Ashraf Brika

English Period 3

Research paper

Personality is what separates one person from the next. Its actual definition is the

combination of characteristics or qualities that form an individual's distinctive character.

One thought I had was how his personality developed. Many people have tried but there

are 3 theories that are the most famous those being Freud, Erikson, and Piaget. Some

think that Freud’s theory on how personality is developed is the most accurate, while

others think that Erikson’s theory on how personality is developed is better, and still

others believe Piaget’s theory on how personality is developed is the best. These

different opinions stem from disagreements about how personalities are made either

from nurture or nature.

First, there is Freud and how he believes that one's personality is comprised of id,

ego, and superego. When he was explaining it he stated.“The id is the aspect of

personality present at birth. It is the most primal part of personality and drives people to

fulfill their most basic needs and urges. The ego is the aspect of personality charged

with controlling the urges of the id and forcing it to behave in realistic ways. The

superego is the final aspect of personality to develop and contains all of the ideals,
morals, and value imbued by our parents and culture. This part of personality attempts

to make the ego behave according to these ideals. The ego must then moderate

between the primal needs of the id, the idealistic standards of the superego and reality.”

What this consists of how your ID builds upon your personality. There are actually three

parts to this theory you have your ID your ego and your superego. As he explains it your

ID consists of your most basic needs and urges it is also the most Primo part our first

theory consists of how your ID builds upon your personality. There are actually three

parts to this theory you have your ID your ego and your superego. As he explains it your

ID consists of your most basic needs and urges it is also the primal parts of your

personality. The second part consists of your ego This is what charges and control your

urges that come from your ID and forces you to behave in the way you see fit this is

what builds upon your personality. Lastly, we have a superego is the final part of your

personality and how it develops what it comes from is not your eagle necessarily but the

ideas the morals values and the culture that is passed down from your parents and your

grandparents along with any of your other ancestors. This is what charges and control

your urges that come from your ID and forces you to behave in the way you see fit this

is what builds upon your personality. Lastly, we have a superego is the final part of your

personality and how it develops what it comes from is not your ego necessarily but the

ideas the morals values and the culture that is passed down from your parents and your

grandparents along with any of your other ancestors. There is just one big caveat to this

theory there isn't that much evidence for it. Though some people have sworn by this

theory, unfortunately, there is not that much evidence that was sorted in this those some
people have sworn by this theory, unfortunately, there is not that much evidence that

was put into this theory but more or less uses his personal experiences to say what he

believes is the trust to himself. And though this goes great for a personal record such as

if he was writing an autobiography he can cite bees as that’s what he believes in but

when it comes to actual evidence, unfortunately, there is none.

Next up there is Ericson and how believes that personality is made up of 8 different

stages. These stages are “Stage 1 - Trust vs. Mistrust,Stage 2 - Autonomy vs. Shame

and Doubt,Stage 3 - Initiative vs. Guilt, Stage 4 - Industry vs. Inferiority, Stage 5 -

Identity vs. Confusion, Stage 6 - Intimacy vs. Isolation, Stage 7 - Generativity vs.

Stagnation, Stage 8 - Integrity vs. Despair.” What he is saying is that there is a different

stage when it comes to personality. The first deals with trust and miss trust so let’s say

you had a trustworthy childhood you’ll be much more positive and will believe in people

more than if you missed true and what he believes is there are eight different stages

when it comes to personality. Even though all eight are very much importance I would

say that the first stage the third stage the fifth stage and the eighth stage are the most

important. The first deals with trust and miss trust so let’s see you had a trustworthy

childhood you’ll be much more positive and will believe in people more than if you were

raised with mistrust. The third stage says Guilt versus initiative. Feeling guilty will

always bring you down that’s why if you were able to cope with your guilt it will always

be better for you. The fifth stage is between identity and confusion. If you aren’t sure on
who you really are or how you feel on the inside and you won’t really be a complete

person as you would be confused about your identity and you would never be able to

call yourself something. Lastly the eight stage space about integrity and how you have

to have it to be a complete person as it is important for you to be honest with yourself

and others. I feel like this is a good theory but Siri such as this and others that we have

discussed in class always say that you have to complete someone so to be a complete

person which I don’t really believe is truly sure if you do a few of them you’ll be a better

person but you don’t need every single one to be considered a complete person. This

theory also helps to say that as one grows older and goes through each state that they

become more of a complete person. This helps to show that there is a correlation

between time and personality changes.

Lastly, there is Piaget’s theory that follows Erikson's idea of different stages in life

though Piaget’s on consists of 4. These being “ Sensorimotor stage: birth to 2 years,

Preoperational stage: ages 2 to 7, Concrete operational stage: ages 7 to 11, Formal

operational stage: ages 12 and up.” Each step is broken down like this the first stage

one learns how the world is the other movement and sensations they also learn about

basic actions such as looking listening and other actions of the like. The next stage

children begin to use the words and pictures to represent themselves or convey what

they are trying to say. The next stage kids start to think more logically And become

more organized. The last stage you begin to think more about the future you also start

to think about your morals philosophy and your social life. This theory is nice Anas also
viewed as one of the most reputable theories on the issue of how personalities are

developed.

The following few theories focus on a different type Of growing up this would be natural

and how regular things in life can affect one’s personality

This first theory deals with having to complete stages of your life to be considered a

complete person at least by Freud. Freud suggested that personality develops in stages

that are related to specific erogenous zones. Failure to complete these stages, he

suggested, would lead to personality problems in adulthood. Those being ego, id,

superego. The next few theories or have to do with this one idea of having to be

completed to have an actual personality and I can see where they come from this if you

aren’t in complete person by their standards then you can’t have everything in your life

sorted out meaning you might have one or two qualities missing out of your personality

the only problem with this is that I can’t find any evidence that exactly proves what they

are saying is completely correct and that is a big issue.

This next text if you have the fact that people must be able to complete problems on

their own to be a complete person.” people face a crisis in which a task must be

mastered. Those who successfully complete each stage emerge with a sense of

mastery and well-being. Those who do not resolve the crisis at each stage may struggle

with those skills for the remainder of their lives.” If you are able to complete each stage

or a crisis in your life and you’re going to be held down by it means you won’t be able to
be complete and as we stated earlier not being complete means having a lack of a

defiant or actual personality. This also agrees with the theory before that says you have

to complete each stage in your life to be complete so as long as you are completing

those tasks then you will be successful.

Our last theory also deals with four stages in your life “According to Piaget, children

progress through a series of four stages (Sensorimotor stage, Preoperational stage,

Concrete operational stage, Formal operational stage) that are marked by distinctive

changes in how they think. How children think about themselves, others, and the world

around them plays an important role in the formation of personality. Kids must go

through the Sensorimotor stage, Preoperational stage, Concrete operational stage,

Formal operational stage to have a complete personality.” These theories all have one

thing in common being that you have to complete four or eight or three stages These

theories all have one thing in common being that you Have to complete stages in your

life to be complete meaning that without you completing these stages you’ll never have

a complete personality and I has your personality changes when you grow up you also

become more complete as you know this explains a change from when you’re a child a

teen to an adult.
In conclusion, I feel that every g theory that I used was great in one way or another

either a give me perfect evidence I can use for my research paper or I can use a

combination of 2 to 3 in one to have a great and direct point in my 20-time project. I

would like to Use all of the articles that I found in the nature section as all of them relate

to a similar theory that you have to complete stages in your life to be complete.

Work cited:

Cherry, Kendra. “5 Major Theories of Personality Development.” ​Verywell Mind,​

Dotdash, 23 Oct. 2018, ​www.verywellmind.com/personality-development-2795425​.

Cherry, Kendra. “Freud and the Id, Ego, and Superego.” ​Verywell Mind​,

www.verywellmind.com/the-id-ego-and-superego-2795951​.

Cherry, Kendra. “What Are Piaget's Four Stages of Development?” ​Verywell Mind​,

www.verywellmind.com/piagets-stages-of-cognitive-development-2795457​.

Cherry, Kendra. “Understanding Erikson's Stages of Psychosocial Development.”

Verywell Mind​,

www.verywellmind.com/erik-eriksons-stages-of-psychosocial-development-2795740​.