personality revised

Personality Theories and Concepts
Name
Institution

Abstract
This paper highlights four key theories on personality and its development. These include biological, behavioral psychodynamic and humanistic models. After describing each of the concepts, particular emphasis is placed on biological models as a particularly useful angle at which personality development can most closely be understood. The usefulness of the model is explained, offering a view on how the current knowledge of the philosophies compares with one’s previous opinions on personality development. The comparison is followed by highlighting how best the biological schemes can be applied in the work environment. The challenges that the new knowledge on personality development poses to the previously held beliefs are then explored. Finally, there is a critical look at how every theory on personality development can be used to understand human personality. The importance of looking closely at more than one of the schemes is emphasized as the surest way of understanding human personality.
Keywords: Personality

Personality Theories and Concepts
There exist many theories and concepts that explain the development of human personality. These include biological, behavioral, psychodynamic and humanist ideas. Biological theories explain how genetic characteristics influence one’s disposition. Behavioral notions, on the other hand, argue that the environment shapes people’s traits. There are also psychodynamic theories, which reason that the unconscious mind along with childhood experiences and developmental stages influence personality.

Humanist theorists emphasize that one’s free will and need for personal achievements shape their character. The most critical of the theories in the understanding of how human nature develops are the biological and the behavioral systems.
Biological theories of personality development are particularly useful in understanding human personality. The studies conducted regarding the same indicate that genetics influence a person’s traits. Being introverted and extroverted, for example, are linked to high and low states of cortical arousal, respectively. Therefore, introverts avoid any extra cortical stimulation while extroverts seek more of it CITATION Che18 l 1033 (Cherry, 2018). The biological theory, hence, explains the differences that exist between different people’s personalities, even when such individuals have lived in the same environment.
The concept of genetic influence on personality is useful because it enables people to understand each other, appreciating their inherent strengths. Most importantly, people are better able to be patient with and to support one another through the manifestations of their personalities. The concept of biological influence on disposition is applicable in the workplace, especially in regards to specialization and division of labor. Individuals better suited for definite tasks, according to their genetic make-up, are allowed to pursue their areas of interest.
The knowledge passes across by the humanistic theories challenges previously held beliefs that one does not influence their personality nor its development. Two of the systems, however, need to be combined to make more sense. Biological and behavioral ideas complement each other. The differences in individuals that are related by blood, which would be better explained by environmental influences, however, are unsolved. More than one of the theories need to be integrated to enable a complete understanding of personality.

References
BIBLIOGRAPHY l 1033 Cherry, K. (2018, April 27). Theories and Terminology of Personality Psychology. Retrieved from verywellmind: www.very well mind.com/personality-psychology-study-guide-2795699