(Murray & Sullivan) HUMANISTIC/EXISTENTIAL THEORIES & (Allport, McCrae,Catell) DISPOSITIONAL TRAITS THEORIES

theory of Henry Murray

Personology

Emphasizes the importance of considering the whole person, including their motivations, needs, and interpersonal relationships, in understanding human behavior

Personology (Henry Murray)

Division of Personality according to Murray:

Id-Superego-Ego

% stages of Child Development according to Murray

1. Claustral Complex

2. Oral complex

3. Anal complex

4. Urethral or Icarus complex

5. Genital/Castration complex

Who proposed Psychogenic needs?

Henry Murray

according to Murray, these drive behavior

NEED’S PREPOTENCY

NEEDS ACCORDING TO MURRAY:

1. PRIMARY NEEDS (Viscerogenic needs)- basic needs connected to our biological needs

2. SECONDARY NEEDS ( Psychogenic needs)- needs for nurturance, independence, and achievement, psychological in nature

PSYCHOOGENIC NEEDS

1. POWER

2. AFFILIATION NEEDS

3. ACHIEVEMENT NEEDS

HARRY SULLIVAN’S THEORY

INTERPERSONAL THEORY

He believed that people's interactions with other people, especially significant others, determine their sense of security, sense of self, and the dynamisms that motivate their behavior

Harry Sullivan (Interpersonal theory)

who proposed kinds of tension?

• Tension is a potential for action

Harry Sullivan

1. NEEDS- kind of tension that leads to productive actions.

2. ANXIETY-  kind of tension that leads to nonproductive actions.

Interpersonal Needs: Sullivan

1. Need for tenderness

2. Dynamism???

3. Energy transformation???

security operations by Sullivan

1. Dissociation- This security operation describes the failure to acknowledge an undesirable portion of one's personality

2. Selective Inattention- Similar to dissociation, selective inattention is accomplished unconsciously

Who proposed the STRUCTURE OF PERSONALITY?

GORDON ALLPORT

According to Allport, what are the levels of personal dispositions?

1. Cardinal Dispositions

2. Central Dispositions

3. Secondary Dispositions

the sense of self according to allport is called…

Proprium

WHO ARE THE PROPONENTS OF THE FIVE-FACTOR TRAIT THEORY?

1. Robert McCae

2. Paul Costa

Enumerate the big 5

1. Openness to experiences

2. Conscientiousness

3. Extroversion

4. Agreeableness

5. Neuroticism

Who proposed the 16 personality factors?

Raymond B. Cattel

16 personality factors

1. Abstractedness: Imaginative versus practical 

2. Apprehension: Worried versus confident 

3. Dominance: Forceful versus submissive 

4. Emotional stability: Calm versus high-strung 

5. Liveliness: Spontaneous versus restrained 

6. Openness to change: Flexible versus attached to the familiar

7. Perfectionism: Controlled versus undisciplined 

8. Privateness: Discreet versus open 

9. Reasoning: Abstract versus concrete 

10. Rule-consciousness: Conforming versus non-conforming 

11. Self-reliance: Self-sufficient versus dependent 

12. Sensitivity: Tender-hearted versus tough-minded 

13. Social boldness: Uninhibited versus shy 

14. Tension: Inpatient versus relaxed 

15. Vigilance: Suspicious versus trusting 

16. Warmth: Outgoing versus reserved

big five