Personality Psychology

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Personality serves as an individual's attitude that ultimately form characteristics that make them unique from others. This can be expressed through an individual's behavior, perceptions, beliefs, etc...which really shows and demonstrates what they believe and stand for to express who they are. Personality Psychology is a branch or sub-field in which studies scientifically the characteristics of an individual that influences them to make their choices concluding in making them their unique self (Friedman & Schustack, 2012, p.2). The first of the eight perspectives that help understand an individual is the unconscious aspect. Unconscious aspects are forces that influence an individual unintentionally without them being aware of it consciously …show more content…

An aspect that is altered and shaped by circumstance or setting that is made to endure and achieve is called the conditioned shaped aspect (Friedman & Schustack, 2012, p.2). The cognitive dimension aspect focuses on the way individual views and perceives situations, information, and the world as well as developing and formulating cognitive ideas on subjects (Friedman & Schustack, 2012, p.2). The aspect that focuses on the traits, skills and predispositions are abilities that come easily to an individual compared to others. In other words, the strength and weaknesses that are encoded in each person that to some come in a very natural way to do (Friedman & Schustack, 2012, p.2). The spiritual dimension is an aspect that focuses in the well-being of an individual with the search of peace, happiness, purpose, and meaning of life and the individual's existence (Friedman & Schustack, 2012, p.3). Lastly, the interaction aspect is just focusing on the individuals connections and communication with others and in different settings (Friedman & Schustack, 2012,