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    This document discusses the meaning and nature of personality. It defines personality as a sum of ideas, attitudes, and values that determine a person's role in society and form their character. The document then examines various perspectives on defining personality from psychologists like Watson, Allport, and Cattel. It also outlines key characteristics of personality such as being dynamic, unique, and goal-directed. Furthermore, it explores different classifications of personality types and traits that can influence a person. Finally, the document lists several factors that can affect the development of someone's personality, including their physical structure, family environment, neighborhood, and cultural influences.

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    This document discusses the meaning and nature of personality. It defines personality as a sum of ideas, attitudes, and values that determine a person's role in society and form their character. The document then examines various perspectives on defining personality from psychologists like Watson, Allport, and Cattel. It also outlines key characteristics of personality such as being dynamic, unique, and goal-directed. Furthermore, it explores different classifications of personality types and traits that can influence a person. Finally, the document lists several factors that can affect the development of someone's personality, including their physical structure, family environment, neighborhood, and cultural influences.

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    PERSONALITY THEIR MEANING AND

    NATURE

    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 PERSONALITY
    The 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.

    LITERATURE OF PERSONALITY
    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 PERSONALITY
    Classification by Jung:

    Extroverts
    Introvert
    Ambivert

    Scheldons 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
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    THANK YOU !!!

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