Introduction: The pattern of lasting, unique features that produces a consistency and individuality in a person is called personality. The personality leads a particular person to act consistently in various situations and over extended periods of time. Personality includes the behavior which makes every person unique and different from others.
Answer to Problem 1E
Correct answer: Psychodynamic approaches state that behavior is motivated primarily by unconscious forces.
Explanation of Solution
There are number of approaches to personality. The psychodynamic approaches to personality give emphasis to the importance of unconscious. The psychodynamic approaches to the personality states that the “the behavior is caused by parts of personality that is found in the unconscious and of which we are unaware”.
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