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Understanding Yourself: Lesson 1

The document discusses personality development and defining personality. It explores different theories on determining personality traits, such as Gordon Allport identifying around 200 traits, Raymond Cattell proposing 16 basic dimensions, and Robert McCrae and Paul Costa narrowing it down to the Big Five factors. The document also discusses Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, which categorizes personality types based on preferences for Extraversion/Introversion, Sensing/Intuition, Thinking/Feeling, and Judgment/Perception. Personality is defined as relatively stable individual behaviors and thoughts across different situations over time.

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Understanding Yourself: Lesson 1

The document discusses personality development and defining personality. It explores different theories on determining personality traits, such as Gordon Allport identifying around 200 traits, Raymond Cattell proposing 16 basic dimensions, and Robert McCrae and Paul Costa narrowing it down to the Big Five factors. The document also discusses Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, which categorizes personality types based on preferences for Extraversion/Introversion, Sensing/Intuition, Thinking/Feeling, and Judgment/Perception. Personality is defined as relatively stable individual behaviors and thoughts across different situations over time.

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  • Introduction to Personality: Introduces the concept of personality, including self-reflection activities and basic definitions.
  • Understanding Personality Traits: Explores the dimensions of personality, focusing on traits and their stability across different situations.
  • Personality Types: Describes different personality types, introducing type indicators for categorizing individuals.

23/08/2021

PERSONALITY
DEVELOPMENT
LESSON 1: KNOWING ONESELF

DO YOU KNOW YOURSELF?

Lets have a short activity:

Complete Twenty Statement Survey. Write down the


statements that come to your mind upon hearing the
phrase “I am” .

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TRAITS

A collection of traits
makes up one
personality.

PERSONALITY
came from the
Greek word persona
– which means
mask.

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PERSONALITY
It refer to one’s public
face, or the self one
usually shows to other
people.

Bigger Self
Sometimes referred to as one’s
essence. It hold many more resources
that the personality or self can claim
and actualize for its well-being.

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Self
Encompasses one’s body, feelings, emotions,
thoughts, values and relationships. It is a
unique personal identity made up of ones
experiences, beliefs, convictions, as well as
one’s longings, dreams, life purpose, and
meaning.

PERSONALITY
Refers to how an individual
distinctly thinks and behaves in
different situations and is
relatively stable across time.

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Determining
Personality Traits
GORDON ALPORT –
psychologist who espoused the
uniqueness of each individual.
He identified around 200 traits.

Determining
Personality Traits
RAYMOND CATELL –
proposed that personality is
made up of 16 basic dimensions.

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CATELL’S PERSONALITY TRAIT THEORY

Determining
Personality Traits
ROBERT McCRAE and
Paul Costa (1992)–
narrowed down the 16 basic
personality traits into 5
categories which they called the
BIG FIVE.

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Five-Factor Trait Theory

PERSONALITY TYPE
It is a unique collection of
personality traits that tend to
go together and characterize an
individual.

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Myers-Briggs Type Indicator

Extraversion or Introversion –
whether the person is energized by being
surrounded by people or by being in
solitude.

Sensing or Intuition – whether the


individual prefers to use his/her senses
or ideas in interpreting information.

Myers-Briggs Type Indicator

Thinking or Feeling – whether the


person tends to think or feel when
making decisions.

Judgement or Perception – whether


the person deals with situations by
planning or spontaneity.

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Myers-Briggs Type Indicator

23/08/2021 1 PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT LESSON 1: KNOWING ONESELF DO YOU KNOW YOURSELF? Lets have a short activity: Complete Tw
23/08/2021 2 TRAITS A collection of traits makes up one personality. PERSONALITY came from the Greek word persona – whic
23/08/2021 3 PERSONALITY It refer to one’s public face, or the self one usually shows to other people. Bigger Self Sometim
23/08/2021 4 Self Encompasses one’s body, feelings, emotions, thoughts, values and relationships. It is a unique personal ide
23/08/2021 5 Determining Personality Traits GORDON ALPORT – psychologist who espoused the uniqueness of each individual. He
23/08/2021 6 CATELL’S PERSONALITY TRAIT THEORY Determining Personality Traits ROBERT McCRAE and Paul Costa (1992)– narrowed
23/08/2021 7 Five-Factor Trait Theory PERSONALITY TYPE It is a unique collection of personality traits that tend to go toge
23/08/2021 8 Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Extraversion or Introversion – whether the person is energized by being surrounded
23/08/2021 9 Myers-Briggs Type Indicator

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