ASPECT OF PERSONALITY

Achieving an all-around good personality depends upon developing a satisfactory

behavior patterns in many different aspects of living.

Posture, body-building and size, complexion, and facial expression, as well as the
appropriateness and condition of clothes, comprise the physical appearance of the person.

How the person talks, the range of ideas he expresses, and the things he talks about,
as well as his values and mental alertness give evidence of his intellectual capacity.

A person’s emotional make-up is shown by his likes and dislikes: whether he is

aggressive or docile, how he responds when things become difficult, whether he is usually
calm and self reliant, how quickly he is given to anger, whether he can take a joke, what kind
of a sense of humor he possesses, and the like.

Another aspect of personality deals with social qualities-how well the person conducts
himself with other people, and how well he observes the rules of etiquette that govern
society.

The value system is the person’s attitude towards life, his moral principles, and his
beliefs. Each person’s philosophy of life and his values are the results of meaningful and
satisfying learning experiences from which inner feelings and beliefs develop.

FACTORS AFFECTING PERSONALITY DIFFERENCES

1. Heredity – This is an essential factor in determining physical characteristics. Height,

weight, eyes, nose, hair color and texture, complexion – the entire body—form the
physical basis of personality. At the moment of conception, when the sperm (male sex
cell) unites with the ovum (female sex cell), at least 23 chromosomes contain genes that
are the trait carrying elements of heredity.
2. Environment – It is at home with the family where the child first acquire his manner of
thinking, acting, and relating himself to others. Parents use various ways to teach these
things. Through imitation, the child learns many things his family does. From home and
family, socialization moves on the circle of his playmates in the neighborhood. When the
child goes to school, the patterns of thought and behavior developed in him are largely
those of the teachers and classmates. The rejection, approval, and affection of other
people become as nearly important to him as the satisfaction of his physical needs.
Sooner or later, a person will be exposed to larger community with different kinds of
people. He should learn to understand himself and make adjustments with others.
Experience – Each person acts differently because of his experiences throughout his life area different
from the others. Experience of success and failure may bring about drastic