Biological and Humanistic Approaches Personality Assessment

Running head : COMPARING AND CONTRASTING THE BIOLOGICAL AND HUMANISTIC APPROACHES TO PERSONALITY

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Personality can be defined as the complex of all attributes possessed by an individual and that uniquely defines his behavioral temperamental , emotional and mental characteristic from other people Personality has been studied and explained from various theoretical perspectives . Some of these perspectives are : psychoanalytic theories behaviorist theories , trait theories , cognitive theories , humanistic theories and biological theories . This seeks to compare and contrast the biological and humanistic perspectives of personality

br development . The focus will be on the major theorists and key points of both perspectives of personality

The proponents of humanistic theory were Abraham Maslow and Carl Rogers . This theory focuses on the potential of individuals and emphasizes the essence of growth and self actualization . The basic belief of humanistic theory is that people are naturally good with social and mental problems resulting from diverge from his natural tendency . They have emphasized that individual have control in determining their mental health . The theory also credits the environmental influences into account . This theory has continued to influence therapy , healthcare and education . It has helped remove some stigma in therapy and has influenced individual to explore their potential . Though it has been this significant in personality assessment , it does not objectively study and measure humanistic phenomena . It does not give satisfying . For example , in describing self actualization which is a state of self fulfillment , we cannot tell objectively if some one is self actualized...