PERSONALITPERSONALITYY

PRESENTED BY:PRESENTED BY:Shivi mittalShivi mittal

Definition of Personality

Personality - A relatively stable set of characteristics that influences an individual’s behavior

Determinants Of Determinants Of PersonalityPersonality

Biological FactorsCultural FactorsFamily and Social FactorsSituational FactorsOther Factors

Personality Theories

Trait Theory - understand individuals by breaking down behavior patterns into observable traits

Neo Freudian Theory – social relationships played a vital role in the formation and development of personality.

Self Concept Theory - how much we recognize ourselves and how much we are confident about ourselves.

EGO System 2

SUPER EGO System 3

IDSystem 1

Freudian Theory

Big Five Personality Traits

Extraversion Gregarious, assertive, sociable

Agreeableness Cooperative, warm, agreeable

Conscientiousness Hardworking, organized, dependable

Emotional stability Calm, self-confidant, cool

Openness to experience

Creative, curious, cultured

Personality Attributes

Locus of ControlInternal External

I control what happens to me!

People and circumstances control my fate!

Self-EsteemFeelings of Self Worth

Success tendsto increaseself-esteem

Failure tendsto decreaseself-esteem

Personality Attributes

Self-MonitoringBehavior based on cues from people & situations

High self-monitors More sensitive in nature Competent enough to

face changing atmosphere.

Low self-monitors show consistent

behaviour less likely to respond to

work group norms or supervisory feedback

Personality Attributes

Risk Propensity

High Risk Propensity Not afraid of adopting

new ideas Take quick decisions

Low Risk Propensity Oppose new ideas Believe in conservatism Not take quick

decisions

Personality Attributes

Degree of willingness to take risk

Myers-Briggs Type Indicator

Based on Carl Jung’s work People are fundamentally different People are fundamentally alike People have preference combinations for

extraversion/introversion, perception, judgment Briggs & Myers developed the MBTI to understand

individual differences

MBTI Preferences

Preferences Represents

Extraversion Introversion How one re-energizes

Sensing Intuiting How one gathers information

Thinking Feeling How one makes decisions

Judging Perceiving How one orients to the outer world

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