This document summarizes several theories of personality development. It discusses definitions of personality from various researchers and outlines five major theories: Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory which describes how humans are motivated to fulfill basic needs; Albert Bandura's social learning theory which proposes behavior is learned through observation and modeling; John Watson's behavioral theory stating all behavior is learned through conditioning and stimuli; George Kelly's cognitive theory that personality is explained by an individual's unique thoughts and interpretations; and John Bowlby's attachment theory examining the dynamics of long-term relationships.

1. -Theories Of Personality Development-
Prepared By:
SAIMA KHALIL

3. “ Persona”
“Mask”

4. “PERSONALITY”
Meaning:
The term personality is derived from the Latin
word persona meaning a mask or appearance
one presents to the world or a character played
by an actor. Keeping this in mind personality
refers to what a person looks from the outside
even though he is something else on the inside.
Personality is a patterned body of habits, traits,
attitudes and ideas of an individual as these are
organized externally into roles and statuses
and as they relate internally to motivation, goals
and various aspects of selfhood.

5. DEFINITIONS:
• According to Robert Park and Earnest Burgess:
“Personality is the sum and organization of those traits which
determine the role of the individual in the group.”
• According to Linton:
“Personality embraces the total organized aggregate of
psychological processes and status pertaining to the individual.”
• According to Cronbach:
“A person’s observable habits are called his personality.”
• According to Traxler:
“Sum total of an individual’s behavior in social situations is
called his personality.”
• “Personality can be defined as a dynamic and organized set
of characteristics possessed by a person that uniquely
influences his or her cognitions, motivations, and behaviors in
various situations.”

6. THEORIES:
1. Abraham Maslow – Psychological theory
2. Albert Bandura – Social learning theory
3. John Watson – Behavioral theory
4. George Kelly – Cognitive theory
5. John Bowlby – Attachment theory

8. Time: 1943
By: Abraham Maslow
Main Concept:
It focuses on describing the stages of growth in
humans. There are 5 needs of humans:
Physiological needs, Safety needs, Love and
belonging, Esteem & Self-actualization. People
are motivated to achieve certain needs. When one
need is fulfilled a person seeks to fulfill the next
one, and so on.

10. Time: 1977
By: albert bandura
Main Concept:
Behavior is learned from the environment through
the process of observational learning. People
learn from one another, via observation, imitation,
and modeling. We learn not only how to perform a
behavior but also what will happen to us in a
specific situation if we do perform it.

12. Time: 1913
By: john Watson
Main Concept:
It is a theory of learning based upon the idea that
all behaviors are acquired through conditioning.
Conditioning occurs through interaction with the
environment. Individuals learn to behave through
conditioning. All behavior is caused by an external
stimuli.

14. Time: 1995
By: George Kelly
Main Concept:
Cognitive theory focuses on explaining personality
based on an individual’s thoughts. This theory
examines how we interpret things and how our
cognitions work and it puts so much emphasis on
our thoughts and interpretations. It understands
that each individual interprets things differently.

16. Time: 1958
By: john bowlby
Main concept:
It describes the dynamics of long-term
interpersonal relationships between
humans. It focuses on how human beings respond
within relationships when hurt, separated from
loved ones, or perceiving a threat.