Personality Theorists

The personality theorists mind map is a visual representation of the influential figures and their theories in the field of personality psychology. This mind map aims to provide an overview of the different perspectives and approaches to understanding and explaining human personality. The mind map is organized into branches, each representing a prominent personality theorist and their respective theories.

Edited at 2023-08-09 16:11:09

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Personality Theorists

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Personality Theorist

Erik Erikson

LIFE INFLUENCES

Did Not Know Biological Father

Rejected by Classmates Because of Jewish Heritage

PERSPECTIVE ON DEVELOPMENT OF PERSONALITY

Life-Span Approach to Personality (Personality Changes Through-Out Life, & Undergos 8 Psychosocial Stages including ID Crisis)

Personality Impacted by External Forces Rather Than Biological Factors in Childhood

VIEW ON HUMAN NATURE

All Have The Potential to Attain Positive Personality Traits (virtues, wisdom, hope)

Potential to Direct Lives Despite Childhood Experiences

RESEARCH ON THEORY

Primarily Conducted Through Case Studies

Developed Psychosocial Development Theory

Play Therapy/Play Construction

INFLUENCE ON FIELD OF PSYCHOLOGY

Increase of Life-Span Developmental Psychologist

Psychological Tests Created Upon His Framework

Carl Jung

LIFE INFLUENCES

Several Traumatic Childhood Events (death, divorce, unstable parents & lack of companionship).

Reclusive & Lonely and Had Neurotic Tendencies

Worked Along side Freud but Brokeaway To Develope Own Ideas

PERSPECTIVE ON DEVELOPMENT OF PERSONALITY

Analytical Approach to Personality (Personality Has Several Components That Influence Each Other--Ego, Personal Unconscious & Collective Unconscious)

Personality Developed Through Archetypes (Ancestorial Knowledge Passed Down) and Partial Childhood Experiences

VIEW ON HUMAN NATURE

A Prevailing Personality Type (Introvert OR Extrovert)

Individualist (Each Individual Is Unique) During First 1/2 of Life Cycle

Universal Personality Types After First 1/2 of Life Cycle

Each Generation Improves

RESEARCH ON THEORY

Developed Theory of Psychological Type

Life-History Reconstruction (used to determine patterns that lead to neurosis)

Aspects of Introverison & Extraverison Personality Types Provable in Testing

INFLUENCE ON FIELD OF PSYCHOLOGY

Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Influenced by Jung's Theory

Influenced Other Well Known Theorist Such As Maslow (theory of self-actualizatio) & Alder (birth order theory)

Karen Horney

LIFE INFLUENCES

Childhood Experiences (father was often away and mother was unloving)

Cultural Influences (males superior to females)

Low Self-Esteem Due to Appearance & Depression Issues

PERSPECTIVE ON DEVELOPMENT OF PERSONALITY

Psychosocial Analysic Approach (basic anxiety can lead to neuroses)

Social Factors Influenced Personality and Not Biological with Heavy Emphasis of Child/Parent Relationship

Permanent Coping Mechanisms Can Become Part of Person's Personality

VIEW ON HUMAN NATURE

People Are Individualist

Personality is Malleable

People are Capable of Growth

RESEARCH ON THEORY

Case Study Method

Developed Theory Of Neurotic Needs

INFLUENCE ON FIELD OF PSYCHOLOGY

Hyer-Competitive Attitude Scale and Neurotic Competitiveness Inventory developed based on Horney's neurotic competitiveness theory

Contributions to Females in Psychology