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PERSONALITY DEFINITION AND CONCEPT OF PERSONALITY From the word persona meaning mask in Latin. Allport “ dynamic organization of psyhophysical systems of an individual that determine his characteristic behavior and thought 1) Dynamic: changes a/c needs of env 2) Organization: personality is NOT merely the addition of traits 3) Psychophysical systems: attitudes, motives, habits personality refers to our characteristic ways of responding to individuals and situations. Personality refers to unique and relatively stable qualities that characterize an individual’s behaviour across different situations over a period of time. Personality is the unique way in which a person thinks, acts and feel throughout the life In brief, personality is characterised by the following features: 1. It has both physical and psychological components. 2. Its expression in terms of behaviour is fairly unique in a given individual. 3. Its main features do not easily change with time. 4. It is dynamic in the sense that some of its features may change due to internal or external situational demands. Thus, personality is adaptive to situations. Page 1 of 2

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PERSONALITY

DEFINITION AND CONCEPT OF PERSONALITY

From the word persona meaning mask in Latin.

Allport “ dynamic organization of psyhophysical systems of an individual that determine his characteristic behavior and thought

1) Dynamic: changes a/c needs of env2) Organization: personality is NOT merely the addition of traits3) Psychophysical systems: attitudes, motives, habits

personality refers to our characteristic ways of responding to individuals and situations. Personality refers to unique and relatively stable qualities that characterize an individual’s behaviour across different situations over a period of time.

Personality is the unique way in which a person thinks, acts and feel throughout the life

In brief, personality is characterised by the following features:

1. It has both physical and psychological components.

2. Its expression in terms of behaviour is fairly unique in a given individual.

3. Its main features do not easily change with time.

4. It is dynamic in the sense that some of its features may change due to internal or external situational demands. Thus, personality is adaptive to situations.

Individuality refers to uniqueness of personality

Temperament is inborn

Character has value judgment

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