Theories of personality (an overview)

(1) focus on psychodynamic forces:

i. classical psychoanalysis: Sigmund Freud

ii. contemporary psychoanalytic theory: Erik Erikson and others

iii. the analytical psychology of Carl Jung

iv. interpersonal dynamics: Alfred Adler, Karen Horney, Erich Fromm and Harry Stack Sullivan

(2) focus on experiencing person

i. holism and humanism: Abraham Maslow, Carl Rogers

ii. existential psychology: Ludwig Binswanger, Medard Boss

iii. the personal world: Kurt Lewin, George Kelly

(3) focus on enduring characteristics:

i. personology: Henry Murray

ii. the uniqueness of the person: Gordon Allport

iii. consistitutional and genetic views: William Sheldon and others

iv. the factor analysts: Raymond Cattell and Hans Eysenck

(4) focus on learning and environment

i. operant reinforcement theory: B.F. Skinner

ii. stimulus response theory: Neal E. Miller, John Dollard

iii. personality as social learning: Albert Bandura and others

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