Specific, enduring extensions of self , i.e. involvement. Emotional security and self-acceptance. A unifying philosophy of life , including a particular value orientation, differentiated religious sentiment, and a personalized conscience. Functional autonomy Allport didn t believe in looking too much into a person s past in order to understand his present. Propriate functional autonomy is something a bit more self-directed than habits.
Values are the usual example.
Perhaps you were punished for being selfish when you were a child. Most of us, of course, have several of these values at more moderate levels, plus we may value one or two of these quite negatively. There are modern tests used for helping kids find their careers that have very similar dimensions. Conclusions Allport is one of those theorists who was so right about so many things that his ideas have simply passed on into the spirit of the times. His theory is one of the first humanistic theories, and would influence many others, including Kelly, Maslow, and Rogers.