Chapter 11 is all about personality and the way Psychology examines and studies personality to understand better how we function as people. This chapter is going to indulge in the question "who are we?"
Certain subjects that stick out to me are ones such as the "Overview of Twin and Adoption Studies" which takes a look at how our personality is formed either by genetics or the environment in which were raised. Such studies look at identical twins that were split up at birth to see if they are similar to one another years down the road.
Another fascinating topic that I cannot wait to learn about is "Freud's Psychoanalytic Theory of Personality". This section identifies the structure of personality and Freud's famous stages of development. Most people have learned about the controversial Oedipus complex which is Freud's explanation of boy's unwilling love for his mother and wanting to kill his father for fear of taking his place. I was always a person that thought this outrageous to even think of so I am interested to learn about these things to better understand the world of psychology.
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