... of a character, but rather was a convention employed to represent, or typify that character. ____________________________________________________"Personality is the supreme realization of the innate idiosyncrasy of a living being. It is an act of high courage flung in the face of life, the absolute affirmation of all that constitutes the individual, the most successful adaptation to the universal condition of existence coupled with the greatest possible freedom for self-determination." - Carl Gustav Jung, 1934 __________________________________________________________________ According to Adams personality is "I". Adams suggested that we get a good idea of what personality is by listening to what we say when we use "I". When you say I, you are, in effect, summing up everything about yourself - your likes and dislikes, fears and virtues, strengths and weaknesses. The word I is what defined you as an individual, as a person separate from all others. Personality theories There are several theoretical perspectives on personality in psychology, which involve ...

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