Character and Personality

6th grade

Chapter 1, Lesson 2

Pages A10-A17

Personality

A person’s unique blend of physical, mental, social, and emotional traits

Personality

Values: the principles or standards that guide the way a person acts.

Positive Values:

Four Factors InfluenceYour Personality

1. Adults: teach you their values, some of which you may adopt

2. Environment: where you live and everything around you. This includes emotions, attitudes and behaviors of those around you.

Four Factors InfluenceYour Personality

3. Heredity: traits you have gotten from your biological parents. This includes physical and mental traits. These traits can influence what you like to do and how you perform tasks.

4. Your behavior: the way you act. What you do will affect whether people think you are outgoing, shy, friendly or withdrawn.

Self-esteem

– People with Positive Self-esteem:

Act responsibly Are confident about

reaching goals They are honest about

evaluating strengths and weaknesses

They work to improve all areas

-People with Negative Self-esteem:

Take criticism as defeat Might blame others for a

mistake rather than correcting it.

Might lack courage to reach goals

What a person thinks about himself or herself.

How do you improve Self-esteem?

Character

The effort a person uses to act on responsible values.

There are 6 Traitsof Good Character…

6 Traits of Good Character

Honesty

Respect

Responsibility

Fairness

Caring

Citizenship

6 Traits of Good Character

Honesty: Telling the truth and acting on it. It also means not cheating.

Respect: treating others with dignity and consideration. It means not making fun of them.

6 Traits of Good Character

Responsibility: making healthy decisions and honoring your promises.

Fairness: following the rules and caring about everyone’s point of

view.

6 Traits of Good Character

Caring: sharing the pain and happiness of others. Helping those in need.

Citizenship: doing your part as a member of the community. It means obeying laws and advocating for the health of others.