Title: Personality - Type theory of personality, Trait theory of personality, Psychodynamic theory of personality, Phenomenological theory of personality   - JRank Articles
Headings: Personality
Personality
Type theory of personality, Trait theory of personality, Psychodynamic theory of personality, Phenomenological theory of personality
Type theory of personality
Trait theory of personality
Psychodynamic theory of personality
Phenomenological theory of personality
Behavioral theory of personality
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Content: The Freudian approach includes an extensive description of psychosexual development from birth up to adulthood. Erik Erikson outlined eight stages of development spanning the entire human lifetime, from birth to death. In contrast, various other approaches, such as those of Jung, Adler, and Rogers, have rejected the notion of separate developmental stages. An area of increasing interest is the study of how personality varies across cultures. In order to know whether observations about personality structure and formation reflect universal truths or merely cultural influences, it is necessary to study and compare personality characteristics in different societies. For example, significant differences have been found between personality development in the individualistic cultures of the West and in collectivist societies such as Japan, where children are taught from a young age that fitting in with the group takes precedence over the recognition of individual achievement. Cross-cultural differences may also be observed within a given society by studying the contrasts between its dominant culture and its subcultures (usually ethnic, racial, or religious groups). Further Reading
Allport, Gordon W. Personality and Social Encounter: Selected Essays. Boston: