Presented by :

Reena Malik Roll No. 603

Section - B

CONTENTS Meaning of Personality Literature of Personality Characteristics of Personality Types of Personality Personality Trades Factors Affecting Personality

MEANING OF PERSONALITYThe term personality is derived from the latin word

persona meaning a mask.

Personality is a sum of ideas attitudes and values of a person

which determine his role in society and form an integral part of

his characters.

According to Watson, “Personality is the sum of activities that can be discovered by actual observation over a long enough period of time to give reliable information”.

According to Allport, “Personality is a dynamic organisation with in the individual of those psychophysical system that determine this unique adjustment to this environment”.

According to R.B.Cattel, “Personality is that which permits a prediction of that a person will do in a given situation”.

According to Warren, “Personality is the entire mental organisation of a human being at any stage of this development”.

CHARACTERISTICS OF PERSONALITY Personality is dynamic. Personality is self-consciousness. Personality is unique. Personality is goal directed. Personality is sociability. Personality is ability of adjustment. Personality is persistence. Personality is integrated. Personality is a strong will power. Personality is a psycho-physical.

TYPE OF PERSONALITYClassification by Jung:

Extroverts Introvert Ambivert

Scheldon’s Classification: Endomorphic Mesomorphic Ectomorphic

Classification of Kretschmer: Pyknic Athletic Aesthletic Displastic

PERSONALITY TRADES Physical Social Interectual Volitional Moral Values

FACTORS AFFECTING PERSONALITY Physical Stucture a) Complextion b) Height and Weight c) Physical Health d) Sex × Family Environment a) Parental attitude b) Size of family c) Ability of parents d) Socio-economic status of family× Neighbourhood × Friends× Role of Teacher × Religious institutions × Cultural environment× Social environment× Emotional characteristics× cloths