Personality development encompasses individual differences in thinking, feeling, and behaving, influenced by genetic, physiological, psychological, and social factors. Key elements of personality include personal appearance, intelligence, emotional life, temperament, and moral traits, while development requires understanding both the elements and determinants. The role of home, family, school, and social interactions are vital in shaping one's personality.

1. Personality Development

2. Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary defines:
"the various aspects of a person's character that
combine to make them different from other people"
• "the qualities of a person's character that make
them interesting"

3. 'Personality refers to individual differences in
characteristic patterns of thinking, feeling and
behaving. The study of personality focuses on two
broad areas: One is understanding individual
differences in particular personality
characteristics, such as sociability or irritability.
The other is ‘understanding how the various parts
of a person come together as a whole.’
Adapted from the Encyclopaedia of
Psychology

4. • Genetic Determinants
• Physiological
Determinants
• Psychological
Determinants
• Social Determinants

5. • Biological Heredity– Inherited from forefathers in the form
of chromosomes.
• Social Heredity--- Inherited from preceding generations
in the form of social traditions, customs and skills.
Acquired knowledge and skills are transmitted to the
succeeding generations.

6. • Principle of Resemblance
• Principle of Variability
• Genetic Material: Germ cells carry all the characteristics of
potential child
• Mechanism of Heredity: Zygote of 46 chromosomes; Minute
particles called genes located on chromosomes.
• Genetic Code: Chromosomes-long organic molecules of
substance DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) connected by
chemical bonds
• Dominant and Recessive Traits:Both genes foster identical
characteristics-Homozygous condition
Both paired genes differ in a given characteristic-
Heterozygous

7. • Role of Home:The first and immediate environment
• Family Morale:Good Moral Pattern and Discord Family
Toattern
• Economic Factor
• Role of School
• Role of the Teacher
• Role of Peers

8. • Internalization of values, ideas, beliefs
• Institutionalization: Religions, faiths and creeds with
different religious faiths ,beliefs, prayers and cultural
programme

9. A Gym instructor or a hair stylist will focus more on your
Appearance but a friend or elder will ask for improvement in
your behaviour and thinking.
Motivational Speakers say that "YOUR MIND and
THOUGHTS are important and a Health Instructor will
demand full attention on your physical presence and
appearance.
Everyone asks for a specific set of Elements in your
personality. The major elements generally stated are:

10. 1. Personal Appearance
2. Intelligence
3. Emotional Life
4. Temperament
5. Character and Moral Traits

11. • Personality: Elements and Determinants should be read
together and the relationship between the two must be
studied.
• Personality Development is Possible only when we know
of what our personality is made of.
• It is always suggested to know Elements and
Determinants before giving a Judgement about
someone's Personality.

12. • Personal Hygiene
• Social Effectiveness
• Business Etiquettes (Power
Dressing)