychodynamic theory. Psychologist Sigmund Freud started off at this theory and all of the following psychologists took his theory and either added or took away from his theory. Psychodynamics is where the human being unconsciously motivated are seeking to obtain and balance their sexual and aggressive urges. This is a personality and form …show more content…
This is the theory that humans are both conscious and unconscious actors that strive for their goals. Psychologist Carl Jung’s theory is that personal unconscious has a person’s forgotten experiences and ideas that were not completely developed. Another psychologist that agreed but added on was Erik Erikson who came up with the 8 stages of personality development over the lifespan which basically includes what the mind battles with daily in different areas of life.
8 Personality Theories Stewart3
The next, is biological personality theory. This is the theory that I partly agree with but not whole heartedly. This theory is believed that humans are just a bundle of genes, brains, and hormones. I agree that we are made up of different genes and hormones but I don’t agree that that is all that we are. A person’s mind is more complex than just genes. We have different areas in our mind where we hold on to thoughts and develop other areas in our mind that make us into who we are today.
Behaviorist personality theory is where humans are like intelligent rats learning life mazes. I call this the “winging it” theory. I call it this because of how this theory is thought to be that we just go through our lives and when we get to something that we need to deal with then we handle and that is what makes us how we are. Basically, what we come in contact with makes us who we are …show more content…
This theory is known for human beings being free and responsive searching for happiness in spirituality and potential. Viewing this theory we are to look at the fundamentally goodness in people everywhere. We look at their morals, goals, and looking for what they’re striving towards. Psychologist Abraham Maslow established the notion of self actualization meaning that we are looking for fulfillment in the potential that we possess. Another well-known psychologist, Carl Rogers, established the theory of the fully functioning person. This phrase is known as someone’s own thoughts about their accomplishments and their goals that have not yet been fulfilled. Also, there is the unconditional positive regard being acceptance towards another person regardless of the way they