Personality Theories & You

What do you think has the biggest impact on your personality?

• Childhood experiences (Freud)
  

• Social and cultural influences (Horney, Bandura)

• Personal growth and self-concept (Rogers, Jung)

• Rewards and consequences (Skinner)

How do you respond to stress?

• Unconscious fears take over
  

• I seek support from relationships (Horney)

• I focus on self-improvement (Rogers, Adler)

• I adapt based on past experiences (Bandura, Skinner)

What best explains personality differences?

• Subconcious internal conflicts (Freud)

• Social & cultural factors (Horney, Bandura)

• The drive for growth & self-fulfillment (Rogers, Jung)

• Learned behaviors & traits (Skinner, Trait Theory)

You want to develop a new skill. What’s your approach?

• Explore my deeper motivations (Jung, Freud)
  

• Observe and learn from others (Bandura)

• Keep practicing and reinforce success (Skinner)

• Stay motivated and set goals (Adler, Rogers)

Can personality change over time?

• No, it’s shaped early in life (Freud, Jung, Trait Theory)

• Yes, social experiences shape it (Bandura, Horney)

• Yes, people grow toward self-actualization (Rogers, Adler)

• Yes, reinforcement and learning shape behavior (Skinner)

• “Which theory did your answers align with the most?”

• Freud, Carl Jung, Karen Horney, Alfred Adler,(Psychoanalytic Theory)

• Trait Theory

• Bandura (Social Learning Theory)

• Skinner (Behaviorism)

• Carl Rogers, Maslow (Humanistic Theory)