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Introduction
The study of personality is one of the most, if not the most, important topics in psychology. One general, psychological definition for personality is "all of those relatively permanent traits, dispositions, or characteristics within an individual that provide some measure of consistency to that individual's behaviour and affective experiences" (Macris, 2000). Coming up with a definition should be a simple task, but actually personality theorists often disagree on even this. Coming up with a description of personality has produced even more descrepancy and a wide range of theories. Why are there so many theories? One answer is that personality is hard to study objectively, so each theorist comes up with something different, influenced by personal factors and the spirit of the times. Another answer is that personality is dynamic, complex, and mysterious.
Because personality is such a challenging topic, the effort to explain it has produced several valuable theories and some giant names in in the field: Sigmund Freud, Carl G. Jung, Carl Rogers, and Albert Bandura. These great psychologists have asked questions, like what is personality made of, where does it come from, why does it go wrong, and how can it be restored. In this section, we will explore some answers they have proposed to these questions and the depths of personality.
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