Personality Analysis



Personality Analysis

Introduction

The term Personality is interpreted as the psychological construct which tends to refer to the dynamic set of characteristics of a person. Many experts are of the view that the personality is also rendered as the mask of the individual. Therefore, it won't be wrong to state the fact that the personality is a set of characteristics which tends to shape up the behavior of the individual. However, there are certain forces which tend to shape up the personality of the individual and ultimately the way an individual tends to behave in the context of any environment. As the psychology has evolved over the period of time the notions attached to the construction of the personality has also evolved (Alvesson, 1982). As per the modern believe the personality tends to be summarized as the set of characteristics or pattern of feelings, emotions and thoughts related to behavior, i.e. thoughts , feelings , attitudes, habits and behavior of each individual that persists over time in response to different situations distinguish one individual from doing any different from others.

The personality persists in the behavior of people consistent over time, even in different situations or times, providing something unique to every individual who is characterized as separate and different. Both aspects of personality, and persistence distinction, have a strong connection with the construction of identity, which models the characteristics called traits or sets of features which, along with other aspects of behavior are integrated into a cohesive unit that finally describes the person. Thus, in the context of the paper we intend to shed light on the theories which intends to influence or drive the personality or actions under a certain situation. This will be done through different perspectives in order to develop a better understanding of the subject.

Discussion

Humanistic-Existential Theory

Humanistic theory is known to have emerged in the mid of the 20the century, however, the fact should be kept in sight that this approach or theory emerged in the 1950s as a reaction to behaviorism and psychoanalysis. Psychoanalysis studied the behavior influenced by unconscious motivations while behaviorism focused on the conditioning process that drove behavior.  Those who formulates their thoughts in relation to the Humanistic-Existential Theory, are of the view that the behaviorism and psychoanalysis were too pessimist ideas, thus they came up with humanistic psychology which focused on each individual's growth and stressed self actualization. Humanistic-Existential approach also addresses the issue of increasing productivity by means of effective listening skills. In line with the spirit of this theory, it tends to lay the foundation for the improvement in the relationship between a manager and his or her employee.

Humanistic Approach tends to be presented by Carl Rogers in and another great name Abraham Maslow. As the humanistic approach tends to be interpreted in the light of their work. Maslow called humanistic approach as the third force; the first force was behaviorism and the second force was psychoanalysis. The key belief of Humanistic-Existential approach rests on the fact that the people are innately ...