Theories to Explore when Attempting to Understand the Human Personality (a review)

Big Five (OCEAN): https://bigfive-test.com/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Five_personality_traits

Thomas & Chess Infant Temperaments: http://psych.colorado.edu/~colunga/P4684/temperament.pdf

Jerome Kagan Temperamental Research (Hypervigilance/ trait shyness etc…)

http://people.uncw.edu/hungerforda/Graduate%20Developmental/PDF/kagan1997.pdf

Attachment Overview: https://aspe.hhs.gov/basic-report/infant-attachment-what-we-know-now

Bowlby & Ainsworth: https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-attachment-theory-2795337

Infant Attachment Process and Styles: (Bowlby/Aimsworth, Main, Siegal & Shore):

Mary Main: https://attachmentdisorderhealing.com/adult-attachment-interview-aai-mary-main/

Dan Siegal: https://www.psychalive.org/identifying-your-childs-attachment-style/

Allan Shore: http://allanschore.com/pdf/SchoreAttachHumDev.pdf

Genetic theory of Sensitivity: Dandelion vs Orchid hypothesis (Thomas Boyce): https://www.ryerson.ca/studentaffairs/storytelling/2016/12/orchids-and-dandelions–what-kind-of-feeler-are-you-/

Polyvagal theory: Stephen Porges: https://www.rhythmofregulation.com/resources/Beginner’s%20Guide.pdf

Affective Neuroscience Personality Model: (Panksepp): https://www.affect-neuroscience.org/

The Enneagram of Personality (basic, instinctual and Tritype models)

Carl Jung’s Psychological Types

  • Actionable Subtheory: (Myers-Briggs Type Indicator)
  • Keirsey & Bates Temperaments (Guardian, Idealist, Artisan, Rational)

Russian Socionics Model of Cognitive Personality

https://sites.google.com/view/galaxystriderutopia/socionics-guide

Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences

Intellectual & Emotional Overexcitabilities Theory: (Kazimierz Dabrowski)

https://www.sengifted.org/post/overexcitability-and-the-gifted

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