This document discusses theories of personality, including:
- Personality is influenced by both nature (heredity) and nurture (environment). Factors like family, culture, gender, and experiences shape personality.
- Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytic theory viewed the mind as having conscious and unconscious parts and proposed personality develops through stages.
- Trait theories seek to identify dimensions of personality and reduce many traits to a few key factors. Factor analysis has been used to identify proposed dimensions like the "Big Five" personality traits.
- Research like Allport and Oddbert's dictionary study and Cattell's factor analysis of trait ratings have helped analyze personality traits and factors. However, the precise definition and structure