Approaches to study personality

Approaches to study personality

Approach	Developed by	Basic concepts
Psycho Analytic approach	Freud	Personality dynamics (Conscious, subconscious and un conscious) Personality structure (Id, Ego, Super ego) Psycho sexual development (oral, anal, phallic, latency, genetic stage)
Trait approach	Allport, Cattell	Allport: meaning of personality trait, cardinal, central and secondary traits Cattell: Common, unique, surface and source traits
Humanistic Approach	Abraham Maslow, Carl Roger	Abraham Maslow: self-actualization theory (physiological needs, safety needs, love and belonging need, esteem needs and self-actualization needs Carl Roger: Organism, self, real self, ideal self Congruence and in congruence

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