Abstract
The purpose of this article is to propose an integrated theory of personality. First, various personality related thoughts are reviewed, and a process model of personality is proposed. The processes of the model consist of psychological situation, cognition, information processing system (the nervous system), inner response, and overt behavior. The pattern of connections among the processes is called temperament in a broad sense. Then, psychopathological studies are reviewed and examined theoretically, and a new typological model is constructed. The model is based on three basic temperament types: cyclothymic, schizothymic, and collothymic; and each temperament type includes its basic disposition and two personality subtypes. The new "three temperament type-composite structure model" fits well with both traditional psychopathological studies and general personality research. Finally, an attempt is made to combine trait dimensions with the model, by applying the concept of "fractal" to personality.
