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PERSONALITPERSONALITYY
PRESENTED BY:PRESENTED BY:Shivi mittalShivi mittal
Definition of Personality
Personality - A relatively stable set of characteristics that influences an individual’s behavior
Determinants Of Determinants Of PersonalityPersonality
Biological FactorsCultural FactorsFamily and Social FactorsSituational FactorsOther Factors
Personality Theories
Trait Theory - understand individuals by breaking down behavior patterns into observable traits
Neo Freudian Theory – social relationships played a vital role in the formation and development of personality.
Self Concept Theory - how much we recognize ourselves and how much we are confident about ourselves.
EGO System 2
SUPER EGO System 3
IDSystem 1
Freudian Theory
Big Five Personality Traits
Extraversion Gregarious, assertive, sociable
Agreeableness Cooperative, warm, agreeable
Conscientiousness Hardworking, organized, dependable
Emotional stability Calm, self-confidant, cool
Openness to experience
Creative, curious, cultured
Personality Attributes
Locus of ControlInternal External
I control what happens to me!
People and circumstances control my fate!
Self-EsteemFeelings of Self Worth
Success tendsto increaseself-esteem
Failure tendsto decreaseself-esteem
Personality Attributes
Self-MonitoringBehavior based on cues from people & situations
High self-monitors More sensitive in nature Competent enough to
face changing atmosphere.
Low self-monitors show consistent
behaviour less likely to respond to
work group norms or supervisory feedback
Personality Attributes
Risk Propensity
High Risk Propensity Not afraid of adopting
new ideas Take quick decisions
Low Risk Propensity Oppose new ideas Believe in conservatism Not take quick
decisions
Personality Attributes
Degree of willingness to take risk
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
Based on Carl Jung’s work People are fundamentally different People are fundamentally alike People have preference combinations for
extraversion/introversion, perception, judgment Briggs & Myers developed the MBTI to understand
individual differences
MBTI Preferences
Preferences Represents
Extraversion Introversion How one re-energizes
Sensing Intuiting How one gathers information
Thinking Feeling How one makes decisions
Judging Perceiving How one orients to the outer world
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