Personality

Nitin Atigare
 Psychologist View :
Personality is dynamic describing the growth and development
of a person’s whole psychological system. Rather than looking at
part of the person.
 “The dynamic organization within the individual of those
psychophysical systems that determine his unique
adjustments to his environment.”
Gordon Allport
Factors that Determine Individual
Personality

 Heredity
 Environment
Characteristics that Determine Heredity
& Environment.

Heredity Environment
 Physical Structure  Culture
 Facial Attractiveness  Norms among our family
 Gender and friends.
 Muscle Composition  Social groups
 Reflexes  Experience
 Energy level, etc.,
The Myers – Briggs Type Indicator

 Extroverted versus Introverted

 Sensing versus Intuitive
 Thinking versus Feeling
 Judging versus Perceiving
BIG FIVE MODEL

 Extraversion
 Agreeableness
 Conscientiousness
 Emotionalstability
 Openness to experience
Measuring Personality

 Selfreport surveys
 Observer rating surveys
 Projective measures (TAT)
Major Personality attributes

 Core self evaluation

 Machiavellianism
 Narcissism
 Self monitoring
 Risk takers
 Type A and B
 Proactive