personality theories Flashcards
emotional disorders spring from unconscious dynamics
fixations at various developmental stages
defense mechanisms fend off anxiety
personality consists of id, ego, superego
psychoanalytic
Freud
dynamic interplay of conscious and unconscious motives
conflicts shapes personality
psychodynamic
Adler, Horney, Jung
people will strive towards self-actualization if basic needs are met
self-awareness and self-concept can be developed in unconditional positive regard
humanistic
Rogers, Maslow
scientific study of traids isolate important dimensions of personality, such as OCEAN
trait
Allport, Eysenck, McCrae, Costa
conditioning and observational learning intereact with cognition to create behavior patterns
social-cognitive
Bandura