unconscious aggression and sexual drives and the demands of society to rein them in (Feist & Feist‚ 2009). Freud postulated most processes that one has mentally is unconscious‚ he further broke down one’s level of awareness into three levels; conscious‚ preconscious‚ and the unconscious. The conscious is the information that one pays attention to and the only level of mental life available to an individual (Feist & Feist‚ 2009). The preconscious is the information the individual is not aware of but can
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personality development depends on what theory of psychology a person believes is the most correct. How one would describe the process of personality development depends greatly on the framework a person chooses to view personality by itself (Feist & Feist‚ 2009). But‚ the general answer can be summarized with two factors: a person’s predisposed nature and environment affect lifespan personality development. The simple truth is there is no way to separate which is more influential‚ nature or
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Klein’s theory (Feist and Feist‚ 2009). According to Melanie Klein sex and hunger during ones’ childhood are pointed towards an item. By setting some sort of link between things‚ this will create a basis for a child to connect more to an item. Unfortunately‚ during Melanie Klein’s childhood she was not given the equal amount of affection that her other siblings received. The neglect that Klein received throughout her teenage years as well as the loneliness
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the assumption that the supernatural phenomena that will influence everyone’s lives. Jung believed‚ “that each of us is motivated not only be repressed experiences but also by certain emotionally toned experiences inherited from our ancestors” (Feist‚ & Feist‚ (2009). Jung also believed that the inherited images that he called the collective unconscious which involved aspect that people have never gone through individually but that has passed down from our ancestors. When one can reach and understand
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by taking a closer look at the events and relationships she endured throughout her childhood. Superiority Striving According to Adlerian theory‚ “the one dynamic force behind people’s behavior is the striving for success or superiority‚” (Feist & Feist‚ 2009‚ p. 70). There are several factors that may have influenced Winfrey’s feelings of inferiority. These include the sexual abuse and poverty she endured as a child and the fact that she was an African American female born in the South. Her mother
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According to Feist (2009)‚ “The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI; Myers‚ 1962) is the most frequently used measure of Jung’s personality types and is often used by school counselors to direct students toward rewarding avenues
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being a continuous process; the other type being intermittent. * There are two types of punishments that have been identified. The first presents a stimulus and the second involves removing a positive stimulus within a situation.Feist‚ J.‚ & Feist‚ G. J. (2009). | * This theory establishes reliability through the ABC’s of behavioral theory which includes; Antecedent‚ behavior and consequence. * This is deemed as a framework that helps to explain and identify the origin of behavior. |
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INTRODUCTION TO PERSONALITY PAPER 2 Introduction to Personality The word personality is one of ancient roots. Based out of the Latin word‚ persona‚ this word was named after a mask or disguise that an actor would wear for a production (Feist & Feist‚ 2009). Such a persona would be worn by an actor in order to portray an appearance for a production that was not their own. In the current world around us‚ the word personality has taken on a new meaning. Rather than display the fictitious appearance
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Introduction to Personality The purpose of this paper is to define personality‚ examine the theoretical approaches in studying personality‚ and to analyze factors that may influence an individual’s personality development. According to Feist 2009‚ although there is no single definition of personality that is acceptable to all personality theorists; we can say that personality is a pattern of relatively permanent traits and unique characteristics that give both consistency and individuality to
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communication and relational patterns between individuals and family members. It is useful to helping professionals in the treatment planning and facilitation of positive interaction to stimulate a healthy well-being of an individual and a family unit (Feist & Feist‚ 2008‚ p. 164). Klein’s theoretical contributions were based on the work of Sigmund Freud but went further and challenged many of his ideas. “Object relations” was undoubtedly‚ one of the major developments in psychoanalysis since Freud
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