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Personality theories aim to explain the formation and impact of personality on behavior, with major theories including Biological, Behavioral, Psychodynamic, Humanist, Trait, and Social Cognitive. Key figures in this field include Freud, Erikson, Skinner, and Maslow, who have contributed to various concepts such as the Five-Factor Theory and Narrative Identity. Understanding personality is crucial in psychology, as it encompasses the unique patterns of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that define individuals.

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Personality theories aim to explain the formation and impact of personality on behavior, with major theories including Biological, Behavioral, Psychodynamic, Humanist, Trait, and Social Cognitive. Key figures in this field include Freud, Erikson, Skinner, and Maslow, who have contributed to various concepts such as the Five-Factor Theory and Narrative Identity. Understanding personality is crucial in psychology, as it encompasses the unique patterns of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that define individuals.

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Must-Know Psychological Facts About

Theories of Personality
Personality theories seek to explain how personality
forms, changes, and impacts behaviour. 5 Major
Personality Theories:
• Biological Personality Theories
• Behavioral Personality Theories
• Psychodynamic Personality Theories
• Humanist Personality Theories
• Trait Personality Theories
• Social Cognitive Theory
Personality is the characteristic patterns
of thoughts, feelings, and behaviours that make
a person unique. In plain English, it is what makes you.
Personality plays such an important role in human behaviour,
that an entire branch of psychology studies this fascinating
topic. Personality psychologists are interested in the
unique characteristics of individuals and
similarities among groups of people.
Key terms to know personality theories:
➢ Classical conditioning
➢ Operant Conditioning
➢ Unconscious
➢ Id
➢ Ego
➢ Superego
Thinkers behind Personality Theories:
• Sigmund Freud
• Erik Erikson
• B.F. Skinner
• Sandra Bem
• Abraham Maslow
• Carl Rogers
A look at some major ideas in personality psychology, both
historical and recent, offers a sense of the many ways to think and
talk about this complex subject:
➢ Five-Factor Theory: Personality Is Based on Biology
➢ Social Investment Theory: Biology and Experience Shape Personality
➢ Cognitive-Affective Theory: Personality and Situations
➢ Narrative Identity: Personality as a Story
➢ Psychodynamic Theories: Personality, Inner Conflicts, and Early Life
➢ Humanistic Theories: Personality and Human Potential
A Theory of Personality

is a comprehensive framework that seeks to

describe, explain, and predict the consistent

patterns of thoughts, feelings, and behaviours

that characterise an individual.


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