Presentation on

Personality
Personality

 Introduction
 Personality is one of the major psychological
factors affecting the human behavior.

 The term ‘personality’ has been derived from the

Latin term ‘persona’ which means to ‘speak
through’ .
Meaning of personality

 “personality means how a person affects

others and how he understands and views
himself as well as the pattern of inner and
outer measurable traits and the person-
situation interaction.” Fred Luthans
Determinants of personality

 Heredity

 Environment
 Culture
 Family
 Social
 Situational
The “big five” personality traits

 Extroversion

 Emotional stability

 Agreeableness

 Conscientiousness

 Openness
conclusion

 Taking all, the aspects together, personality

represents the sum total of several attributes
which manifest themselves in an individual,
the ability of the individual to organize and
integrate all the qualities so as to give
meaning to life , and the uniqueness of the
situation which influences behavior of an
individual…
Thank you…

 Any question???