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theoretical view of personality that focuses on some phenomena and ignores others. The basic approaches are trait, biological, psychoanalytic, phenomenological, learning, and cognitive (the last two being closely related).

trait approach

theoretical view of personality that focuses on individual differences in personality and behavior, and the psychological processes behind them

biological approach

the view of personality that focuses on the way behavior and personality are influenced by neuroanatomy, biochemistry, genetics, and evolution

psychoanalytic approach

theoretical view of personality, based on the writings of Sigmund Freud, that emphasizes the unconscious processes of the mind

phenomenological approach

theoretical view of personality that emphasizes experience, free will, and the meaning of life. Closely related to humanistic psychology and existentialism