This lesson plan discusses personality for psychology students. It aims to define personality, explain the physical developments of personality, and discuss personality types based on individuals. The lesson will be delivered through a lecture and discussion format using PowerPoint. It will assess students' understanding through questions about the definitions of personality and theories of personality discussed.

1. LESSON PLAN
ON
PSYCHOLOGY

2. COURSE : Dgnm
SUBJECT : Psychology
TOPIC : personality
LEVEL OF STUDENTS : 1ST
YEAR
VENUE : CLASSROOM
DURATION : 1 Hour
DATE :
TIME :
TEACHING METHOD : Lecture Cum Discussion
INSTRUCTOR :
INSTRUCTIONAL AIDS : Power Point Presentation, Black Board
PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE: Students Have Previous Knowledge Regarding The personality and its
Function

3. GENERAL OBJECTIVE:
At the end of the session the students will be able to gain adequate knowledge regarding personality and will develop
desirable attitude and skill, in functions of personality and its role in clinical settings.
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE:
At the end of the class the students will be able to,
1. define personality
2. explain the physical developments of personality
3. enumerate the historical developments of personalities
4. discuss about the personalities based on individual

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CONTENT TEACHER’S
ACTIVITY
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ACTIVITY
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AIDS
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1 5 mins Introduce the
Topic
INTRODUCTION:
1.
Latin word – persona -the mask worn by the
actors while playing their role in the drama.
2. Personality is the total quality of an individual’s
behaviour as it is shown in his habits of thinking,
in his attitude, interests, his manner of acting and
his personal philosophy of life
Lecture
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Listening
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Writing
Notes
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Writing
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Black
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& PPT
What is meant by
personality?

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CONTENT TEACHER’S
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2 5 mins define the
personality

DEFINITIONS:
 personality refers to the enduring characteristics
and behavior that comprise a person's unique
adjustment to life, including major traits,
interests, drives, values, self-concept, abilities,
and emotional patterns”
Lecture
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Notes
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Define
personality?

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CONTENT TEACHER’S
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3.
20min
s Explain the
physical
developments
of personality
1. Physical:
2. These are the physical traits or features of an
individual namely, height, weight, colour,
expression facial physical health. In general, a
good personality means an impressive,
symmetrical and healthy body.  Emotional:
3.
4. A person’s emotions also go into the make up of
his personality.  Intelligence: An intelligent
person will have a forceful personality person
with subnormal intelligence is a “dull” person.
5.
6.  Behaviour: Behaviour is a reflection of one’s
personality. It is partly dependent on our feelings
and partly on the expectations of the society.
Behaviour may be gentle, kind, affectionate
balanced, submissive or aggressivebehavioral
aspects of psychology. In 1921 Swiss psychiatrist
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4 15
mins
enumerate the
theories of
personalities
Psychoanalytical Theory Psychosocial
Theory Cognitive Theory and Humanistic
Theory
Structure of Personality-Levels of mind
HUMANISTIC THEORY- MASLOW’S
HIERARCHY OF NEEDS
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Enlist the theory
of psychology?
Enlist the
personality
psychology?

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5
15min
s
discuss about
the personality
based on
individual

PERSONALITY BY TYPES BASED
ON Temperament (Hippocrates) Sanguine-
Cheerful (Blood) Phlegmatic- Calm
(Mucus) Choleric-Irritable (Yellow Bile)
Melancholic-Depressed (Black Bile)
William Sheldon Classification According
To Body Build: Endomorph Mesomorph
Ectomorph Dr Carl G Jung Classification
On The Basis Of Sociability Extroverts
Introverts. Ambiiverts Kretschmer’s
Classification Pyknic Athletic Asthenic By
Traits/ Factors
 1. The physiological factors include the
physique of the individual-his size, strength,
looks and constitution. 2. The
environmental or social factor. 3. Mental or
psychological factors including motives,
interests attitudes, will and character,
intellectual capacities as intelligence,
reasoning, attention, perception and
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 imagination. These traits and factors are
assessed by psychological tests.
 The following methods are used for
evaluation and assessment of personality
traits: 1.Observational methods (The
interview) 2. Personality inventories (Based
on trait theories) 3. Projective techniques
(Based on psychoanalytical theory)
 Interview is the most popular method of
observation. Appearance, bearing and
speech can be noticed. Questions can be
asked about attitudes and interests.
Interviews are used to evaluate a person’s
personality for the purpose of employment
and for education as well as for identifying
personality traits.
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1. One of the most commonly used personality tests
is the MMPI. This test asks for answers of “True”,
“False” or “Cannot” to 566 statements about
different personality traits such as attitudes,
emotional reactions, physical and psychological
symptoms and past experiences.
2. Projective tests focus upon what is inside a
person rather than what can be seen in a person’s
behaviour. These tests try to find out more about a
person’s feelings, unconscious desires and inner
thoughts. These tests make use of people’s
tendencies to make up stories about things they
see. When shown an inkblot, for example, people
see butterflies, dancing girls, pictures of skeletons,
or many other images
 This is the most common written method
of assessing personality. A personality
interview is a questionnaire in which the
person reports his or her feeling in certain
situations. They are very easily checked
and scored
1. -
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 The Rorschach inkblot test was the first
projective test and is still widely used. It
was developed by the Swiss psychologist
Hermann Rorschach in 1920. Another
projective test is the Thematic apperception
test (TAT) developed by Henry Murray of
Havard University in 1938. The Rorschach
test uses ten different kinds of inkblots
which must be described by the person
taking the test.  Projective tests are often
used in clinical practice. They are helpful in
showing a person’s inner areas of conflict,
anxieties or any problems in relationships
because the person is free to describe
anything
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1. Trait theory  Allport Theory  Cattell 16 PF
theory
2. Allport theory  He identified 17953 terms to
define personality.  After careful analysis he
found 4541 term to define an individual
3. Allport Trait theory  Personality: A
Psychological Interpretation (1937)  Allport
defined Trait as “ a generalized and focalized
neuropsychsic system with the capacity to render
many stimuli functionally equivalent, and to
initiate and guide consistent forms of adoptive and
expressive behavior (Allport, 1937).
4. Classification of traits (Allport)  Cardinal traits
: the traits ruling the personality of the individual
e.g sense of humour  Central traits : easily
detected traits that all people have a certain
number. E.g. shyness, timidity, honesty 
Secondary traits : Less important, style of walking,
etc
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1.
Cattell 16 PF  171 basic traits  Common traits
it is found widely distributed in general population
. E.g Honesty, cooperation  Unique traits : these
traits are possessed by particular persons e.g
emotional stability  Surface Traits : easily
recognized e.g Curisioty,  Source traits : it
determines the behavior
2. Super traits ( Type –cum-trait)  Traits are
combined to form super traits  Examples :
Introversion (Eysencks)  Persistance  Rigidity 
Subjectivity  Shyness etc.
3.  Extraversion  Talkative  Friendly etc 
Neuroticism  Tense  Unrest etc
4. Big five approach  Extraversion 
Agreeableness  Conscientiousness  Neuroticism
 Openness
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14. SUMMARY:
Today we discussed about personality, scope of personality and role of personality and its function in individual.
CONCLUSION:
At the end, the student Incorporate the principles and guidelines of personality. I hope you all are apply in think
knowledge for your future clinical practice
EVALUATION:
I. Essay (1X15=15)
Explain the theories of personality
Short Notes (1X5=5)
Enumerate the functions of personality
ASSIGNMENT:
Prepare the model of theories of personality

15. REFERENCES
1. Harish kumar sharma “Psychology for GNM Nursing Students’’ 1st
edition, lotus publications
2 Muthuvenkatachalam ‘textbook of behavioural science in Nursing’’ 1st
edition, Elseiver publication
3. Navdeep bansal, ‘’ The Text book of psychology for GNM Nursing students’’ Jaypee publication
NET REFERENCES:
https://www.nature.org
https://clutch-health.in
https://tspcb.tripura.gov.in
JOURNAL REFERENCE:
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
https://www.jocpr.com