This article explores three different theories to discuss personality development (by Alex Blake). I will explore several online personality tests and analyze some of the ways Alex reacts to different circumstances as I evaluate some of her reactions and conclude whether she is adaptive or maladaptive to situations. We are accustomed to believing for every Because there is an effect, Newton's third law of motion states: "For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction." So people act and do things because they react to an action. Many people ask this, especially teachers; because some children have outbursts and are temperamental compared to more calm and collective children, and if you asked Erickson he would probably say that: that child lacks the strength of the Ego "hope" which is the first phase of the "theory of Ego development " by Erickson. This stage runs from birth to 1 year of age. This is the stage where a child learns basic trust versus mistrust. Keywords: adaptive and maladaptivePERSONALITY DEVELOPMENTTheir effects on personal growthWe tend to describe and evaluate the personalities of the people around us on a daily basis. While our informal personality assessments tend to focus more on individuals, personality psychologists instead use personality ideas that can apply to everyone. Research on personality has led to the development of a series of theories such as: Erikson with the "Ego Psychology", which develops the eight stages of the "ego strength", Freud with the "Psychoanalytic Ideology", which develops the "defense mechanisms", and Horney with "Neurosis". ' developing 'The etiology of neuroses in the family'. These theories, like many others, help explain how and why certain personality traits develop. When discussing ... middle of the paper ... I concluded that he has a maladaptive way of approaching and handling certain situations. Although he has many outlets such as writing, music and art, he does not have the time to relieve stress and tension with work, school and family life. Growing up in a home where her mother rarely showed affection not only made it difficult for her to show it, but even harder to believe that affection actually exists. Works Citedabout.com.psychology. (n.d.). What is your attachment type? Retrieved March 13, 2011, from about.com.psychology: http://psychology.about.com/library/quiz/bl-attachment-quiz1.htmbigfive. (n.d.). Retrieved March 25, 2011, from Outofservice: http://www.outofservice.com/bigfive/Ryckman, R. M. (2008). Personality theories. Belmont: Waldsworth. What is personality. (n.d.). Retrieved April 1, 2011, from buzz.krify: http://buzz.krify.com/3-4241.html