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8/8/2019 Personality Session 16
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PERSONALITY:
Session 16
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PERSONALITY:
Nature:
There is a famous quote that says:
Never judge a book by the looks of its cover.
We use the term personality to represent the
overall profile or combination of characteristics
that capture the unique nature of a person as that
person reacts & interacts with others.
Ordinarily personality is taken as the external
appearance of the individual.
In Philosophy it means the self.
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PERSONALITY:
Nature:In Psychology personality is neither the external
appearance nor it is the self but it includes both &much more.
Personality is a complex of sentiments, attitudes,ideas, habits, & skills of an individual.
In Sociology personality is the product of social
interaction in group life.Personality is a social product because an individual
cannot develop these mental & emotionalbehaviors outside the social group.
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PERSONALITY:
Nature:
The term personality has been derived from the
Latin word Persona meaning the mask used by
the actors to change their appearance.
Personality is not a fixed state but a dynamic
totality which is continuously changing due to
interaction with the environment.The behavior of an individual is not evaluated in the
same way by different people.
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PERSONALITY:
A persons boss may evaluate his personality in oneway; his wife in another way; & his children in still
another way.
o Example:
Bismarck, whose external hardness made him
appear a man of iron to the outside world was only
a Poor, sick duck to his wife.
General Concept:
Generally, the people say that such person has a
good & impressive personality, while Mr. X has got
no personality.
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PERSONALITY:
General Concept:
Scientifically, Sociologically, & Psychologically, this is
absolutely incorrect.As everyone has a personality, irrespective of the
fact that it is good or bad, impressive orunimpressive.
Thus from a Beggar to the President & from aCriminal to the Chief Justice of the Country,everybody has personality, irrespective of any valuejudgment.
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PERSONALITY:
Definitions:
a) Personality is the sum total of the ways in which
an individual reacts & interacts with others.
b) Personality is a set of physiological & behavioral
traits & characteristics that distinguish one
individual from others.
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PERSONALITY:
Factors:Nature Biological heritage, genetic makeup.
Nurture Life experiences.
Heredity Things passed on genetically, fromgeneration to generation.
Environment Culture; limits of our behavioral
pertinent.Situation The situation, influences the effects
of heredity & environment on
personality.
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PERSONALITY:
Factors:
Nature
Biological Heritage
Personality
Nurture
Life Experiences
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PERSONALITY:
FactorsHeredity/Genetic
Mental skills & abilities
Physical skills
Physical characteristics
Personality
Environmental
All social institutions
Culture
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PERSONALITY:
Sociological Approach:
Consider personality in terms of status of an
individual in the group.
What others think of us plays an important part in
the formation of our personality.
The personality is the sum of the ideas, attitudes, &
values of a person which determine his role insociety & form an integral part of his character.
Personality is acquired by the individual as a result
of his participation in group life.
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PERSONALITY:
Types:
Proposed by Carl G. Jung:
1) Introvert/introversion:
The introvert/Introversion is pre-occupied with his
own self.
In other words:
A personality type having a tendency to pre-
occupied with himself, his own thoughts & inner
experiences, rather than with other people.
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PERSONALITY:Types:
1) Introvert/introversion:An introvert tends to withdraw from social &
emotional interaction with others, especially during
periods of emotional stress.
2) Extrovert/Extroversion:
The extrovert is pre-occupied with things outsideself.
In other words:
A personality type whose conscious interests &energies are directed toward people & eventsoutside himself rather than toward himself & inner
experiences.
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PERSONALITY:Types:
In these two types there is a third type the
Ambiverts who are neither the one nor the other
but vacillates between the two.
3) Ambivert/Ambiversion:
Simultaneous conflicting feelings toward a person
or thing, as love & hate.
In other words:
A personality showing mixed, often opposite,
feelings at the same time toward someone or
something.
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PERSONALITY:
Types:
3) Ambivert/Ambiversion:
The majority of the people are Ambiverts.
According to Ernest Krinchner (German Psychiatrist)The introvert personality----- tall & slender person.
While:
The extrovert personality----- stout person. To sum up:
Personality is not related to bodily structure alone.
Personality is neither good nor bad.
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PERSONALITY:
To sum up:
Every personality is unique.
Personality refers to persistent qualities of anindividual.
Personality is acquired.
Personality is influenced by social interaction.