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Theories of Personality strengths and limitations

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Choose two and analyze the strength and limitations of the theories by comparing and contrasting them in relationship to

Basic or underlying assumptions

deterministic versus free will

Awareness of self (e.g., conscious ver. unconscious motives for behavior)

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Explanations of different theories of Personality strengths and limitations

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Couple different Theories of personality that work well in comparison and contrasting:

Cognitive- how we think, act, and react to situation based upon our understanding of them. Blank slate idea; we all start off with a set of cells and thinking abilities. Then over time we go to school and interact and raised by parental figures and no two people's cognition is the same.
Assumptions: everyone is teachable, universal
Falls under deterministic, that we have the brain we were born with ...

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