What Is Personality?
Personality is “an individual’s unique
constellation of consistent behavioral traits”.
A personality trait is “a durable disposition
to behave in a particular way in a variety of
situations”.
– Common personality traits include:
honest
moody
Impulsive
friendly
, Psychodynamic Perspectives
Psychodynamic theories consist of a group of theories
that view personality and behavior in terms of the dynamics
of driving forces of personality and development such as
desires, anxieties, and defenses.
All focus on unconscious mental forces that shape our
personalities and the inevitable clash between conflicting
forces (impulses/inhibition; individuals/society)
Well known psychodynamic theorists include:
– Freud
– Jung
– Adler
– Erikson
, Freud’s Psychoanalytic theory
Based on three main assumptions:
1. Personality is governed by unconscious
forces that we cannot control.
2. Childhood experiences play a significant
role in determining adult personality.
3. Personality is shaped by the manner in
which children cope with sexual urges.
, Freud argued that personality is divided
into three structures:
1.The id is “ the primitive, instinctive
component of personality that operates
according to the pleasure principle”.
2.The ego is “the decision-making
component of personality that operates
according to the reality principle”.
3.The superego is “the moral component of
personality that incorporates social
standards about what represents right and
wrong”.
Personality is “an individual’s unique
constellation of consistent behavioral traits”.
A personality trait is “a durable disposition
to behave in a particular way in a variety of
situations”.
– Common personality traits include:
honest
moody
Impulsive
friendly
, Psychodynamic Perspectives
Psychodynamic theories consist of a group of theories
that view personality and behavior in terms of the dynamics
of driving forces of personality and development such as
desires, anxieties, and defenses.
All focus on unconscious mental forces that shape our
personalities and the inevitable clash between conflicting
forces (impulses/inhibition; individuals/society)
Well known psychodynamic theorists include:
– Freud
– Jung
– Adler
– Erikson
, Freud’s Psychoanalytic theory
Based on three main assumptions:
1. Personality is governed by unconscious
forces that we cannot control.
2. Childhood experiences play a significant
role in determining adult personality.
3. Personality is shaped by the manner in
which children cope with sexual urges.
, Freud argued that personality is divided
into three structures:
1.The id is “ the primitive, instinctive
component of personality that operates
according to the pleasure principle”.
2.The ego is “the decision-making
component of personality that operates
according to the reality principle”.
3.The superego is “the moral component of
personality that incorporates social
standards about what represents right and
wrong”.
