PS330-02 Aspects Of Personality Paper
Aspects of Personality
Carla Suman-Threatt
Professor Sally Gill
PS330-02: Personality Development
February 15, 2014
Kaplan University
Aspects of Personality The main purpose of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) personality assessment is to make Jung’s theory useful in each individual’s life (Friedman & Schustack, 2012). Carl G. Jung looked at personality in terms of the person’s goals and future orientation, and he called his theory the analytic psychology; according to Jung the mind is divided into three parts the conscious ego, the personal unconscious, and the collective unconscious (Friedman & Schustack, 2012). I will be going over the outcomes of my MBTI and if I agree with the results; how the MBTI relates to Jung’s theory; how will …show more content…
Adler’s personality theory was called individual psychology and it was all about motivation to be a better individual and fitting in within society. According to Adler, people have control over their fate, and he also stressed a positive view of human nature; the client’s interactions with his family members will help determine the role of inferiority in his life (Friedman & Schustack, 2012).
Reference
CABT. (2014). Jung’s Theory of Psychological Types and the MBTI Instrument. Retrieved from www.capt.org/mbti-assessment/mbti-overview.htm
Friedman, H. & Schustack, M. (2012). Personality: Classic theories and modern research (5thed.). Boston, MA: Pearson Allyn & Bacon.
Heiss, M. & Butt, J. (n.d). INFJ Description. Retrieved from www.humanmetrics.com/personality/infj
HumanMetrics. (2014). Humanmetrics Jung Typology Test: Your Type INFJ. Retrieved from www.humanmetrics.com/hr/JTypesResult.aspx
Schultz, D.P., & Schultz, S.E. (2012). A History of Modern Psychology (10th edition). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, Cengage
Carla Suman-Threatt
Professor Sally Gill
PS330-02: Personality Development
February 15, 2014
Kaplan University
Aspects of Personality The main purpose of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) personality assessment is to make Jung’s theory useful in each individual’s life (Friedman & Schustack, 2012). Carl G. Jung looked at personality in terms of the person’s goals and future orientation, and he called his theory the analytic psychology; according to Jung the mind is divided into three parts the conscious ego, the personal unconscious, and the collective unconscious (Friedman & Schustack, 2012). I will be going over the outcomes of my MBTI and if I agree with the results; how the MBTI relates to Jung’s theory; how will …show more content…
Adler’s personality theory was called individual psychology and it was all about motivation to be a better individual and fitting in within society. According to Adler, people have control over their fate, and he also stressed a positive view of human nature; the client’s interactions with his family members will help determine the role of inferiority in his life (Friedman & Schustack, 2012).
Reference
CABT. (2014). Jung’s Theory of Psychological Types and the MBTI Instrument. Retrieved from www.capt.org/mbti-assessment/mbti-overview.htm
Friedman, H. & Schustack, M. (2012). Personality: Classic theories and modern research (5thed.). Boston, MA: Pearson Allyn & Bacon.
Heiss, M. & Butt, J. (n.d). INFJ Description. Retrieved from www.humanmetrics.com/personality/infj
HumanMetrics. (2014). Humanmetrics Jung Typology Test: Your Type INFJ. Retrieved from www.humanmetrics.com/hr/JTypesResult.aspx
Schultz, D.P., & Schultz, S.E. (2012). A History of Modern Psychology (10th edition). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, Cengage