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Introduction Motivation and emotions play a critical role in shaping personality, as they drive behavior and influence how individuals perceive and interact with the world. Motivation provides the underlying energy
Introduction Richard S. Lazarus contributed significantly to our understanding of stress, emotion, and personality through his Cognitive Mediation Theory. This theory fundamentally reshaped how researchers and practitioners conceptualize emotional experiences,
Carl Rogers originated a popular approach to psychotherapy known initially as non-directive or client-centered theory/ therapy and later as person-centered theory/ therapy. Rogers’s personality theory, like Maslow’s, stands on humanistic
Introduction Social Cognitive Theory (SCT), originally known as Social Learning Theory (SLT), was developed by Albert Bandura in the 1960s. Bandura, born in Alberta, Canada, made important contributions to psychology,
Introduction Operant conditioning refers to the process by which the consequences of a behavior affect its likelihood of occurring again. The theory, largely developed by B.F. Skinner, emphasizes that behavior
Introduction Alfred Adler’s Individual Psychology is a holistic approach to understanding human personality, emphasizing the importance of societal context and relationships in shaping individual behavior. His theory diverged from Sigmund
Jung’s Analytical Psychology Carl Gustav Jung (1875-1961) was a Swiss psychiatrist and a close friend of Sigmund Freud. He emphasized the idea that we need to study different cultures as
Freud’s Classical Psychodynamic Theory of Personality is one of the foundational theories in psychology, rooted in the idea that personality is shaped by unconscious drives, early childhood experiences, and the
What is Classification in Personality Theories? To understand classification of personality theories we need to start understanding What is classification. Classification is the process by which objects, events, people, or experiences
Idiographic and Nomothetic Approaches in Personality Psychology Personality psychology is the study of individual differences—what makes each person unique—and the commonalities that characterize groups of people. In addressing these questions,
Psychodynamic Perspective to Personality Personality is a complex psychological construct that refers to the unique ways in which individuals think, act, and feel throughout life. It encompasses an individual’s consistent
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