Personality Theories

Question 1

Psychoanalytic

Answer 1

Freud - Pleasure-seeking impulses (id, superego, ego),

Question 2

Psychodynamic

Answer 2

Adler, Horney, Jung - Conscious and unconscious motives and conflicts

Question 3

Humanistic

Answer 3

Rogers, Maslow - If our basic human needs are met, people will strive towards self-actualization. In a climate of unconditional positive regard, we can develop self-awareness and a more realistic and positive self-concept

Question 4

Trait

Answer 4

Eysenck and McCrae - Scientific study of traits has isolated important dimensions of personality, such as the Big Five Traits (OCEAN)

Question 5

Social-cognitive

Answer 5

Bandura - Conditioning and observational learning interact with cognition to create behavior patterns