Freud’s Classical Psychodynamic theory

The Psychodynamic approach to personality stems from Sigmund Freud’s theory about how and why people become who they are. Psyche: According to Freud, an internal structure of the mind is made Read More …

Classification of Personality theories

Classification is the process by which objects, events, people, or experiences are grouped into classes on the basis of (a) characteristics shared by members of the same class and (b) Read More …

Introduction to Psychodynamic perspective

In the more modern psychodynamic perspective, the focus still includes the unconscious mind, and its influence over conscious behavior and on early childhood experiences. But with less of an emphasis Read More …

Transactional Analysis – Meaning, Ego states, Functions

Introduction to Transactional Analysis Transactional Analysis, TA given by Eric Berne, is a psychological tool. It enables us to understand the structure or the elements that constitute our personality. The Read More …

Cattell’s 16 Personality Factor Theory

Raymond Cattell was a British-American psychologist, known for his psychometric research. It was based on intrapersonal psychological structure. Consequently he put forth ‘Cattell’s 16 Personality Factor Theory’. In addition, his Read More …

Freud’s Psychoanalytical Theory of Personality

Sigmund Freud a Physician by profession, Freud was the major contributor of psychoanalytic theory of personality. He developed his theory while doing clinical practice with patients. “Unconscious mental processes” is Read More …

Big Five Theory of Personality

In this article, we will learn about the Big five factor personality theory.  It is one of the widely popular personality theories. The Big Five serves as an integrated system Read More …

Dollard and Miller Stimulus Response Theory of Personality

John Dollard and Neal Miller’s Stimulus Response Theory provides a valuable foundation for understanding how learning shapes personality. It is also called as S-R theory. Stimulus Response Theory is a Read More …

Behavioral perspectives on Personality

Behaviorism/ behavioral psychology focused on theories of learning based on the idea that all behaviors are acquired through conditioning. Behaviorists believe that our responses to environmental stimuli shape our actions. Read More …

What is Personality? It’s Definitions, Nature, Characteristics

Introduction of Personality Personality is multidimensional concept. It is unique set of traits, behaviors and characteristics that define who we are and how respond with our surroundings. Here, we will Read More …