1 Personality 3-Dec-17 Personality Dept. of SCD
2 What is Personality? 3-Dec-17 Personality Dept. of SCD
3 Personality DeterminantsHeredity Environment Situation Heredity: refers to those factors that were determined at conception. Physical structure, facial attractiveness, gender, temperament, energy level etc. Environment: Among the factors that exert pressures on our personality formation are the culture in which we are raised, our early conditioning, the norms among our family, friends and social groups etc. Situation: A third, the situation, influences the effects of heredity and environment on personality. An individual’s generally stable and consistent, does change in different situations. 3-Dec-17 Personality Dept. of SCD
4 Sixteen Primary TraitsPersonality Traits Sixteen Primary Traits 3-Dec-17 Personality Dept. of SCD
5 Types of Personality Well known behavioral scientists and psychologist have identified many types of personalities. Here are the nine types of personalities… PERFECTIONISTS, HELPERS ROMANTICS ACHIEVERS ASSERTERS QUESTIONERS ADVENTURERS OBSERVERS PEACEMAKERS. 3-Dec-17 Personality Dept. of SCD
6 Types of Personality PERFECTIONIST:Perfectionists are realistic, conscientious and principled. A perfectionist would like to be self disciplined and be able to accomplish a great deal. 5. He would like to work hard to make the world a better place, having high standards and ethics. They are reasonable, responsible, and dedicated in everything they do. • Eg: The great Indian software business leader Narayan Murthy 3-Dec-17 Personality Dept. of SCD
7 Types of Personality HELPER:Helpers are warm, concerned, nurturing, and sensitive to other people’s need. They want you to know that they are important and special to you. They are generous, caring and warm. They are sensitive towards others feelings. They are fun loving and usually possess a good sense of humor. 7. The Helper Example: Mother Teresa is one such personality who was sensitive not only to the needs of few people around, but for the millions of poor in the country. 3-Dec-17 Personality Dept. of SCD
8 Types of Personality ACHIEVERS:Achievers are energetic, optimistic, self-assured, and goal-oriented. An achiever gets along well with his coworkers. optimistic, friendly and likes to provide will for his family.. They keep on struggling to hag on to their success. Example; Sachin Tendulkar the greatest batsman, and Kapil Dev, the greatest all rounder, fall in the category of achiever- always full of energy to achieve something big. 3-Dec-17 Personality Dept. of SCD
9 Types of Personality ROMANTIC:. He would like to establish warm connections with people, admire what is noble, truthful, and beautiful in life he would like to be creative, intuitive, and have a sense of humour. He is unique and is seen as unique by others. Example: The great Indian painter MF Hussain falls in the type of romantic personality. He has a sensitive and heart and romantic personality for his creativity. He also directed a few movies. In 1967, he received the National film award for film ”Through The Eyes of a Painter” 3-Dec-17 Personality Dept. of SCD
10 Types of Personality OBSERVERS: . An observer likes to be independent,He prefers to speak in a straightforward and Calm in crisis An observer faces a problem which he/she is not sure of the situation and is unable to understand the relation between cause and effect. He gets disturbed if his integrity is doubted. Example: The great economist Noble laureate Amartya Sen is one such observer personality, who is curious analytical insightful He was awarded the Nobel Memorial prize in Economic Sciences in 1998 and Bharat Ratna in 1999 for his work in welfare economics. 3-Dec-17 Personality Dept. of SCD
11 Types of Personality QUESTIONER: .Questioners are responsible and trustworthy. He likes to be outspoken He likes others to listen to him carefully. He is committed and faithful to family and friends Hardworking and assertive. Example: The out spoken Bollywood actress and former Rajya Sabha member Shabana Azmi, may fall in this category. She can raise relevant questions in all platforms. Azmi has appeared in over 120 Hindi and Bengali films. She is a Goodwill Ambassador of the United Nations Population Fund (UNPFA) which seeks to spread contraception and abortion in India in order to limit that country's population. . 3-Dec-17 Personality Dept. of SCD
12 Types of Personality ADVENTURER: .Adventurers are energetic, lively, and optimistic. They want to contribute to the world. An adventurer likes to get companionship, affection and freedom. He likes engaging you in stimulation conversation and laughter and expects you to appreciate his grand visions and listen to his stories. Example: The energetic NRI businessman, Vijay Mallaya, may be categorized in the adventurer type of trying something new that was not done by any Indian earlier. . 3-Dec-17 Personality Dept. of SCD
13 Types of Personality ASSERTERS: .Asserters are self-reliant, self-confident and protective. An asserter likes to stand up for you and is confident, strong and direct. He is curious to hear about his own contributions, but do not flatter him. He likes being independent and self-reliant, able to take charge and meet challenges head on. He is courageous, straightforward, honest, supporting empowering and protective of those close to him. Example: The former Chief Election Commissioner T.N. Seshan, the straightforward bold officer, is the best Indian example of an asserter. He was the Chief Election Commissioner of India (1990–96), who reformed elections by largely ending its malpractices in the country. . 3-Dec-17 Personality Dept. of SCD
14 Types of Personality . PEACEMAKER:Peacemakers are receptive, goodnatured and supportive. They seek union with others and the world around them. He likes to listen and be of service, but do not take advantage of this. He us very easy to deal with if given time to finish things and make decisions. He likes a good discussion but not a confrontation He is very caring and concerned about others, He is a good mediator and facilitator Example: The former Indian Prime minister Atal Bhihari Vajpayee has the peace maker type of personality. . 10th Prime Minister of India the office of President of India announced the Bharat Ratna award, 3-Dec-17 Personality Dept. of SCD
15 Factors Influencing PersonalityFactors influencing personality are: 1)Biological Factors a) Heredity: It refers to physical stature, facial attractiveness, sex, temperament, muscle composition and reflexes, energy level, and biological rhythms are characteristics that are considered to be inherent. Heredity approach argues that the ultimate explanation of an individual's personality is the molecular structures of the genes, which are located in the chromosomes. 3-Dec-17 Personality Dept. of SCD
16 Factors Influencing PersonalityHeredity approach argues that the ultimate explanation of an individual's personality is the molecular structures of the genes, which are located in the chromosomes. b)Brain is the second biological approach to determine personality. c)Physical Features: • It is third biological approach to determine personality. • It is vital ingredient of the personality, it focus an individual person's external appearance which also determined the personality. • Physical features like tall or short, fat or skinny, black or white.. 3-Dec-17 Personality Dept. of SCD
17 Factors Influencing Personality2) Social Factors: Socialization process is starting from home and extending to work environment in an organization or society. • It focuses on good relationships, cooperation, coordination and interaction among the members in the society or an organization or a family. • It refers to acquiring of wide range of personality by acquiring and absorbed by themselves in the society or an organization. 3)Situational Factors: Situational factors are very important to change the individual behavior in a different circumstance at different situations. 3-Dec-17 Personality Dept. of SCD