lack of compelling scientific data to support it
conception of personality built on unobservable abstract concepts
he didn't believe important changes in personality could occur in adolescence and adulthood
vague nature made it difficult to predict how an adult will display certain developmental difficulties
viewed women as inferior to men (weaker superego)
limited population (upper-class austrian women)
Which of the following approaches to personality emphasizes the role played by self efficacy?
Social Cognitive Perspective
Albert Bandura: Emphasized the importance of social learning, or learning through observation. His theory emphasized the role of conscious thoughts including self-efficacy, or our own beliefs in our abilities.
Which of the following psychologist is considered the most important pioneer of the psychodynamic approach to personality?
Originating in the work of Sigmund Freud, the psychodynamic perspective emphasizes unconscious psychological processes (for example, wishes and fears of which we're not fully aware), and contends that childhood experiences are crucial in shaping adult personality.
Which approach to personality emphasizes a desire to achieve higher levels of functioning?
Humanistic personality theory emphasizes individuals' motivation to continually progress toward higher levels of interactive functioning and their present capacities for growth and change irrespective of past limitations and future uncertainties.
How do neo Freudians differ from Freud?
The neo-Freudians were psychologists whose work followed from Freud's. They generally agreed with Freud that childhood experiences matter, but they decreased the emphasis on sex as a source of energy and conflict while focusing more on the social environment and effects of culture on personality.