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PersonalityPersonality

EQ: How do heredity and EQ: How do heredity and environment influence environment influence

personality?personality?

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PersonalityPersonality

Personality – an individuals unique pattern Personality – an individuals unique pattern of characteristicsof characteristics It is what makes you different from others It is what makes you different from others There are many influences on a person’s There are many influences on a person’s

personalitypersonality

What do you think can influence What do you think can influence someone’s personality?someone’s personality?

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Influences on PersonalityInfluences on Personality

Heredity – Helps determine your Heredity – Helps determine your intellectual abilities, temperament and intellectual abilities, temperament and talentstalents Heredity influences:Heredity influences:

Athletic abilityAthletic ability

Artistic capabilityArtistic capability

The degree in which you are resilientThe degree in which you are resilient

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Influences on PersonalityInfluences on Personality

Environment – your environment is Environment – your environment is everything that is around youeverything that is around you Where you liveWhere you live Who you live withWho you live with Influences the opportunities you haveInfluences the opportunities you have

With a partner talk about: How can your With a partner talk about: How can your environment influence the opportunities environment influence the opportunities you have?you have?

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Influences on PersonalityInfluences on Personality

Attitude – the feeling or emotion a person Attitude – the feeling or emotion a person has toward something or someonehas toward something or someone Your attitude affects the things you chose to Your attitude affects the things you chose to

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Behavior – Your behavior is what you doBehavior – Your behavior is what you do What you do influences your personalityWhat you do influences your personality

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Personality TypePersonality Type

Personality Type – a person’s usual way Personality Type – a person’s usual way of focusing energy, gathering information, of focusing energy, gathering information, making decisions and getting work donemaking decisions and getting work done

Personality Personality is different than is different than Personality Personality TypeType

It is important to know and understand It is important to know and understand your personality typeyour personality type

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Importance of Personality TypeImportance of Personality Type

It helps you understand yourselfIt helps you understand yourself

You get a better grasp of how you You get a better grasp of how you approach and respond to people and approach and respond to people and thingsthings

Helps with interactionsHelps with interactions

Helps you improve your chances of Helps you improve your chances of working effectively and successfully alone working effectively and successfully alone or with othersor with others

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4 Dimensions of Personality4 Dimensions of Personality

1.1. How do you focus EnergyHow do you focus Energy• Are you introverted – Energized by people Are you introverted – Energized by people

and thingsand things• Are you extroverted – Energized by ideas Are you extroverted – Energized by ideas

and imagesand images

2.2. How do you gather informationHow do you gather information• Are you sensing – Tangible information that Are you sensing – Tangible information that

you gather from sensesyou gather from senses• Are you intuitive – You give more weight to Are you intuitive – You give more weight to

information than insight and imagination information than insight and imagination

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4 Dimensions of Personality4 Dimensions of Personality

3.3. How do you make decisionsHow do you make decisions• By thinking – Decisions based on factsBy thinking – Decisions based on facts• By feeling – Decisions based on “gut” By feeling – Decisions based on “gut”

4.4. How do you get work doneHow do you get work done• By judging – Structured and organized By judging – Structured and organized • By perceiving – flexible and adaptable By perceiving – flexible and adaptable

preferring open ended deadlines preferring open ended deadlines

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Personality TestPersonality Test

Complete the personality testComplete the personality test

When you are finished we will go over the When you are finished we will go over the 16 different personality types16 different personality types