Personality Theories Most people use the term "personality" to identify the most obvious characteristic of a person, or to refer to a person's social skills. Personality theories try to explain why we think and what we think. Albert Bandura's Social-Learning Theory, Walter Mischel's Cognitive-Affective Theory and Carl Roger's Humanistic Personality Theory suggest reasons that try to explain our overall behavior. These personality theories help explain some psychological disorders as well as psychotherapies and other treatments. …showed first 75 words of 798 total…

…showed last 75 words of 798 total…a second force, namely the force to evolve, to grow, and to develop. These two forces are considered to be positively directional, and result in fulfillment, peace of mind, and happiness. These types of forces that are supported by Roger's explain their use in psychotherapy. Bandura, Mischel and Rogers contribute profound theories to explain why we think and what we think. Personality theories are important because they stress the complexity and vagueness of defining personality.