Theory Behavior explanation Main ideas Key assumption on Key proponent
development
Psychodynamic Interplay between id, ego • Unconscious fears, beliefs, desires Determined by how childhood Sigmund freud
and superego drive behavior experienced and how a child
• Influenced by childhood resolves conflicts at diff age
experienced
• Human nature is a struggle between
good and evil (id and superego)
• Defense mechanism
• Ways of dealing wif stress
Humanistic Seeking betterment of self • Environment impacts personality Maslow - personal growth, Carl rogers (person
• Human nature is to strive for resilience, achievement of centered)
betterment human potential Maslow (hierarchy of
Person centered (rogers) Carl rogers - self-actualization needs)
• Congruence vs incongruence and become a fully functioned
• Self-concept(ideal, actual, real) person
Hierarchy of needs(maslow)
• Holistic dynamic theory
• Lower needs must be
satisfied before comes to
higher needs
Trait Stable traits 3 dimension of personality (eysenck) • Human Eysenck (3
E (extrovert/introvert) behavior,emotion dimension)
N (neuroticism/Stability) and thought are Gordon W.Allport (3
P (psychoticism/Normality) consistent over lv of personal
time disposition)
Personality consists a set of traits (allport) • Personality made Cattell (16
1. Cardinal up by traits personality)
2. Central • Traits are mostly
3. Secondary biologically
• Big five personality (OCEAN) inherited but
influenced by
3 category (Cattell) environment as
1. Temperament well
2. Ability
development
Psychodynamic Interplay between id, ego • Unconscious fears, beliefs, desires Determined by how childhood Sigmund freud
and superego drive behavior experienced and how a child
• Influenced by childhood resolves conflicts at diff age
experienced
• Human nature is a struggle between
good and evil (id and superego)
• Defense mechanism
• Ways of dealing wif stress
Humanistic Seeking betterment of self • Environment impacts personality Maslow - personal growth, Carl rogers (person
• Human nature is to strive for resilience, achievement of centered)
betterment human potential Maslow (hierarchy of
Person centered (rogers) Carl rogers - self-actualization needs)
• Congruence vs incongruence and become a fully functioned
• Self-concept(ideal, actual, real) person
Hierarchy of needs(maslow)
• Holistic dynamic theory
• Lower needs must be
satisfied before comes to
higher needs
Trait Stable traits 3 dimension of personality (eysenck) • Human Eysenck (3
E (extrovert/introvert) behavior,emotion dimension)
N (neuroticism/Stability) and thought are Gordon W.Allport (3
P (psychoticism/Normality) consistent over lv of personal
time disposition)
Personality consists a set of traits (allport) • Personality made Cattell (16
1. Cardinal up by traits personality)
2. Central • Traits are mostly
3. Secondary biologically
• Big five personality (OCEAN) inherited but
influenced by
3 category (Cattell) environment as
1. Temperament well
2. Ability
