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Personality, is the deeply ingrained and relatively enduring patterns of thought, feeling and behavior.
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Personality, is the deeply ingrained and relatively enduring patterns of thought, feeling and behavior. Personality usually refers to that which is unique about a person, the characteristics that distinguish him or her from other people. Thought, emotion, and behavior as such do not constitute a personality, which is, rather the disposition that underlies these elements. Personality implies predictability about how a person will act or react under different circumstances. Theorists emphasize different aspects of personality and disagree about it's organization, development, and manifestation in behavior . One of the most influential theoretical systems is the psychoanalytic theory of Sigmund Freud and his followers. Freud believed that unconscious processes direct a great part of a person's behavior . Although a person is unaware of these impulses and drives, they strive to assert themselves. Sigmund Freud developed the theory of psychoanalysis, which is referred to as a therapy and as a personality theory....
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