Personality Psychology

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In this article, the writer describes the psychology of personality as one of the most interesting and enigmatic areas of psychology. The writer discusses that essentially it deals with the way in which personality characteristics are formed and influenced by various factors; such as genetic disposition and external influences like society, family and peers.
The writer concludes that the understanding of personality is complex and involves a wide range of theories and perspective. The writer also maintains that personality is still one of the greatest enigmas in the psychological world.

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"Carl Jung was to deviate from Jung's theory to a great degree. He too saw the unconscious as the primary element in understanding human personality and motivations but he developed a more holistic view of the unconscious than Freud in his theory of archetypes. This was to have profound consequences for the theory of personality and for psychology in general. This theory is focused on what he termed the collective unconsciousness which contains within it "...inherited predispositions to perceive the world in certain ways." Therefore this view attempted to explain human nature and personality from the perspective of deep rooted unconscious structures that were part of the psyche of all people. "

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