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- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Psychology/Culture_and_Community/Personality_Theory_in_a_Cultural_Context_(Kelland)/08%3A_Carl_Rogers_and_Abraham_MaslowThis module covers the lives and theories of the humanistic psychologists Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow. There is also a brief discussion of the life and work of Henry Murray, who in part focused on ...This module covers the lives and theories of the humanistic psychologists Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow. There is also a brief discussion of the life and work of Henry Murray, who in part focused on human needs. The references cited in this module can be found in the accompanying module entitled "References for Personality."
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Psychology/Culture_and_Community/Personality_Theory_in_a_Cultural_Context_(Kelland)/15%3A_Religious_Perspectives_on_Personality/15.01%3A_Chapter_IntroductionIt is also true that religion was a significant factor in the lives of many of the theorists we have examined in this book, and as a result, their spiritual beliefs helped to shape the nature of their...It is also true that religion was a significant factor in the lives of many of the theorists we have examined in this book, and as a result, their spiritual beliefs helped to shape the nature of their personality theories. It is important to keep in mind, however, that any of the theories we have examined so far might play a role in personality development in any cultural group, in conjunction with the cultural influences of spirituality and religion.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Psychology/Culture_and_Community/Personality_Theory_in_a_Cultural_Context_(Kelland)/10%3A_Trait_Theories_of_Personality/10.10%3A_Personality_Theory_in_Real_LifeThese two points lead to the notions that a single trait structure can represent both normal and abnormal personality, that within the normal range there is great individual difference in each person’...These two points lead to the notions that a single trait structure can represent both normal and abnormal personality, that within the normal range there is great individual difference in each person’s characteristic and adaptive styles of thinking, feeling, and behaving, and that personality disorders are characterized by extreme and inflexible expressions of the normal personality structure.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Psychology/Culture_and_Community/Personality_Theory_in_a_Cultural_Context_(Kelland)/08%3A_Carl_Rogers_and_Abraham_Maslow/8.05%3A_A_Final_Note-_Humanistic_or_ExistentialIn this volume, Rogers refers to May as “the leading scholar of humanistic psychology.” May, for his part, concluded an open letter to Rogers in which he expressed “profound respect for you and your c...In this volume, Rogers refers to May as “the leading scholar of humanistic psychology.” May, for his part, concluded an open letter to Rogers in which he expressed “profound respect for you and your contribution in the past to all of us.” May also maintained a friendship and correspondence with Maslow (May, 1991).
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Psychology/Culture_and_Community/Personality_Theory_in_a_Cultural_Context_(Kelland)/02%3A_Culture_and_Personality/2.05%3A_Culture_and_DiversityWhen considering the life of an individual like Shawn Withers, the son of a Maine fisherman, who suffered a massive stroke at the age of 20, but then went on to earn a black belt in Kenpo Karate and t...When considering the life of an individual like Shawn Withers, the son of a Maine fisherman, who suffered a massive stroke at the age of 20, but then went on to earn a black belt in Kenpo Karate and then developed his own style known as Broken Wing Kenpo (Withers, 2007), broad descriptions of personality theory and cultural perspectives fall short of giving us an understanding of the person.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Psychology/Culture_and_Community/Personality_Theory_in_a_Cultural_Context_(Kelland)/02%3A_Culture_and_Personality/2.08%3A_Personality_Theory_in_Real_Life-_Examining_Your_Own_Cultural_BackgroundOne of my ancestors, a great aunt, was on the Titanic when it sank (like most women and children, she was one of the survivors). Actually, John Howland fell overboard in the middle of the Atlantic Oce...One of my ancestors, a great aunt, was on the Titanic when it sank (like most women and children, she was one of the survivors). Actually, John Howland fell overboard in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean during rough seas, but was saved when he grabbed a rope trailing in the water and was then pulled back aboard! The other side of my family was primarily German, and when they first came to America they settled in Kansas and became well-respected wheat farmers.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Psychology/Culture_and_Community/Personality_Theory_in_a_Cultural_Context_(Kelland)/17%3A_Learning_Theory_and_Personality_Development/17.07%3A_Cultural_Effects_on_LearningTweed and Lehman offer the following generalizations about culturally Western and culturally Chinese learning: culturally Western learning focuses on overt and private questioning, expressing personal...Tweed and Lehman offer the following generalizations about culturally Western and culturally Chinese learning: culturally Western learning focuses on overt and private questioning, expressing personal hypotheses, and a desire for self-directed tasks, whereas culturally Chinese learning emphasizes effort-focused learning, pragmatic orientations, and acceptance of behavior reform as an academic goal (Tweed & Lehman, 2002).
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Psychology/Culture_and_Community/Personality_Theory_in_a_Cultural_Context_(Kelland)/02%3A_Culture_and_Personality/2.07%3A_A_Final_ChallengeThe ability to see the culture of one’s own society as a whole, to evaluate its patterns and appreciate their implications, calls for a degree of objectivity which is rarely if ever achieved…Those who...The ability to see the culture of one’s own society as a whole, to evaluate its patterns and appreciate their implications, calls for a degree of objectivity which is rarely if ever achieved…Those who know no culture other than their own cannot know their own…Even such a master as Freud frequently posited instincts to account for reactions which we now see as directly referable to cultural conditioning. (pp.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Psychology/Culture_and_Community/Personality_Theory_in_a_Cultural_Context_(Kelland)/07%3A_Psychology_of_Women/7.S%3A_Chapter_SummaryThere are women who accept their proper role in society, those who give up on meaningful relationships, and those who fight society. Jean Baker Miller began addressing the differences in power and sta...There are women who accept their proper role in society, those who give up on meaningful relationships, and those who fight society. Jean Baker Miller began addressing the differences in power and status that exist between boys/men and girls/women, and the cultural system that develop to maintain those differences. According to Chodorow, the mother-daughter relationship is special because the mother experiences her daughter(s) as similar to herself.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Courses/Clinton_College/Psychology_of_Religion_-_Perspectives_and_Cultures_(McCullers)/01%3A_Freudian_Thought_as_Foundational_Theory/1.01%3A_Sigmund_Freud/1.1.03%3A_Basic_ConceptsAlthough the conscious mind is usually identified with our personality, and Freud recognized that people viewed consciousness as nothing more or less than the defining characteristic of the mind, his ...Although the conscious mind is usually identified with our personality, and Freud recognized that people viewed consciousness as nothing more or less than the defining characteristic of the mind, his clinical experience with psychoanalysis made it impossible for him to accept the identification of the conscious mind with the mental mind (Freud, 1917/1966).
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Courses/Clinton_College/Psychology_of_Religion_-_Perspectives_and_Cultures_(McCullers)/03%3A_Erikson_and_Considerations_for_the_Stages_of_Life/3.01%3A_Erik_Erikson/3.1.02%3A_Brief_Biography_of_Erik_EriksonWhen Erikson and his family moved to the United States, their son Kai was taunted by schoolmates, who called him “hamburger, hamburger.” So, Erikson and his wife turned to the Scandinavian tradition o...When Erikson and his family moved to the United States, their son Kai was taunted by schoolmates, who called him “hamburger, hamburger.” So, Erikson and his wife turned to the Scandinavian tradition of naming a son after his father, and they called their son Kai Erik’s son, or Kai Erikson.
