Unit Define Personality

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INFORMATION SHEET PR-1.1-1

“Introduction to Personality”
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
After reading this Information Sheet, you should be able to:
1. Identify the determinants of personality

The term personality is used in various senses. Generally, it is used to indicate the external
outlook of an individual. In philosophy it means the internal quality. But in social psychology the term
personality indicates neither the external or outward pattern nor does it indicate the internal quality. It
means an integrated whole.

The term ‘persona’ was used to indicate the actions of an individual. In the modern world and
psychology it has come to indicate the sum total of an individual’s characteristics and qualities. Various
thinkers, social psychologists and others have defined personality in various ways.

The Nature of Personality

- The word “personality” comes from a Latin words per and “sonare” The term personare literally
means “to sound through”. The word persona came from these two words and originally meant
actor’s mask.
- Carl Jung: comes up with the concept of “persona” which means “public image”. Persona is a
mask worn by a person in response to the demands of social convention. Personality is the
public personality that people display to those around them.

According to:

1. K. Young, “Personality is a patterned body of habits, traits, attitudes and ideas of an individual’s,
as these are organized externally into roles and statues and as they relate internally to
motivation, goals, and various aspects of selfhood.

2. G.W. Allport has defined, “Personality is the dynamic organization with the individual of those
psycho-physical system that determine his unique adjustment to his environment.”

3. By personality Ogburn means “the integration of the socio-psychological behavior of the human
being, represented by habits of action and feeling, attitudes and opinions.”

4. According to Lundberg and others, “The term personality refers to the habits, attitudes and
other social traits that are characteristic of a given individual’s behavior”.

5. Lawrence A. Pewin, “Personality represents those structural and dynamic properties of an

individual or individuals as they reflect themselves in characteristic responses to situations”.

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Characteristics of Personality

1. Personality is something which is unique in each individual

- Personality refers to internal as well as external qualities, some of which are quite general.
But it is unique to each individual. It is not possible for any other individual to reproduce or
imitate the qualities of the personality of the individual.

2. Personality refers particularly to persistent qualities of an individual

- Every individual has certain feeling as well as other permanent traits and qualities.
Personality is mainly composed of the persistent or permanent qualities that exhibit
themselves in form of social behavior and attempt to make adjustment with the
environment.

3. Personality represents a dynamic orientation of organism to environment:

- Personality represents the process of learning. It takes place in reference to the
environment. We do not acquire all the traits of personality all at once.

4. Personality is greatly influenced by social interactions:

- Personality is not an individual quality. It is a result of social- interaction. In other words, it
means that when we come in contact with other members of the society, we acquire certain
qualities while we exhibit certain others. All these come to form personality.

5. Personality represents a unique organization of persistent dynamic and social predisposition

- In personality various qualities are not put together. They are, in fact, integrated into one.
This integration is nothing but a result of organization which may be different from man to
man. The behavior of a person directed to one particular individual may differ from the
behavior of another person. That is why; we put the condition of suitable environment. This
suitability is concerned with individual specificity.

Foundations of Personality

On the basis of various definitions it can be said that personality is founded on certain
structures. These are (i), Physiological structure of the organism, (ii) Psychic structure of the organism
and (iii) Social and cultural structure. These structures contribute to the formation of personality.

1. Physiological structure
- Physiological structure of an individual influences the development of personality to a large
extent. The foundation of this structure is laid in the mother’s womb. The physiological
structure is deeply influenced by certain internal as well as external agencies. Heredity as
well as social environment influenced the development of the physiological structure.

- Heredity contributes to intelligence and mental traits. These factors do influence the
development of personality, because they have a place in the society.
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2. Psychic Structure of the Personality:

- The Psychic structure consists of:

a) The attitudes influence the psychic structure and latter on, physiological structures.

b) Traits are inherent as well as the acquired qualities of an individual.

c) Sentiments and emotions play a very vital role in the development of the
personality. Human behavior is very much influenced by sentiments and emotions.
Emotions are short – lived while sentiments are permanent. Sentiments may be
termed as permanent emotions. Feeling is again more short-lived. It is the feeling
that turns into an emotion. Feeling and emotion play a vital role in the development
of the personality of an individual.

d) Values and ideals also influence the development of personality to a large extent.
Almost all our behaviors are more or less guided by values and ideas.

3. Social and Cultural Structure

- Every society has a culture of its own and in the atmosphere of that socio cultural
background, the personality of individual develops in its own way. The attitudes of an
individual are largely influenced by cultural order. We find difference in the behavior of
individuals due to sociocultural environment. That is why culture play an important role in
the development of personality.

- Besides the above structures, experience play in important role in the formation of
personality. Man is the child of experience. The experience are of two types, one that the
infant acquires in his group, for example family. The parents being very intimate to the child
make a deep impact of him. The child is fashioned in his home after his parents. He picks up
their patterns, manners and poise. The learning of social norms form parents and other
agents of socialization has significant formative influence on him.

Reference:
• https://www.yourarticlelibrary.com/psychology/personality-the-characteristics-foundations-
and-nature/10370
• https://www.slideshare.net/ellaabyou/the-nature-of-personality

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SELF-CHECK PR-1.1.1
“Introduction to Personality”

Direction: Fill in the blanks with the correct answer.

1. What are the three foundations of personality? ______________________________________

2. _________________ has defined, “Personality is the dynamic organization with the individual of
those psycho-physical system that determine his unique adjustment to his environment.”

3. _________________ may be termed as permanent emotions. Feeling is again more short-lived.

It is the feeling that turns into an emotion.

4. ________________ are inherent as well as the acquired qualities of an individual

5. ____________________________ also influence the development of personality to a large

extent. Almost all our behaviors are more or less guided by values and ideas.

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SELF-CHECK ANSWER KEY PR-1.1.1

“Introduction to Personality”

1. Physiological structure of the organism, Psychic structure of the organism and Social and
cultural structure

2. G.W. Allport

3. Sentiments

4. Traits

5. Values and ideals

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STUDENT NAME: __________________________________ SECTION: __________________

WRITTEN WORK PR-1.1.1

WRITTEN WORK TITLE: Introduction to Personality

WRITTEN TASK OBJECTIVE: After completing this written work you’ll be able to understand yourself
more.
PERSONALITY QUESTIONS: Use the space provided below to answer the following question.

1. What makes you happy?

2. What are some things that make you angry?

3. If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be and why?

4. What are the things that people don’t know about you?

5. What do you consider your greatest achievement in life?

6. What is the biggest problem you’ve faced?

7. Describe the personality and characteristic of:

➢ Your ideal girlfriend/boyfriend

_________________________________________________________________________
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➢ Someone that you really admire and respect

_________________________________________________________________________
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➢ Someone that you want to meet

_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________

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➢ Someone you are happy to know

_________________________________________________________________________
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➢ Someone that you met recently and liked

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➢ Someone that inspires you

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➢ Yourself
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ASSESSMENT METHOD: WRITTEN WORK CRITERIA CHECKLIST

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WRITTEN OUTPUT CRITERIA CHECK LIST PR-1.1.1

CRITERIA SCORING
Did I . . .
1 2 3 4 5
1. Focus - The single controlling point made with an awareness of task
about a specific topic.
2. Content - The presentation of ideas developed through facts, examples,
anecdotes, details, opinions, statistics, reasons and/or opinions
3. Organization – The order developed and sustained within and across
paragraphs/sentences.
4. Style – The choice, use and arrangement of words and sentence.
5. Conventions – Grammar, mechanics, spelling, usage and sentence
formation.
TEACHER’S REMARKS: ❑ QUIZ ❑ RECITATION ❑ PROJECT

GRADE:

5 - Excellently Performed
4 - Very Satisfactorily Performed
3 - Satisfactorily Performed
2 - Fairly Performed
1 - Poorly Performed

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