1. Copyright © 2007 Allyn & Bacon Mayer’s Personality: A Systems Approach Part 1: Exploring PersonalityChapter 3: Theories of Personality Perspectives on Personality This multimedia product and its contents are protected under copyright law. The following are prohibited by law: any public performance or display, including transmission of any image over a network; preparation of any derivative work, including the extraction, in whole or in part, of any image; any rental, lease, or lending of the program.

2. Copyright © 2007 Allyn & Bacon Mayer’s Personality: A Systems Approach Part 1: Exploring PersonalityChapter 3: Theories of Personality Purpose To acquaint you with frameworks, theories, and concepts in the field To give you an introduction to the perspectives we will draw on throughout the course

3. Copyright © 2007 Allyn & Bacon Mayer’s Personality: A Systems Approach Part 1: Exploring PersonalityChapter 3: Theories of Personality Major Perspectives and Theories Concepts of Personality Biological Psycho- Evolutionary Bio- Social Intra- Psychic Psycho- Dynamic Trait Social Social- Cognitive Cross- Cultural Develop- mental Psycho- Social Humanistic- Positive

4. Copyright © 2007 Allyn & Bacon Mayer’s Personality: A Systems Approach Part 1: Exploring PersonalityChapter 3: Theories of Personality Why Study Theoretical Perspectives? They collect together theoretical issues concerning personality that have emerged throughout history Understanding them provides a context for what you will encounter. Personality psychologists are informed by them

5. Copyright © 2007 Allyn & Bacon Mayer’s Personality: A Systems Approach Part 1: Exploring PersonalityChapter 3: Theories of Personality Overview of Biopsychology Concerns biological explanations and substrates for psychological phenomena Major Theories: –Psychoevolutionary –Biopsychological

6. Copyright © 2007 Allyn & Bacon Mayer’s Personality: A Systems Approach Part 1: Exploring PersonalityChapter 3: Theories of Personality Overview of the Intrapsychic Approach Concerns psychological phenomena and how their actions and interactions explain the mind and behavior. Major Theories: –Trait Theory –Psychodynamics

7. Copyright © 2007 Allyn & Bacon Mayer’s Personality: A Systems Approach Part 1: Exploring PersonalityChapter 3: Theories of Personality Overview of the Sociocultural Approach Concerns the social environment and how social factors influence the individual’s psychology Major theories –Social cognitive theory –Cross-cultural theory

8. Copyright © 2007 Allyn & Bacon Mayer’s Personality: A Systems Approach Part 1: Exploring PersonalityChapter 3: Theories of Personality Overview of Temporal-Developmental Theories Concerns the idea that individuals develop according to a specific psychological or social- psychological plan Examples –Psycho-social stage theory –Humanistic theory

9. Copyright © 2007 Allyn & Bacon Mayer’s Personality: A Systems Approach Part 1: Exploring PersonalityChapter 3: Theories of Personality How can Perspectives be Integrated? No one theory is most correct Their language can be drawn together Their common focus is on: –What personality is –Personality’s parts –Personality organization –Personality development This course draws on the theories to explain those topics

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