Personality Psychology – PSY 405 VU © Copyright Virtual University of Pakistan 44 doing so all debate ends. The position the person takes becomes the truth and therefore cannot be challenged. The person no longer needs to worry about what is right and wrong or what is certain and uncertain.
Personality Psychology – PSY 405 VU © Copyright Virtual University of Pakistan 163 The new effective philosophy can bring about more positive and productive behaviors where Reema is no longer depressed and do not feels worthless rather takes a new approach to work hard and take up her studies
Each personality theorist seems to have a language of his or her own when describing human behavior. Kelly is no exception, as can be seen in his fundamental postulate: “A person’s processes are psychologically channelized by the ways in which he anticipates events”. 9-Individuality and Organization
With the exceptions of Kelly and Bandura, the personality theorists discussed have almost totally disregarded the role of cognitive processes in understanding human functioning. Freud, for instance” viewed human nature primarily in terms of early childhood experiences and unconscious motivation.
3. Internal Consistency:This criterion stipulates that a theory should not contradict itself that is a good theory is internally consistent way. On the whole, theories of personality reasonably satisfy this standard,
1- Gordon Allport's trait theory represents a blend of humanistic and personalistic approaches to the study of human behavior. 2- Allport regarded the trait as the most valid unit of analysis for understanding and studying personality.
1- 1-According to Erickson biology or genetics is one strong determinant of personality but culture is another important determinant 2- 2-Thus biologically determined differences between the two sexes can be explained as result of social expectations or cultural expectations. 2- Ego Psychology .
However, during the early 1920s he revised his conceptual model of mental life and introduced three basic structures in the anatomy of personality: id, ego, and super ego. The Id: .
Theories of personality represent organized attempts to contribute significantly to our understanding of human nature from within the province of psychology. There is presently, no general agreement within the field on a substantive definition of the term "personality." One's definition of personality depends upon one's theory of personality, and personality
Personality theories differ immensely in their capacity to fulfill this goal. Some of the most provocative theoretical formulations of personality (e.g., Maslow’s self-actualizing theory) are practically devoid of empirical support. This state of affairs usually results from the theorist’s failure to define his or her concepts operationally i.e., in manner whereby they can readily be subjected to empirical test.