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This is a 7 page paper that provides an overview of personality theories. The views of Jung and Allport are expressed. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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the study of psychology is the study of how human personalities develop and emerge as one goes through the diverse experiences of life. Of course, as in most psychological issues,
there are many contending viewpoints regarding exactly by what process or under what influence personality develops. Each of the major theoretical viewpoints from psychodynamic theory to behaviorism has its own
overarching concept of personality and individual theorists and writers tend to have their own takes on that concept. This naturally leads to a diverse field of theoretical perspectives on the
emergence of personality which may at times overlap with one another or contradict one another outright. Nevertheless, understanding these perspectives may help one come to a synthetic understanding of personality
development. This paragraph helps the student introduce the basis of Jungs theories. The theoretical perspective of Carl Jung is one of the most influential in personality psychology. Jungs thoughts
emerge out of the discipline of psychodynamic theory, which started with Freud. Jungs take on the theory, however, diminished the role of sexuality from its position as primary determinant of
personality to one of many influences, and conceived of the psyche as consisting of a conscious, an individual unconscious, and a collective unconscious, eschewing the categorizations of Freud (Boeree, 2010a).
The collective unconscious is likely his most memorable contribution to psychology; it refers to the "psychic inheritance" which all members of the species gain, the types of "knowledge" which one
is born with (Boeree, 2010a). Jung felt that this knowledge directly impacted ones eventual emotional development (Boeree, 2010a). By contrast, the view of Allport is that human beings genetically
inherit certain traits and dispositions that tend towards a certain understanding of the self. This understanding of the self in turn informs and influences ones behavioral responses to the outside
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