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Theories of Personality
Personality Theories
Explore theories on what shapes our individual characteristics, from Freud's 
psychodynamic approach to modern trait theories.
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Theories of Personality
Personality Theories
Explore theories on what shapes our individual characteristics, from Freud's 
psychodynamic approach to modern trait theories.
Defining Personality
Allport's Definition
The internal organization of mental and 
physical systems that shapes an 
individual's behavior and thoughts
Weinberg & Gould's 
Definition
The distinct combination of traits that 
makes each person unique
Key Perspectives
Idiographic: Focus on individual 
uniqueness Nomothetic: Focus on 
comparing individuals
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Theories of Personality
Personality Theories
Explore theories on what shapes our individual characteristics, from Freud's 
psychodynamic approach to modern trait theories.
Defining Personality
Allport's Definition
The internal organization of mental and 
physical systems that shapes an 
individual's behavior and thoughts
Weinberg & Gould's 
Definition
The distinct combination of traits that 
makes each person unique
Key Perspectives
Idiographic: Focus on individual 
uniqueness Nomothetic: Focus on 
comparing individuals
Freud's Theory of 
Personality
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Instinctual Drives
Food, sex, and aggression play crucial roles in shaping personality
2
Unconscious Processes
Hidden mental processes influence behavior and thoughts
3
Early Childhood Influences
Parental behaviour and psychosexual stages are critical for development
4
Personality Development
Interplay of instinct and environment during the first five years of life
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Theories of Personality
Personality Theories
Explore theories on what shapes our individual characteristics, from Freud's 
psychodynamic approach to modern trait theories.
Defining Personality
Allport's Definition
The internal organization of mental and 
physical systems that shapes an 
individual's behavior and thoughts
Weinberg & Gould's 
Definition
The distinct combination of traits that 
makes each person unique
Key Perspectives
Idiographic: Focus on individual 
uniqueness Nomothetic: Focus on 
comparing individuals
Freud's Theory of 
Personality
1
Instinctual Drives
Food, sex, and aggression play crucial roles in shaping personality
2
Unconscious Processes
Hidden mental processes influence behavior and thoughts
3
Early Childhood Influences
Parental behaviour and psychosexual stages are critical for development
4
Personality Development
Interplay of instinct and environment during the first five years of life
Psychosexual 
Development
1
Hedonistic Drive
People, including children, are driven to seek pleasure by 
gratifying the Id's desires (Freud, 1920)
2
Libido Location
Sources of pleasure change as the child moves through different 
developmental stages (Freud, 1905)
3
Environmental Influence
Childhood experiences shape adult personality, e.g., neglect or 
overprotection in infancy may lead to oral fixation
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Theories of Personality
Personality Theories
Explore theories on what shapes our individual characteristics, from Freud's 
psychodynamic approach to modern trait theories.
Defining Personality
Allport's Definition
The internal organization of mental and 
physical systems that shapes an 
individual's behavior and thoughts
Weinberg & Gould's 
Definition
The distinct combination of traits that 
makes each person unique
Key Perspectives
Idiographic: Focus on individual 
uniqueness Nomothetic: Focus on 
comparing individuals
Freud's Theory of 
Personality
1
Instinctual Drives
Food, sex, and aggression play crucial roles in shaping personality
2
Unconscious Processes
Hidden mental processes influence behavior and thoughts
3
Early Childhood Influences
Parental behaviour and psychosexual stages are critical for development
4
Personality Development
Interplay of instinct and environment during the first five years of life
Psychosexual 
Development
1
Hedonistic Drive
People, including children, are driven to seek pleasure by 
gratifying the Id's desires (Freud, 1920)
2
Libido Location
Sources of pleasure change as the child moves through different 
developmental stages (Freud, 1905)
3
Environmental Influence
Childhood experiences shape adult personality, e.g., neglect or 
overprotection in infancy may lead to oral fixation
Tripartite Theory of Personality
1
Superego
Incorporates societal values and morals, acts as conscience
2
Ego
Mediates between id and reality, follows reality principle
3
Id
Primitive and instinctive, operates on pleasure principle
Freud (1923) structured personality into three parts: Id, ego, and superego. These systems develop at different life stages and 
interact to form our personality.