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Gajender Reddy
Faiz Ahmad
Sachin Kumar Reshma.K.R
Personality
The meaning of personality
Personality is the sum total of ways in
which an
individual interacts with the people and reacts to situations. It also encompasses the traits exhibited by a person during this interactions.
The development of the personality of an individual
Personality determinants
There are three main determinants of personality 1.Heredity (Nature) 2.Environment (Nature)
Personality traits
Extraversion Agreeableness Conscientiousness Emotional stability Openness to experience
Theories of personality
Levinsons theory of adult life stages
Periods of stability
Stepping into the adult world: age 22-28
Periods of transition
Age 30 transition: age 28-33
stage
Exploration stage
Establishment stage
Maintenance stage
Decline stage
Conventional
Artistic
Enterprising
Social
Attitudes
Attitudes are evaluative statements or judgments-either
Components of attitude
Cognitive component:- The opinion or belief part of an
attitude. ex:-The belief that discrimination is wrong is a value. Affective component:-The emotional or feeling part of an attitude. Ex:- I dont like xyz party because they discriminate against minorities. Behavioural component:- An intention to behave in a certain way toward someone or something . ex:-I might choose to vote for xyz party because they discriminate against minorities and I think discrimination is wrong.
2. Coercion or threat
3. Resolving differences
Questions
1.
personality.
2.
Define
personality?
Explain
the
determinants
of
personality.
3. 4.
Explain the attributes that influences personality? Explain Levinsons theory of personality?
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