CHARACTER BUILDINGIN THE FAMILYANDIN THE COMMUNITY

WEEK 1
CHARACTER AND PERSONALITY
Understand what Character means
Understand the difference between Character and Personality
Reevaluate themselves on the character they have.
A.INTRODUCTION-Welcome to this course on Character Building in the
Family and in the Community. This week, we will journey together in
engaging ourselves of what is character. On other hand, we will
differentiate character and personality. As we conclude our session, we will
reevaluate ourselves’ character.
B.LESSON CONTENTLEARNING POINT: DEFINING “CHARACTER
AND PERSONALITY”
Character:
 Refers to the mental and moral qualities distinctive to an individual
 Refers to the learned behavior that reflects one’s attitude and values
 Is a disposition to express behavior in consistent patterns of function
across a range of situations
 Refers to a set of moral and beliefs that defines how we treat or
behave with others and ourselves
 He knows the difference between right and wrong and always tries to
do what is right
Personality:
 the traits of a person which is a means to display during outward of
who you are including the physical
 refers to the range of distinctive personal qualities and traits of an
individual
TAKE A LOOK WITH THE TABLE BELOW TO HAVE A COMPLETE
UNDERSTANDING OF CHARACTER AND PERSONALITY
BASIS PERSONALITY CHARACTER
OF COMPARISON
Meaning Refers to the range of Refers to a set of
distinctive personal morals and beliefs that
qualities and traits of defines how we treat or
an individual behave with others and
ourselves
Represents Who we seem to be Who we actually are
Traits Personal and Physical Mental and Moral
What is it? It is identity It is a learned behavior
Nature Subjective Objective
Expression Outer appearance and Traits of a person that
behavior of a person is abstract
Change May change over time Unchangeable as time
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Often, someone’s character and personality are intertwined. But, believe it

or not, the two are quite distinct.
The easiest way to separate the two:
personality traits are surface-level observations, visible from the
outside.

character traits are deep-seated, not immediately obvious, and

developed over time.
Example: A new friend’s outgoing, amiable personality can be easily
observed. However, her honest character will take more time to become
apparent. You will have to get to know her better to learn that her parents
stressed the importance of honesty and she has taken those lessons to
heart. This would make honesty one of her character traits