PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT

Overview:Teaching ESP

What is personality?
PERSONALITY is the SUM total of the QUALITIES and CHARACTERISTICS of an individual
person as shown in his behaviour, attitudes, and ways of reacting to his ENVIRONMENT.
The word “persona” (personality) is a Greek word which means “MASK.”

PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT is a continuous process of

1. self-awareness (knowing yourself)
2. self-exploration (knowing your weaknesses and strength)
3. self-actualization (knowing the solution to personality problem and to coped with it)

ALPHABET OF PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT

A. Accomplishment (achievement/success)
B. Behaviour (conduct)
C. Commitments (obligations)
D. Decision-Making Ability
E. Emotional Stability (emotional maturity)
F. Frustrations (defeats)
G. Grooming (fashion/style)
H. Habits (customs/ways)
I. Intelligence (aptitude)
J. Jobs (professions/career)
K. Knowledge (awareness)
L. Love (affection and adoration)
M. Morality (ethics/standards)
N. Name (label/tag)
O. Ordeal of life (sufferings/trials)
P. Posture (bearing)
Q. Quality of living (worth/status in life)
R. Recreational Activities (leisure)
S. Stress Management (worry/fatigue)
T. Time management
U. Universal (common/totality)
V. Values Development
W. Work Ethics
X. Xenophobia (nationalism/fear of foreigner)
Y. Yourself (physicality)
Z. Zeal (eagerness/enthusiasm)
 THE ASPECTS OF PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT
1. Physical Aspect- It includes the mode of dressing, manner of walking, posture, body built,
complexion, and facial expressions.
2. Social Aspect -refers to good manners and right conduct; social graces; getting along with
other people regardless of age, gender, and nationality, etc…
3. Emotional Aspect –persons like and dislikes, feelings; temperament.

4. Mental (Intellectual) Aspect – How we think, talks, react, ability to reason out (verbal, word
fluency, memory, reasoning, perceptual, spatial, and number abilities)

5. Moral Aspect- It is the logic of what is right and wrong doings.

6. Spiritual Aspect – Fear of God and Godliness;

Religious affiliation.

COMPONENTS OF PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT

I- OBJCETIVE COMPONENTS
1. Body size and Physique (Physical Aspect)
2. Aptitude and Talents (Mental)
3. Traits/ habits/ behavior pattern and mode of actions (Social, emotional, moral and
spiritual aspects)
II- SUBJECTIVE COMPONENTS *The Reasons for Developing One’s
PERSONALITY
1. Motives
1. Social Acceptance
2. Aspirations
2. Self-Satisfaction
3. Feelings
3. Self Confidence
4. Ideas
4. Keeping ourselves on the JOB
5. Conviction
5. Everlasting and fruitful living
6. Commitment

The EARMARKS (evidences) of a FULLY MATURED PERSONALITY

1. Can accept responsibilities and 2. Does not NURSE (foster) grudges and
unpleasant tasks. enjoys the company of many different people
(Sociable)
3. Has lot of PATIENCE and PERSEVERANCE
 4. Has tolerance (he who profits from 5. Work with a longer-range plan
constructive criticism)

SUGGESTED MAGICAL WAYS OF IMPROVING PERSONALITY

1. Social relationship (Be conscious of other people other than yourself)
2. Effective regulation of emotional life (Try to admit who you are and know well your personality
defect)
3. Work (source of living)
4. Love and Sex (biological needs)
5. Life Philosophy (Ethical behaviour)

FACTORS THAT GIVE RISE TO PERSONALITY

The following factors may directly and indirectly affect one’s personhood;
1. Hereditary Factor (Biological origin)
2. Environment (Immediate surrounding)

TYPES OF PERSONALITY ACORDING TO BODY BUILT (Physique)

1. MESOMORP - Big and Fat
2. ENDOMORPH- Athletic Type and well-built
3. ECTOMORPH – Tall and Thin (Lanky and Long-legged)
4. PYKNIC Type - The non-classified body built

TYPES OF PERSONALITY ACCORDING TO BODY HUMORS (attitudes)

1. SANGUINE – Emotional and demonstrative make work into fun; love to be with people
(charismatic)
2. MELANCHOLIC – quiet, understanding, and like to be alone, very serious person
3. CHOLERIC - Similar to sanguine, they are born leaders, bossy; they excel in emergency, alert
4. PHLEGMATIC – calm, pessimistic in nature with administrative inclination, a very good
mediator

ERRONEOUS (wrong) FACTS ABOUT PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT

 Physical Characteristics *Personality Traits
Thick lips: Emotional, passionate
Small Eyes: Greedy
Receding forehead: Dull, criminal tendencies
Square jaw: Stubborn
High Forehead: High Intelligence
Small ears: Thrifty
Big ears: Long life and eloquent speaker
Big Head: Intelligent
Coarse hair: Tough, mean and rowdy
Fine hair: Temperamental, moody
Receding chin: Lack of initiative
Jutting brow: Stern (strict)
Small bones: Demanding
Black Gums: Negative behaviour, traitor
Crossed-eyed: Hard- headed, malicious

PERSONALITY AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES

1. Physical qualification 7. Capacity for the Job (Skills learned; work

experience)
2. Dress (Fashion)
8. Capacity for growth (ability to learn more;
3. Poise
promotion)
4. Initiative and interest
9. Emotional stability
5. Oral Expression (Communication Skills)
10. Friendliness and Enthusiasm (eagerness)
6. Adaptability

THE EMOTIONAL ASPECT OF PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT

A person’s emotional make-up is shown by his LIKES and DISLIKES; he might be AGGRESSIVE
(antagonistic) or DOCILE (quite/passive), how they respond when things became difficult and
unusual; how quickly he /she reacts to ANGER, STRESS, FRUSTRATIONS, and CONFLICTS.
STRESS MANAGEMENT
STRESS come from the Latin word “STRINGUERE” which means HARDSHIP.
 Stress is our body’s physical, mental, and chemical reaction to certain circumstances that frighten,
confuse, danger, or anything that irritate our body.
STRESSORS – are all the EVENTS that causes STRESS
BASIC SOURCES OF STRESS
1. Environment
* Traffic, noise, violence, heat, cold, fire, workplace, etc…
2. Body Stress
* Overwork, over-fatigue, laziness
3. Thought
* Obligations, duties, responsibilities,
4. Illness
* Health condition; sickness
5. Emotional Trauma and Personal Sufferings
* Hysterical Unforgettable experiences
* Family Condition (marital status)
* Work Status (jobless/nature of works)

SUGGESTED SOLUTIONS/ REMEDY AND BEHAVIORAL RESPONSES TO STRESS

1. Sleep well; eat balanced diet and regular exercises.

2. Maintain and develop worthwhile recreational activities/relaxation work out.
3. DEVELOP hobbies and engage yourself with enjoyable past times.
4. Be a part of responsible social networks, and keep in touch with your love ones in any
convenient time.
5. Learn to set aside problems temporarily. Take for a family, friends /group vacation.
6. Have a clear picture (VISION) of your life goal. Check your priorities in life and check your VALUE
SYSTEM.
7. TRUST IN GOD. Nurture your faith dimension. Make it a habit to pray. Seek God’s WILL and YIELD
to it.

TYPES OF UNLEARNED EMOTIONS

1. FEAR – unpleasant emotion excited by DANGER, pain, irritation, etc.
2. ANGER- emotional response of strong displeasure often because of opposition or rejection.
3. LOVE – strong liking for someone or something. It is a passionate affection for another person.
FACTORS AFFECTING EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
1. Maturity 3. Physical Condition
2. Learning 4. Environment
KINDS OF EMOTIONS
1. UNPLEASANT EMOTIONS * Happiness
* Fear (anxiety) * Joy
* Anger (Hatred) * Curiosity
*Jealousy * Devotions
* Worry (Imaginary form of Fear)
* Phobias (fear of something)

2. PLEASANT EMOTIONS
* Affection
TYPES OF FEAR
1. Learned Fear- understanding the origin or sources of anxiety
2. Acquired Fear – through imitations or imagination or hearsay
3. Fear that comes as an aftermath or results of unpleasant experiences
COMMON FEAR
1. Loud noise 3. Strange person, place or 6. Being alone or being
objects displace
2. Animals (Big and wild/
exotic) 4. Dark Places 7. Pain
5. High Places

COMMON RESPONSES TO FEAR

1. Crying 4 worrying (uneasy/restless)
2. Whispering/ trembling

3. Withdrawal or rejection
CATEGORY OF ANGER
 1. Impulsive—responses directed OUTWARD against a person or object that has angered to.
2. Inhibited – response is being KEPT (Held) under control (Screaming, shouting, biting, brawling
and kicking)
MOST COMMON FEAR (Phobias)

FEAR PHOBIAS
Height Acrophobia
Flying Aerophobia
Pain Algophobia
Men Androphobia
People or Society Anthrophobia
Thunder and Lightning Astraphobia
Being Alone Autophobia
Pins and Needles Belonephobia
Snow Chicnophobia
Dogs Cynophobia
Dentist Dentrophobia
Cats/Kitten Elurophobia
Insects Entomophobia
Marriage Gamophobia
Speaking in public Glossophobia
Women Gynophobia
Blood Hemophobia
Water Hydrophobia
Dirt and Germs Mycophobia
Hospitals Nosocomephobia
Doctors/Nurse Iatrophobia
Night/darkness Noctiphobia
LOVE Philophobia
Sleep Somniphobia
Injections Trypanophobia
Children Pedophobia
 Rain Ombrophobia
Stranger/foreigner Xenophobia