The sum total of ways in which an individual reacts and interact with others is personality.The study of the psychology of personality, called personality psychology, attempts to explain the tendencies that underlie differences in behavior. Psychologists have taken many different approaches to the study of personality, including biological, cognitive, learning, and trait-based theories, as well as psychodynamic, and humanistic approaches. The various approaches used to study personality today reflect the influence of the first theorists in the field, a group that includes Sigmund Freud, Alfred Adler, Gordon Allport, Hans Eysenck, Abraham Maslow, and Carl Rogers.

1. Personality
By
Dr.Shazia Zamir

2. Personality
Personality is the characteristic patterns of thoughts,
feelings, and behaviors that make a person unique.
Personality refers to individual differences in
characteristic patterns of thinking, feeling and behaving.
The study of personality focuses on understanding
individual differences in
particular personality characteristics, such as sociability
or irritability

3. Personality has been defined by Ryckman (2008) as a
"dynamic and organized set of characteristics possessed by a
person that uniquely influences his or her cognitions,
motivations, and behaviors in various situations“
According to the Atkinson and colleagues (1996) personality
recognize the way of interaction with physical and social
surroundings. It is also can be labeled as specific patterns of
thoughts, feelings and behaviors.

5. Big five factor theory :

7. Type A personality implies a temperament which is stress-prone, concerned with time management. They
are ambitious, rigidly organized, hard-working, anxious, highly status-conscious, hostile and aggressive.
Individuals who possess Type A personality have the following behavioral patterns:-
•They move, walk and eat fast.
•Great at multitasking.
•Self-driven feels guilty when relaxing.
•Feels impatient with the pace of things, dislikes waiting.
•They have a busy schedule and does not have time to enjoy life.
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8. Characteristics of personality A
personality are often characterized as being:
•driven
•hardworking
•determined to succeed
•have a tendency to multitask
•be competitive
•have a lot of ambition
•be very organized
•dislike wasting time
•feel impatient or irritated when delayed
•spend much of your time focused on work
•be highly focused on your goals
•be more likely to experience stress when faced with delays or other challenges that affect success

9. Problems faced by Type A Personality
1) Free-floating hostility
2) Time urgency and impatience
3) A competitive drive
Type A Personality Health Risks
•Greater rate of cardiovascular disease
•Greater rate of heart attacks
•Increased risk for premature death from all causes
•Not gender-specific

10. Type B Personality
Type B personality is one that is less prone to stress, easy going, work
steadily, enjoy achievement, modest ambition, and live in the moment.
They are social, creative, thoughtful, procrastinating. So what exactly
distinguished this type of personality? The type B personality lacks the
behaviors typically seen in the A type. It is important to remember that
the two types act as a continuum, with people usually leaning either
more toward one type over the other.

12. The Type B personality generally
lives at a lower stress level and are
typically:
Effect of having type B Personality
 Stress Handling
 Lack Of Urgency
 Relaxed
 Less Competitive
 Patient
 Non-aggressive
 Socializing and Enjoying
 Healthy life
 a better friend
 you take the long view
 do well with risk and failure
 see good in people
 creativity flows from you
 They compete for fun, not to win.

14. How knowledge of personality and its types can help teacher in class room
•If teacher knows their student he will know when they are behaving strangely or feeling
down. By noticing this, teacher can intervene and offer them help or point in the right
direction to get help
•Teachers who know their students as unique individuals can help them to navigate the often
confusing and anxiety filled lives that they lead.
•Understanding students' personality traits and learning styles will help instructors to
understand their students' personality trait spectrums and learning personalities, they can
"more effectively communicate with students and develop activities/projects to engage all
students.
•Understanding students' personality traits and learning styles will help instructors better
understand the students, create a more conducive learning environment, and help students
be more successful.

15. How knowledge of personality and its types can help teacher in class room
•Help every student make progress by truly personalizing learning.
•Improve behavior, motivation and confidence.
•Balance the right levels of energy, creativity and control.
•Reduce boredom by stretching all students.
•Develop their leadership skills.