Identity and Personality Development.pptVIP

Identity and Personality Development Models of Adult Personality Stability or Change? Organismic Stage Universal sequence of development Individuals show predictable change Erikson: psychodynamic Levinson: stages of life Life transitions Mechanistic Trait Focus on attributes, temperament Reduce personality to basic elements Individual shows stability McCrea Costa: “Big Five” personality traits Contextual Timing of Events Change not age-related Depends on circumstances and events in the individual’s life Bronfenbrenner: Ecological Systems theory Stage Models Normative personality change C