Personality

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This paper discusses the psychology of one's personality. The paper presents the humanistic tradition that looks into the internal traits of the individual, positing that these internal traits are what ultimately shape the personality of a person. On the other hand, the paper explores the cognitive perspective that stresses the role of external environment, not internal traits, as the primary factor in influencing the personality development of an individual. The paper also examines the psychoanalytic tradition that centers on the personal history of the individual transgressing beyond the internal traits or external environment of a person, focusing instead on the unconscious mind of an individual in order to explain and determine the kind of personality he or she has and cultivates. The paper contends that, despite their differences, these perspectives complement each other and provide a more meaningful study of the extant psychological theories that help explain the development and nature of human personality.

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"Psychology, as the study of the human behavior and mental processes, includes various fields of study that focus on various aspects of people's everyday lives, such as learning, memory, thinking and language, intelligence, human development, social and health psychology, and personality. The latter field of study, personality, is what interests most people because it helps people identify what kind of people they are: their feelings, sentiments, attitudes, beliefs, and possibly predict one's behavior through these factors."

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