Psychology XII – Personality and Theories of Personality Typed Notes

Topics Covered:

• Definition of Personality

Theories of Personality:

• Type Theories of Personality| Hippocrates Theory of Personality, Sheldon’s Somatotypes – Evaluation of Type Theories
• Freud’s Psychoanalytical Theory of Personality| Division of the Mind, Structure of Personality, Psychosexual Stages of Personality Development – Assumptions of the theory, Contributions and Criticisms
• Erik Erikson’s Psychosocial Theory of Personality| Stages – Evaluation
• Karen Horney’s Horney Theory of Personality| Basic Anxiety and Basic Hostility, Neurotic Needs and Feminine Psychology
• Humanistic Theories of Personality| Introduction to Humanistic Theories
• Carl Roger’s Theory of Self
• Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
• Evaluation of Humanistic Theories
• Trait Theories| Introduction to Trait Theories
• Gordon Allport’s Trait Theory| Cardinal, Central and Secondary Traits
• Raymond’s Theory of Personality| Surface and Source Traits – Factor Analysis
• Paul Costa and Robert McCrae’s Big Five Theory/OCEAN Model
• Evaluation of Trait Theories
• Learning Approaches to Personality| Introduction to Learning Approaches to Personality
• Albert Bandura’s Reciprocal Determinism and Sefl-Efficacy – Evaluation of Learning Theories

Personality Assessment:

• Self-Report Inventory
• Questionnaire
• Personality Inventories
• Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory
• Jodhpur Multiphasic Personality Inventory
• Projective Techniques| What are Projective Techniques
• Rorschach Inkblot Test
• Thematic Apperception Test
• Behavioural Analysis
• Behavioural Rating