One of the Important topic of Psychology.

2.  Personality is defined as the characteristic sets
of behaviors, cognitions,
and emotional patterns that evolve from
biological and environmental factors
 Refer to individual differences in characteristics
patterns of thinking, feeling and behaving.

3.  The word “Personality” comes from latin word
Persona
 Persona originally meant ‘Actors Mask’
 Carl Jung comes up with the concept of
Persona which means “Public Image”
 Persona is a mask worn by a person in
response to the demands of social convention

5.  Personality development begins at birth and
develops gradually
 Every feature of personality is influenced by
heredity and at the same time by the
surrounding conditions
 Personality is not fixed during the first year of
life
 By the age of three the child has already moved
towards further personality differentiation

6.  The Seventh Year is a milestone in a child’s
life.
 This is the age of reason and a big
transformation takes place in the psyche.
 Between eight and nine years old - Period of
preparation for the critical age of puberty.

8.  At age ten, Children become less calm and
more difficult to handle.
 Their minds start to move forward, to develop.
 They start to make judgments and analyze
things.
 Towards the age of eleven and twelve…
 Children will start to hide behind small
affectations and slyness.
 It is also very difficult what is going on inside
their minds.

9.  To grow healthy and strong, children should
have good food, plenty of sleep, exercise and
fresh air. Equally important is the fulfillment of
children’s emotional needs.

10.  Love
 Acceptance
 Security
 Protection
 Independence
 Faith
 Guidance
 Control

11.  Adolescence is the period of transition from
dependence on adult direction and protection
to self-determination.
 The pubescent stage is from 12-15 years for
females and 14-17 years for males.
 Many facets of intelligence develop at a rapid
pace with the onset of adolescence.

12.  Emotional attitudes of adolescence are
unpredictable, as they swing from optimism
and enthusiastic cooperation to withdrawal
and pessimistic depression.
 Physiological changes make young adolescents
aware of one’s role.

13.  Personality is basically developmental in
nature and factors, such as learning, training,
and discipline, are of primary importance in its
development. These factors are experienced at
home, in the school and in the community.

14.  The home is the first and most significant
agency that affects the life of a child. Aside
from physical care, a satisfactory family life is
indispensable to the adequate development of
the child.
 Because of the relation between personality
and environment, family cohesion and
disruption are fundamentally important to
adjustment and mental health. The saying “a
broken home results in a broken child” has
been found to be true in many instances.

15.  Maintain a sound physically health
 Develop a wholesome outlook in life.
 Gain confidence through achieving even small
successes.
 Learn to enjoy people and to make stimulating
social contacts.
 Cultivate a variety of actives interests.
 Conquer fears by facing them.

17.  Develop sensible independence.
 Plan a balanced program of work and play.
 Learn to face things as they are.
 Healthy interpersonal relationships are good
for personality development and, hence, basic
of mental health.

18.  Sigmund Freud
 Carl Jung
 Alfred Adler
 Evan Pavlov
 B F Skinner
 Albert Bandura
 Dollard and Millers
 Allport and Cattel
 Eysenck ,Costa &McCrae
 Carl Rogers