BEH225 Week 5

Psychodynamic, Humanistic, Trait and Social learning are the four main theories of personality that are commonly studied today. These four theories are mostly used in assessment tests that we use. As we know, a person’s personality is one of the main traits that separate us from one another. There are no two people with the same personalities in the world. Our experiences as we get older is said to continue to affect how our personalities evolve and change as the time goes by. The psychodynamic theory is a psychological approach where the personality assessment is based on measuring the unconscious thought, feelings, and the human motives. Using the interview methods helps assess a person with projective tests and one on one interviews. Most information gathered from these tests and interviews are used for researches, education, etc. The psychodynamic theory is also used to measure conflicts and represses problems from the early life (Morris & Maisto, 2010). Using the objective test and the personal interviews to asses each individual is an example of the approaches used with humanistic theory. This theory is believed that an individual’s personality thrives towards personal growth and higher level of functioning (Morris & Maisto, 2010). The third theory is the trait theory, which is thought to be related to permanent dispositions in each person. The trait theory is believed to support that every individual has their own characteristics that sets us apart. Finally, the fourth theory is the Social learning theory. This theory is believed to thrive from our past reinforcement and punishment. After taking the personality test, my results were as followed:
Extroverted (E) 62.86% Introverted (I) 37.14%
Sensing (S) 62.5% Intuitive (N) 37.5%
Feeling (F) 51.43% Thinking (T) 48.57%
Judging (J) 62.16% Perceiving (P) 37.84%

Your type is: ESFJ

ESFJ - "Seller". Most sociable of all types. Nurturer of harmony. Outstanding host or hostesses. 12.3% of total