Have you ever asked why you act in a particular manner? What causes you to be unlike others? Personality can be defined as characteristics that form a person’s character. The Underground Personality Theory tries to explain our personalities and the way in which they develop. The theory also focuses on the ability of certain characteristics to emerge gradually throughout one’s development. As a toddler, one may be very active and later in life may seem to be very calm in nature. The Underground Personality theory (UPT) takes the contextual approach towards human basic nature. The theory states that the environment that the child grows is more important than innate abilities. As in Vygotsky’s Social Development theory, a child’s social
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The role of social influence combined with change in small increments acts as a catalyst for the formation of the personality. The quantitative change associated with another theory can be referenced to Piaget’s Cognitive Development theory. Piaget named four stages of cognitive development; sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational. The stages had specific assignments to be achieved at each stage. The UPT and Piaget’s theory can be measured. Piaget measured the thought processes of a child’s development. The UPT measure the amount of influences on personality development. There are three stages of UPT. The stages are the birth stage, repeated stage, and the avant-garde stage. The birth stage is from 0-2 years of age. During this stage the child learns the importance of the mother through feeding and caretaking. The primary social interactions at this stage are centered on family. The second stage is the repeated stage. The repeated stage is from 3-7 years old. In this valuable period the child is more of a sponge. They are having more social interactions outside of the home. The child starts to learn the significance of rewarding social interactions, and learns to repeat them for a desired …show more content…
The child begins to understand how positive attitudes attribute to rewarding social interactions. The last stage is the avant-garde. The avant-garde stage is from 8 years old until death. This stage is the stage in which the social interactions from earlier stages influence the solidified personality characteristics. An example of this is, a child will have had great experiences with his parents and and peers, such as birthday parties, family trips, friendships, etc. The direct impact from the social interactions, at this point, have molded and shaped the child’s personality. As they go through the remainder of their life they may transition from one characteristic to another. They may previously had been really fervent and with age may have become more peaceful. The avant-garde stage is the most superior. It allows for the full development of the personality, as well as, space for transitions with the personality. The most important entity in this stage is it covers a larger area of time due to the beginning stages arranging the foundation for personality development. You can view the relationship of the birth stage, repeated stage, and avant-garde stage as you would the relationship between a stovetop and an egg. The stove top is what heats the egg. Then the raw egg is cracked and placed into a pan on the stove top. After a minute or so the
The role of social influence combined with change in small increments acts as a catalyst for the formation of the personality. The quantitative change associated with another theory can be referenced to Piaget’s Cognitive Development theory. Piaget named four stages of cognitive development; sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational. The stages had specific assignments to be achieved at each stage. The UPT and Piaget’s theory can be measured. Piaget measured the thought processes of a child’s development. The UPT measure the amount of influences on personality development. There are three stages of UPT. The stages are the birth stage, repeated stage, and the avant-garde stage. The birth stage is from 0-2 years of age. During this stage the child learns the importance of the mother through feeding and caretaking. The primary social interactions at this stage are centered on family. The second stage is the repeated stage. The repeated stage is from 3-7 years old. In this valuable period the child is more of a sponge. They are having more social interactions outside of the home. The child starts to learn the significance of rewarding social interactions, and learns to repeat them for a desired …show more content…
The child begins to understand how positive attitudes attribute to rewarding social interactions. The last stage is the avant-garde. The avant-garde stage is from 8 years old until death. This stage is the stage in which the social interactions from earlier stages influence the solidified personality characteristics. An example of this is, a child will have had great experiences with his parents and and peers, such as birthday parties, family trips, friendships, etc. The direct impact from the social interactions, at this point, have molded and shaped the child’s personality. As they go through the remainder of their life they may transition from one characteristic to another. They may previously had been really fervent and with age may have become more peaceful. The avant-garde stage is the most superior. It allows for the full development of the personality, as well as, space for transitions with the personality. The most important entity in this stage is it covers a larger area of time due to the beginning stages arranging the foundation for personality development. You can view the relationship of the birth stage, repeated stage, and avant-garde stage as you would the relationship between a stovetop and an egg. The stove top is what heats the egg. Then the raw egg is cracked and placed into a pan on the stove top. After a minute or so the