Understanding Personality Types PDF

Understanding
Personality
Types
Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................1
QUESTION 1...................................................................................................................................1
(a) Essay about good friend with their four personality traits.....................................................1
(b) How issues related with personality development impact on friend's personality traits.......2
QUESTION 2...................................................................................................................................3
Introduction.................................................................................................................................3
Theory from the humanistic approach........................................................................................3
Theory from the psychoanalytic approach..................................................................................3
2 strength and 2 criticism of humanistic approach......................................................................4
2 strength and 2 criticism of psychoanalytic approach...............................................................4
Conclusion...................................................................................................................................4
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................5
REFRENCES...................................................................................................................................6

INTRODUCTION
Personality type is define as a classification of diverse type of individual on the basis of
their psychological level. It is to generally different from personality traits of a person. On the
basis of theories personality of an individual is diversified into major two types such as introvert
as well as extrovert (Adams and Umbach, 2012). Along with this there are also various type of
personality type such as ISTJ personality who are generally formal, serious and be proper.
Another type of personality is ESFJ these peoples are consider social butterflies who are always
happy and interact with everyone. Topic included in report are personality traits of friend and
how it impact on their personality development. Moreover it also explain about different type of
approaches and their strength and criticism.
QUESTION 1
(a) Essay about good friend with their four personality traits
Friends are as important as family in individual's life. They are the family that we choose
for making our life easier as they stand by us during the difficult times. For an individual it is
required to appropriately understand all the strengths, weaknesses, skills, capabilities and
knowledge criteria of their Friend. There are various good personality traits which I like in my
friend, from which some major are mentioned below:-
 Enthusiastic: It is define as trait of a energetic person which inspires others to be happy
and active. My friend is so enthusiastic like she is always ready to learn new things and
conduct new things.
 Good listener: It is define as a threat of a person who has good capacity to listen others
so that they effectively interact with them (Riaz, Riaz and Batool, 2012). In respect of my
friend she is one of good listener in class because other student came to her and share
their problems and issues.
 Confident: It is necessary for a person to have this treat because through it they able to
develop proper professional career. In the situation of my friend she is confident which
help her to represent her view point in front of others.
 Networked: My friend is networked person, she has knowledge as well as understanding
of which person is right for her and which is not. She is also very talkative person which
help her in networking with others.
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(b) How issues related with personality development impact on friend's personality traits
Personality Development issue
Personality is define as a character or style which make a person different from others. It
is generally based on family, their background, education, peoples he/ she surrounded with and
many more (Klimstra, 2013). Personality development is define as development of systematic
way of attitude as well as behaviour which help then in becoming distinctive person. Personality
development is generally occurs through regular interaction of character, environment and
temperament. This will include several factors which makes understanding of personality
development easy such as self knowledge, development of spiritual, establishment of self
esteem, talent development, analysing potential and many more.
Development in personality help in enhancing skills, ability and wealth of a person.
Along with this it will also help them in conducting their work in effective manner. In addition to
this personality development issues refers to those challenges or problems which are faced by a
person which developing their personality through certain method. These issues or problems
consider as hurdle in the life of a person because it block the ways for development. Moreover,
personality development issues impact or influence a person personality traits as well as it will
also minimise their growth at a workplace. Some major of the personality development issues
which are face by friends as well as that will impact on her personality traits are given below:-
 Thinking yourself more smarter then others: It is define as that treat at which a person
think herself more superior then others. Due to this issues they may face several issues
like no one like her, person not understand others and so on. In respect of my friend she is
confident but it is necessary for her to avoid this issues of being overconfident and thing
herself more smarter then others. If she didn't avoid this she may loss their friends,
growth opportunities and many others essential things.
 Always work and no play: It is define as a situation of a person when he /she give more
importance to their work which is good but it is essential for an individual to consider
their social and other life too (Oshri, Rogosch and Cicchetti, 2013). My friend is
enthusiast due to which she conduct each and every work with full dedication which
develop the chance of this personality development issues. This challenges may also
impact on her social life.
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These are major personality development which may face by my friend while developing
her career or professional life. So it is necessary for her to always consider these points so that
she make her life effective.
QUESTION 2
Introduction
Humanistic approach as well as psychoanalytic approach helps in understanding
personality of a person (Malinen, 2015). Through humanistic approach psychologist able to
focus on methods through which an individual able to improve their self image or actualization.
On the other hand psychodynamic approach is define as forces which is based on their
interaction with others. Below explanation of both type of theories are given with their strength
and criticism.
Theory from the humanistic approach
Abraham Maslow's Humanism
This theory is based on the basic five physiological needs which are required by an
individual for survival at a particular place. At first physiological need is consider which include
basic need of a person such as breathing, food, sleep, excretion, water and many more. Second is
safety need that include security of employment, resources, family, self body, health, property
and so on. Third is love and belongingness requirement which mean a person required friends
and family for leaving in effective manner. After this fourth physiological need is esteem which
include factors like self confidence, respect of other persons, getting respect by other and many
more (Ahmed, Hasnain and Venkatesan, 2012). The last physiological need is self actualization
that will include factor morality, spontaneity, problem solving, creativity, acceptance and so on.
This is based on down to up method which means for a person it is necessary to full their
physiological need first then safety need, love and belongingness requirement, esteem need and
at last self actualization need.
Theory from the psychoanalytic approach
Freudian Psychoanalytic Theory of personality
According to this theory personality of a person is developed by series of stages and at
this every stage is based through definite internal psychological conflict. As per the perspective
of Freud, personality of a person is developed from integration of three fundamental structure of
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a person's mind i.e. id, ego and superego. Here id is define as pleasure such as conducting work
for own satisfaction, then ego is reality of a person and it is based on true principles through
which he/ she is going. At last superego i.e. morality which may developed at the age of 4 to 5
years and it is consider as voice of conscience and moral.
2 strength and 2 criticism of humanistic approach
Abraham Maslow's Humanism
Strength:
 It helps a person or management for understanding others need.
 This will help in motiving employees at workplace (Barenbaum and Winter, 2012).
Criticism:
 It is generally based on small sample of subject.
 It consider every individual same but all person are differ from each other.
2 strength and 2 criticism of psychoanalytic approach
Freudian Psychoanalytic Theory of personality
Strength:
 This theory provide comprehensive possibility for describing personality of human.
 By the use of this theory many people able to recall their childhood traumas or story.
Criticism:
 Respective theory ignore about difference between individuals.
 This theory is also time consuming and it didn't provide any scientific proof.
Conclusion
By above theories i.e. Abraham Maslow's Humanism and Freudian Psychoanalytic
Theory of personality it can be determine that personality of a person is depend upon threat as
well as current requirement. Both the theories help psychologist to understand a person in order
to identify as well as analysis their personality and requirement accordingly. Every person has
different personality which is based on their characteristics and past experience. Along with this
through humanistic approach and psychoanalytic approach company develop strategies in order
to motivate their staffs so that they conduct work effectively for attaining goal.
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CONCLUSION
By this it can be summarised that there are several type of personality which make every
individual different from each other. It will also impact on directly and indirectly personality
development of a person. There are also several theories of humanistic as well as psychoanalytic
approach which is based on the personality type of an individual. In a life of a person personality
development plays an essentials role but it may influence by personality development issues or
challenges. So it is necessary for person to consider those issues so that they develop or enhance
their personality effectively.
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REFRENCES
Books and Journals
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Klimstra, T. (2013). Adolescent personality development and identity formation. Child
Development Perspectives. 7(2). 80-84.
Oshri, A., Rogosch, F. A., & Cicchetti, D. (2013). Child maltreatment and mediating influences
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Malinen, S. (2015). Understanding user participation in online communities: A systematic
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Ahmed, A., Hasnain, N., & Venkatesan, M. (2012). Decision Making in Relation to Personality
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