Personality
- 1. What is Personality & Its Meaning Personalityis the product of socialinteractionin group life. In society every personhas different traits such as skin, color, height and weight. They have different types of personalities because individuals are not alike. It refers to the habits, attitudes as well as physical traits of a person which are not same but have vary from group to group and society to society, everyone has personality, which may be good or bad, impressive or unimpressive. Personalityhas been derived from the Latin word “persona” which means “mask” used by the actors to change their appearance. It is the combination of an individual thoughts, characteristics, behaviors, attitude, idea and habits. Definition of Personality Ogburn and Minkoff define it as the totality of sentiments, attitudes, idea, habits, skills and behaviors of an individual.” Types of Personality Following are the three types of personality 1. Extrovert Personality This type has the tendency to live mostly outside the like to live with others. Those individuals are highly socialized and have contact with outside people in the society. They want to join other groups who are more in number. These type of people are drivers, excessive drinkers, smokers, robbers, thieves, wicked persons etc. 2. Introvert Personality Introvert is oppositeto extrovert. Thosepeople are always live alone in their rooms and do not want to go outside. They have their own imaginary world. They are teachers, scientists, thinkers and philosophers. 3. Ambivert Personality Between extrovert and introvert personalities there is a third one type called ambivert. People belonging to this type enjoy both the groups and attend them. They have middle mind and want to live in both parties. Sometimes they join outside people but sometimes they live in their own rooms. PersonalityDevelopmentTips 1. Should be a better listener
- 2. 2. Good conversation 3. Be positive in outlook and attitude 4. More reading and building interest 5. Should be a good courteous 6. Interaction with new people 7. Helpful to other people 8. Give respect if you want respect 9. Confident about yourself Five PersonalityTraits/Models 1. Openness to experience 2. Conscientiousness 3. Extraversion 4. Agreeableness 5. Neuroticism Openness to experience Individuals with openness to experience are generally very active, have a tremendous inclination towards creativity and aesthetics and listen to their heart i.e. follow their inner feelings. Such individuals are generally open to new learnings, skill sets and experiences. People who scorehigh on openness are quite broadminded and modern in their outlook as compared to individuals who scorelow on the same parameter. Such individuals are conservative, reluctant to changes and have a traditional approachin life. Conscientiousness As the name suggests, individuals with a Conscientiousness personality trait listen to their conscience and act accordingly. Such individuals are extremely cautious and self disciplined. They never perform any task in haste but think twice before acting. People with this personality trait are generally methodical and tend to become perfectionists in the long run. People who scorehigh on conscientiousness are proactive, goal oriented and self disciplined. They strive hard to accomplish goals and objectives within the stipulated time frame. Individuals who scoreless are little laid back and are not much goal oriented.
- 3. Extraversionand Introversion Carl Jung popularized boththe terms - “Extraversion” and “Introversion”. 1. Extraversion: Extraversion refers to a state where individuals show more concern towards what is happening outside. Such individuals love interacting with people around and are generally talkative. They do not like spending time alone but love being the centre of attraction of parties and social gatherings. Such individuals love going out, partying, meeting people and often get bored when they are all by themselves. They admire the company of others and hate staying alone. 2. Introversion: Introversion, on the other hand refers to a state when an individual is concerned only with his own life and nothing else. Such individuals do not bother about others and are seldom interested in what is happening around. They prefer staying back at home rather than going out and spending time with friends. Such individuals speak less and enjoy their own company. You would never find them in meetings, clubs, parties or social get-togethers. They generally do not have many friends and tend to rely on few trusted ones. Agreeableness Agreeableness is a personality trait which teaches individuals to be adjusting in almost all situations. Such individuals do not crib and face changes with a smile. They accommodatethemselves to all situations and are friendly and kind hearted. People who score high on agreeableness are ready to help others and flash their trillion dollar smile whenever a problem arises. Individuals who scorelow on agreeableness on the other hand find difficulties in adjusting with others and are little unfriendly. Neuroticism Neuroticism is a trait where individuals are prone to negative thoughts such as anxiety, anger, envy, guilt and so on. Such individuals are often in a state of depression and do not how to enjoy life. They always look at the negative sides of life and find extremely difficult to copeup with stress.
- 4. MYERS-BRIGGS TYPE INDICATORS • Most widely used personality assessment instrument in the world. • It’s a 100 question personality test which asks people how they feel or act in a particular situation. • On the basis of their answers, individuals are classified as: 1. Extraverted or Introvert (E or I) 2. Sensing or Intuitive (S or N) 3. Thinking or Feeling (T or F) 4. Judging or Perceiving (J or P) • The classifications together describe 16 personality types, with each person identified one of the items in each of the four pairs.