What is the meaning of Personality? Personality is defined as an individual’s unique and stable pattern of characteristics and behaviours. It is the essence or uniqueness of one’s behavior. No two persons are alike‚ even twins have different personalities. Personality comes from the two Latin words ‘per” and “sonare”‚ which means “to sound through.” The Romans in Greek and Latin drama referred to it as “persona” the theatrical masks worn by actors as they perform the role expected by viewers and
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Carl Sagan Carl Sagan was American astronomer who popularized science and tried to make it more accessible to the public. Sagan dedicated his whole live in reasearch of areas like astronomy‚ cosmology‚ planetary science‚ space exploration‚ and the philosophy of science‚ but he was especially interested in the origin of life on Earth and in the possibility of life elsewhere in the universe (Astrobiology). He also worked to bring science to the public through lectures‚ television shows‚ and popular
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Carl Ransom Rogers (January 8‚ 1902 – February 4‚ 1987) was an influential American psychologist and among the founders of the humanistic approach to psychology. Rogers is widely considered to be one of the founding fathers of psychotherapy research and was honored for his pioneering research with the Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions by the American Psychological Association in 1956. Carl Rogers was one of the most influential psychologists of the 20th-century. He was a humanist
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Person-Centred Approach by Carl Rogers According to Gatongi (2007) Person centred approach is a theory that was invented by Carl Rogers in the 1940s. This type of therapy diverged from a traditional model of therapy as expected and moved towards a non-directive‚ empathic approach that empowers and motivates the client in a therapeutic process. The therapy is based on Rogers’ belief that every human being strives for the capacity to fulfil his/herself own potential. Person centred therapy is also
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[pic] CARL JUNG 1875 - 1961 Dr. C. George Boeree Theory Jung’s theory divides the psyche into three parts. The first is the ego‚ which Jung identifies with the conscious mind. Closely related is the personal unconscious‚ which includes anything that is not presently conscious‚ but can be. The personal unconscious is like most people’s understanding of the unconscious in that it includes both memories that are easily brought to mind and those that have been suppressed for some reason. But it does
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Chapter 10 Maslow: Holistic-Dynamic Theory Learning Objectives After reading Chapter 10‚ you should be able to: 1. List and explain Maslow’s five assumptions regarding motivation. 2. List and explain the five needs in Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. 3. Distinguish between conative‚ aesthetic‚ cognitive‚ and neurotic needs. 4. Define instinctoid needs. 5. Describe Maslow’s criteria for identifying self-actualizers. 6. List and describe the characteristics of self-actualizing
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Personality Theories PSY/211 February 8‚ 2013 Randall Robertson Personality Theories This paper will compare the Psychodynamic Theory and the Humanistic Theory. A description of each theory and its leading theorist will help in pointing out both their differences and similarities. Psychodynamic Theory‚ developed by Sigmund Freud in the 1900s‚ believes that most human behavior stems from their unconscious. That personality comes from beliefs‚ memories‚ feelings‚ and instincts of which the
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In this essay I aim to describe and evaluate Carl Jung’s theory concerning personality types and show how they might usefully help a therapist to determine therapeutic goals. I will also look at the origins and characteristics of attitudes and functions and show how these can be related to psychological disturbance. Swiss psychologist Carl Gustav Jung was born in 1875 to a reverend who had lost his faith and was the only surviving son; which lent him to a rather solitary childhood which was emotionally
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core personality traits described in the big five theory of personality. This trait is characterized by sociability‚ assertiveness‚ emotional expressiveness and excitability. People who are high in this trait are often described as being outgoing ad talkative‚ while those low in this trait are described as quiet and reserved. An extroverted disposition ; concern with what is outside the self rather what is inside. Introversion is one of the major personality traits identified in many theories of
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Reaction to Carl Jung’s theories Carl Jung’s theories are interesting. He studied the personality as something very important to a person--it is embedded within us and is what emerges to the outside world so as to be seen by others. His three principles: opposition‚ equivalence and entropy is quite great and for me‚ really describe every humans’ way of interacting with their environment and the way they come to pursue and continue everyday life. I find it true enough that humans have this general
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