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Chapter 1 - Personality Definition and Its Components With Assignment

The document discusses the nature and characteristics of personality. It defines personality and explains that it is composed of psychological traits that determine behavior and preferences. It also outlines five components of personality: physical, intellectual, social, emotional, and values/character. The document explains why studying personality is important, such as being successful interacting with others and understanding people.

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Chapter 1 - Personality Definition and Its Components With Assignment

The document discusses the nature and characteristics of personality. It defines personality and explains that it is composed of psychological traits that determine behavior and preferences. It also outlines five components of personality: physical, intellectual, social, emotional, and values/character. The document explains why studying personality is important, such as being successful interacting with others and understanding people.

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Personality:

Nature, Significance and


Characteristics

CHAPTER 1
Personality
 comes from the Latin word “persona” that means
“mask”
 which referred to theatrical masks worn by Roman
actors in Greek dramas to portray

Personality
 is composed of a collection of psychological
characteristics or traits which determines
your personal preferences and individual
style of behaviour.
 is a unique blend of individual
characteristics that affect interaction with
the environment and help define a person.
What did you see first?
NATURE OF PERSONALITY
 What do we mean when we say that a person?
“has no personality”
“has a personality plus”
“has a personality conflict”
“has her mother’s personality
How To Handle Personality
Conflicts At Work
 Work style differences
 Background differences

 Attitude differences

 Competitive versus cooperative


differences
Handling personality clashes
 Some things to keep in mind:
 Your way is not always the right way, and your personality is
not necessarily the “normal” one.
 Except that, people have different perspectives. All are
valid.
 Different personalities, if handled correctly, can strengthen a
team by contributing different ideas and solutions.
 When personality conflicts have reached the point where
they interfere with the ability to work, it’s necessary to deal
with them
Strategies:

Acceptance
Stay professional

Find the source

Take it to management
Personality Differences

OUR
HEREDITY THE
ENVIRONMENT

OUR
EXPERIENCES
Components of Personality
 1.Physical -This includes the mode of dressing, manner
of walking, posture, bodybuild, health, complexion, and
facial expression.
 2.Intellectual - How a person talks and what she talks
about is what matters in the intellectual component
of personality. He must develop his intellect or “brain.”
Components of Personality
 3.Social - Good manners, correct manners are included
in this aspect of personality.To do the right thing at the
right time, to act in the proper manner, to get
along well with others, these are all parts of the social s
phere or personality.
 4.Emotional -
This component includes a person’s likes
or dislikes, whether she is outgoing or shy, whether she is
calm or nervous, and whether she loses her temper easily
or “keeps her cool.” Personality problems, such as
howto stay mentally healthy or how to avoid mental disor
ders are some problems that are emotional in nature.
Components of Personality
 5.Values System (Character)-This includes a
person’s attitudes, values, beliefs, and philosophy in
life.This aspect is referred to as character. It is
shown in the way we judge whether our actions and
the actions of others are right or wrong
Why do we need to study
personality?

 1.To be successful in our dealings with other people


 2.To understand my fellowmen
 3.To see the entire representation of the individual,
not just the surface
 4.To avoid mistakes in evaluating and judging
personalities
 5.To improve our own personality as well as to
understand others so that we can adjust to them and
have harmonious relations with them
ASSIGNMENT
 Draw a Mountain Personality Test
 On a blank piece of paper, each student will draw
a mountain scene. It should include a mountain, a
road or path, some trees and any other details

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