Theories of personality: Interpretations of reality and the formation of personality

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Abstract

The history of humanity is the history of the human quest for the understanding of reality. While the quest continues, the reality remains ungrasped. This is so because we are contextual beings. We grasp reality from within our existential contexts. Hence, what we have is our interpretation, and we act in accord with the reality that we have come to embrace. With the hermeneutical process leading to the formation of personality, the actuality of reality is constantly being reinterpreted through human behavior.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)143-158
Number of pages16
JournalPastoral Psychology
Volume48
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1999

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Social Psychology
  • Religious studies
  • Applied Psychology
  • Sociology and Political Science

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