What are two main approaches to the study of personality?

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What are two main approaches to the study of personality?

The two main approaches to the study of personality are:

(a) Psychological: It considers personality as a certain style which is peculiar to the individual and is determined by the characteristic organization of mental trends,  complexes, emotions and sentiments. The psychological approach enables a person to understand the phenomena of personality disorganization and the role of wishes, of mental conflict.

(b) sociological: It considers personality in terms of the status of the person in the group, like how he / she consider his/ her conception about his role in the group of which he / she is a member. Basically, what others think of us also plays a very important role the formation of our personality.


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