Topics

 Definitions of Personality
 Major determinants of Personality
 Theories of Personality
 Personality trait
 Definition of Personality
 Personality includes:
 Eternal Appearances and behavior
 The inner awareness of self as permanent
organizing force.s
 Personality is the Unique combination of
Psychological characteristics that affect how a
person reacts and interacts with Others.
 Cont……..
 J.K Kolas defines personality as-
Personality is a broad, amorphous
designation relating to fundamental
approaches of persons to others and
themselves.
 According to Gluck- “ Personality is a
pattern of stable states and characteristics
of person that influences his or her
behavior toward goal achievement.
 Determinants of Personality
Biological Factors:
 Heredity: It refers to those factors that were
determined at conception.
E .g: Physical stature, Facial attractiveness, sex,
temperament, muscle composition and
reflexes.
 Brain: Better understanding of human
behavior and personality comes from a closer
study of brain.
 Electrical stimulation of the brain (ESB) on
human subjects is just beginning.
 Biofeedback: The individuals learns the
internal rhythms of a particular body process
such as hormonal secretions, fluctuations in
blood pressure through internal signals.
 Physical Attributes: It has some impact on the
individuals personality. Personal
characteristics are not dictated by heredity
alone.
 Cultural Factors
 Attitudes towards independence, aggression,
competition, co operation etc.
 Culture requires both conformity and
acceptance.
 Family Factors
 Direct influence of parents and siblings.
 Identification process of a children is
measured in following perspectives:
 Feelings and attitudes between child and
model.
 Child’s motives or desire.
 It is the process through which the child
actually takes on the attributes of the model.
 Social Factors
 This process is not confined to childhood.
 Learns from family, group, peers and
especially organizations.
 Situational Factors:
 Effect of environment.
 Circumstances.
 Theories of Personality
 Intrapsychic
 Type
 Trait
 Self
 Social learnings