This course helps the students to understand the diverse psychological theories to understand personality.
Psychosocial Theories : Humanistic Theory; Rogers, Bandura.
Cognitive Approaches : Beck, Ellis
S – R Theory : Dollard and Miller.
Field Theory Lewin, Murray’s Personology
Motivational Theories : Maslow, McClelland.
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