Personalityand

Development

On a blank sheet of paper, draw a pig.

Draw a pig however you’d like.

Happy Bashful

Sleepy Dopey Doc

GrumpySneezy

What do all of these dwarfs have in common?

What is personality?

Personality is defined as the group of behavioral

and emotional traits that distinguishes an individual

It can also be defined as the sum of all the traits you have inherited or acquired

You have been expressing yourself through your actions since you were born!

In order to understand yourself and those around you, you need to understand what shapes your personality

3 Factors That Shape Personality

Heredity

Environment

Response

Heredity

The sum of all the traits that are passed from your ancestors to you

Inherited traits the human traits determined by heredity.

Examples– you have two eyes, to ears, a nose, a mouth, two arms, and two legs.

Heredity also effects:1. Your attitude.2. Your intelligence.3. Your behavior.

Environment: all the conditions, objects, and circumstances that surround an individual

Your environment affects your thoughts, feelings and actions and helps to shape your personality!

What are some examples of environments?

Can your home environment impact your personality?

Your personality begins to develop in the first few years of life, the home is a very important factor

• Parents• Grandparents• Brother and sisters• Birth order • Neighbors and neighborhood• Geographical location

Acquired Traits traits developed as a result of your environmental factors.

What are some examples of acquired traits?

The third and final factor is your response to your environment

In some cases your response may be like your family’s

response, and some others may not. Etc...

In some cases, your

response may be like those

of your peers, and some

others may not.

YOU are an individual!

Your personality helps to determine how you deal with the challenges, successes, and frustrations you come across

from day to day

You, as an individual, have inborn qualities determined by heredity

You are in a particular environment, and you respond uniquely to that environment

Together, these three factors shape your personality

Personality Development is the development of the organized pattern of behaviors and attitudes that makes a person who they are; it occurs

by the constant interaction with others and with the surrounding environment

Research by psychologists over the last several decades has increasingly pointed to hereditary factors being more

important

Heredity & Environment:

Nature & Nurture

Are we who we are because of the traits we were born with or because of the environment we were brought up

in?

Studies of identical twins separated at birth reveal that heredity plays a very big role in who we are

Other studies have shown that you are born with certain traits and potential, but the environment determines

which potentials are developed

“Jim Twins” http://www.longwood.k12.ny.us/lhs/science/mos/twins/jimtwins.html

The debate between heredity and environment is termed, “Nature vs. Nurture.”

You are born with certain traits, but the traits that you develop will be determined by your environmental

upbringing

Both heredity and environment will affect who you are

Heredity Environment (Nature) (Nurture)

Physical Appearance

Intelligence

Talents & Innate Abilities (a beautiful

singing voice, artistic talent, etc.)

Religious Beliefs

Physical Traits (coordination, rhythm,

balance, athletic abilities)

Interests & Hobbies

How you use your intelligence (grades,

curiosity, etc.)

Community & School Involvement

Personality development is the development of the organized pattern of behaviors and attitudes that

makes a person who they are

It occurs by the constant interaction with others and with the surrounding environment

So…what is personality development?