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7. The Hero's Return
Author(s) -
Nasby William,
Read Nancy W.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of personality
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.082
H-Index - 144
eISSN - 1467-6494
pISSN - 0022-3506
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-6494.1997.tb00541.x
Subject(s) - hero , consistency (knowledge bases) , personality , psychology , meaning (existential) , trait , trait theory , abstraction , big five personality traits , social psychology , epistemology , cognitive psychology , computer science , artificial intelligence , psychotherapist , philosophy , programming language
Chapter 7 discusses the synthesis of the five‐factor and life‐story models into an integrative model that is applied to the case study of Dodge Morgan. Such integration allows new ways of thinking, considers multiple levels of analysis, and solves problems that cannot be approached by either model individually. Through the combined lenses of these trait and phenomenological models, one can not only view an individual personality at a higher level of abstraction, but also achieve a different understanding of the models themselves. We discuss the impact of the voyage on Morgan's psychological development; we also analyze post‐voyage assessments and personal documents with reference to consistency and change, personal meaning, and the balancing of agentic and communal motivations.