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This is a 4 page paper discussing different personality theories in regards to personality change. Personality theories range in their discussions regarding nature (psychobiological and trait theories by Eysenck, Allport and Cattell) and nurture (social and psychodynamic theories by Skinner, Bandura and Freud) to those which are based on simple concepts of human existence and responsibility (humanistic theories by Maslow and Rogers). Other than the biologically-based theories however, there seems to be some concepts which allow for personality change in either terms of continued knowledge and development or a change in reinforcement and stimuli within the environment. Adult personalities in many of the theories are formed during childhood development but can undergo change in certain environments later in life. Even the trait theory which does not allow for a great deal of change does allow for some change in secondary traits such as preference and attitude. Tutorial language is used throughout for writing direction.
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theories range in their discussions regarding nature (psychobiological and trait theories by Eysenck, Allport and Cattell) and nurture (social and psychodynamic theories by Skinner, Bandura and Freud) to those which
are based on simple concepts of human existence and responsibility (humanistic theories by Maslow and Rogers). Other than the biologically-based theories however, there seems to be some concepts which allow
for personality change in either terms of continued knowledge and development or a change in reinforcement and stimuli within the environment. Adult personalities in many of the theories are formed
during childhood development but can undergo change in certain environments later in life. Even the trait theory which does not allow for a great deal of change does allow for
some change in secondary traits such as preference and attitude. [Trait theory, basis, theorists and discussion if would allow for personality change...] Trait theories commonly discussed in the works of
Gordon Allport (1897-1967) and Raymond Cattell (1905- ) are different than most of the other personality theories in that traits are not usually discussed in regards to their development but
more so in terms of their degree. Trait theories also differ in that predicting a persons behavior in a given environment or circumstance is not as important as comparison of
different individuals through their traits. Also, trait theories do not leave a great deal in regards to the idea of personality change. (Personality, 2002, Ch. 7). Allports originally used
the word "trait" but found that many people also used the term in regards to measurement on personality test and he changed the term to "personal disposition" which meant "a
generalized neuropsychic structure (peculiar) to an individual) with the capacity to render many stimuli functionally equivalent and to initiate and guide consistent (equivalent) forms of adaptive and stylistic behavior" (Boeree,
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