Personality, is the deeply ingrained and relatively enduring patterns of thought, feeling and behavior.

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Personality, is the deeply ingrained and relatively enduring patterns of thought, feeling and behavior.

Personality usually refers to that which is unique about a person, the characteristics that distinguish him or her from other people. Thought, emotion, and behavior as such do not constitute a personality, which is, rather the disposition that underlies these elements. Personality implies predictability about how a person will act or react under different circumstances.

Theorists emphasize different aspects of personality and disagree about it's organization, development, and manifestation in behavior . One of the most influential theoretical systems is the psychoanalytic theory of Sigmund Freud and his followers. Freud believed that unconscious processes direct a great part of a person's behavior . Although a person is unaware of these impulses and drives, they strive to assert themselves. Sigmund Freud developed the theory of psychoanalysis, which is referred to as a therapy and as a personality theory. Personality in this theory is viewed as unconscious and occurring in stages. According to him in order to understand one's personality, one has to explore the symbolic meaning of behavior and deep inner working of the mind. This just goes to show that to really get