Theories of Personality

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Theories of Personality

• Chapter 2

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Personality

• Personality is an individuals unique
  constellation of consistent behavioral traits.
• A trait is a durable disposition to behave in a
  particular way in a variety of situations

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Figure 2.1
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Five-Factor Model of Personality
Daring, nonconforming, broad interest, imaginative
Ethical, dependable, productive, purposeful
Conscientiousness
Openness
Talkative, sociable, fun-loving, affectionate
Sympathetic, warm, trusting, cooperative
Agreeableness
Extraversion
Neuroticism
Anxious, insecure, guilt-prone, self-conscious
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Theory

• A set of stated postulates or assumptions
• must be related to each other, and
• must be internally consistent
• A set of definitions of terms and/or concepts
• Which are formulated on the basis of observation
  and experience.

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Criteria of a Good Theory

• Importance
• Preciseness and Clarity
• Parsimony or simplicity
• Comprehensiveness

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Criteria of a Good Theory

• Operational
• Empirical validity/verifiability
• Stimulating
• Useful

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Models of Theory
Adlerian
Family Systems
Cognitive
Cognitive
Systems
REBT
Behavioral
Existential
Person-Centered
Reality
Behavioral
Humanistic
Gestalt
Psychodynamic
Psychoanalysis
Jungian