The psychoanalytic perspective deals with personality and behavior caused by unconscious motives and conflicts. ... The concept of personality development is based on the concept of perfection of oneself and one's reaction in order to acquire a well-developed personality. ... I also found it very interesting that psychologists are able to assess several traits at once by personality inventories (longer questionnaires that cover a wider range of feelings and behaviors). The most popular personality inventory is the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventoryà it assess abnormal perso...

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He believes that personality differences grow out of our genetic inheritance. ... In explaining neuroticism he used physiological research (Personality, 2001). ... In later research, seven more factors were added to the list, and even later research added twelve "pathological" factors found using items from the MMPI (Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory). ... Many mental health professionals today favor a combination of perspectives, acknowledging that both biology and a person's environment play important roles in personality development (Personality, 2001). ... Together they ...

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