Personality Variations

We are all different from each other. Our personalities are different even from our siblings. Our personality is different even before our socialization and this is because of genetic makeup and other biological factors.
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Personality Variations
Following are the two main factors affecting our personality. 1. Biological / Physiological Factors 2. Environmental / social Factors
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PHYSIOLOGICAL FACTORS
They are primary factors that affect your personality. They are present in your body even before your birth. They affect your personality as they change internally in your body.

1. Hormonal Factors 2. Nervous System

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Hormonal Factors
Our body contains different hormones but only four of them directly affect our personality.

Anterior Pituitary Gland Sex Glands Adrenal Gland Thyroid Gland

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Anterior Pituitary Gland
Anterior pituitary gland secretes growth hormones. If secretion is high then you will become a tallest person. If secretion is low then vice-e-versa. You can control the secretion of anterior 5 pituitary gland by using some medicines till a certain age (normally teen age).

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Sometimes your genetic makeup dominates the effect of secretion of anterior pituitary gland i.e. your family and forefathers are tall then you will be tall. If you have got short height or extra height which is out of normality criteria then it can impact your personality adversely.
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Adrenal Gland
Adrenaline is secreted by this gland.

It is secreted in the state of emotions.

Whenever you are in danger, you got extra secretion from adrenal gland to cope with that 7situation.

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Example:
There was a guy who jumped over a 10 feet wall while a wild dog was chasing him. But after that when he tried again in normal situations to cross the same wall, he failed even after making many trials.
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Thyroid Gland
Thyroid gland deals with lack of intelligence and sluggishness etc. Thyroid glands secrete thyroxin. Lack of thyroxin can be overcome by taking iodine. 9

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Nervous System
Every part of human body is controlled by our nervous system. Whatever we are doing, our nervous system is involved in it.
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Following factors can affect our personality

Central Nervous system

Peripheral Nervous system Chemical Composition of the blood Mal-nutrition
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Drug Addiction

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Central Nervous system

Central nervous system gives us capacity to respond at right time. Language, memory, the way we walk and other important actions are controlled by central nervous system. 12

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Peripheral Nervous system

Either activate the body activities or slow down the body activities. It helps us in coping with different situations.
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Chemical Composition of the blood

Our blood contains many chemicals. Excess or deficiency of any of these chemicals can affect your personality.
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Mal-nutrition
If any of nutrients required by our body is lacking then it can effect our personality. If our body is lacking iron then apples, spinach.
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we can eat

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Drug Addiction
Our personalities are affected by drugs we take.

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Example:
Some singers cannot even sing a single stanza without eating PAN Addicted people cannot move quickly, and they cannot sit for long time in same position.
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