Introduction to Personality

Introduction to Personality

Personality has been part of debate amongst theorists for decades. Many theories have been developed about what human personality is and how it develops. Even after so many years of research and studies, no one definition has been agreed by all theorists. This paper will briefly talk about different aspects of personality and what influence in the development of personality.

A person's personality is made up with his or her interests, attitude, behavioral patterns, social role, emotional responses and other traits that continue throughout a long period of time. Psychologists from different parts of the world defined personality in variety of ways. However, personality theorists have not agreed on a single definition. Indeed, they evolved unique and vital theories because they lacked agreement as to the nature of humanity, and because each saw personality from an individual reference point (Feist, J., & Feist, G. (2009). Many have drawn on their experiences as psychotherapists and others relied more on empirical research to gather data on human personality (Feist, J., & Feist, G. (2009). Even though they have all dealt in some way with what is call personality, each has approached this global concept from a different perspective. Some psychologists have tried to create a wide-ranging of theories and have only dealt with only a few aspects of personality. All theorists have had a view on what is personality but no single definition has been established by all theorists. However, personality is known as a pattern of moderately permanent traits and unique characteristics that give both consistency and individuality to a person’s behavior (Feist, J., & Feist, G. (2009).Traits contribute to individ...

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...the same situation may think the situation is very outward or inappropriate. How each person feels will greatly be influenced by the environment he or she was brought up in.

Many theorists have contributed in the development in the study of personality. Among them was Freud, who developed the psychoanalytic theory. Even though his theory has not been accepted by all theorists, Freud’s theory brought a new field in understanding what personality is. This paper talked about Freud’s theory as well as the different aspects which may influence a person’s personality development.

Works Cited

EBOOK COLLECTION: Feist, J., & Feist, G. (2009). Theories of personality (7th ed.). New York: McGraw Hill.

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