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Personality is determined by factors such as genetics, environment, and experiences. It involves stable thought and behavior patterns. The five main personality traits are openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism. Values and attitudes shape goals and preferences. Personality development improves relationships and reduces stress. Building self-confidence through self-assessment, goal-setting, and positive self-talk can boost performance.
Chapter_1_Introduction_to_Personality_De.pptx
- 2. - it’s who we are. Our personalities determine how we act and react, as well as how we interact with and respond to the world. Parents Environment Genetics Culture Friends Work
- 3. - derived from the Latin word ‘persona’ meaning ‘mask’. - The relatively stable feelings, thoughts, and behavioural patterns a person has. If personality is stable, does this mean that it does not It does. Changes occur.
- 4. - an improvement in all spheres of an individual’s life, be it with friends, in the office or in any other environment. IMPORTANCE: • Personality development grooms an individual and helps him make a mark of his/her own • Personality development goes a long way in reducing stress and conflicts. • Personality development helps you develop a positive attitude in life.
- 6. Openness - the degree to which a person is curious, original, intellectual, creative, and open to new ideas People high in openness are highly motivated to learn new skills, and they do well in training settings They also have an advantage when they enter into a new organization. Their open-mindedness leads them to seek a lot of information and feedback about how they are doing and to build relationships, which leads to quicker adjustment to the new job.
- 7. Conscientiousness - the degree to which a person is organized, systematic, punctual, achievement oriented, and dependable Conscientiousness is the one personality trait that uniformly predicts how high a person’s performance will be, across a variety of occupations and jobs. In addition to their high performance, conscientious people have higher levels of motivation to perform, lower levels of turnover, lower levels of absenteeism, and higher levels of safety performance at work.
- 8. Extraversion - the degree to which a person is outgoing, talkative, and sociable, and enjoys being in social situations Extraverts do well in social situations, and as a result they tend to be effective in job interviews. They have an easier time than introverts when adjusting to a new job. They actively seek information and feedback, and build effective relationships, which helps with their adjustment.
- 9. Agreeableness - The degree to which a person is nice, tolerant, sensitive, trusting, kind, and warm. People who are high in agreeableness are likeable people who get along with others. Not surprisingly, agreeable people help others at work consistently, and this helping behavior is not dependent on being in a good mood. They are also less likely to retaliate when other people treat them unfairly.
- 10. Neuroticism - the degree to which a person is anxious, irritable, aggressive, temperamental, and moody These people have a tendency to have emotional adjustment problems and experience stress and depression on a habitual basis. People very high in neuroticism experience a number of problems at work.
- 11. Values and Attitudes - refer to stable life goals that people have, reflecting what is most important to them - Broad preferences concerning appropriate courses of action or outcomes The values that are important to people tend to affect the types of decisions they make, how they perceive their environment, and their actual behaviors.
- 12. Early family experiences are important influences over the dominant values. Values of a generation also change and evolve in response to the historical context that the generation grows up in. The values a person holds will affect his or her employment.
- 13. Attitude - A predisposition to respond in a positive or negative way to someone or something in one’s environment - Influences by values and are acquired from the same sources as values - Focus on specific people or objects, whereas values have a more general focus and are more stable than attitude
- 15. Self-esteem - the degree to which a person has overall positive feelings about his or herself People with high self-esteem view themselves in a positive light, are confident, and respect themselves. On the other hand, people with low self-esteem experience high levels of self-doubt and question their self-worth.
- 17. Self-Efficacy - a belief that one can perform a specific task successfully . Self-efficacy is different from other personality traits in that it is job specific. People with high self-efficacy setting higher goals for themselves and being more committed to these goals, whereas people with low self- efficacy tend to procrastinate.
- 19. Ways to Build Your Self-Confidence • Take a self-inventory. (self-assessment)
- 20. Ways to Build Your Self-Confidence • Set manageable goals.
- 22. Ways to Build Your Self-Confidence • Find a mentor.
- 23. Ways to Build Your Self-Confidence • Don’t judge yourself by your failures.
- 25. Ways to Build Your Self-Confidence • Until you can feel confident, be sure to act confident.
- 26. Ways to Build Your Self-Confidence • Know when to ignore negative advice.
- 27. References: • http://www.sparknotes.com/psychology/psyc h101/personality/context.html • http://www.personalitydevelopment.org/wha t-is-personality-development-an-introduction- to-personality-development.html • http://managementstudyguide.com/importan ce-of-personality-development.htm
Editor's Notes
- #3: Personality is how people affect others and how they understand and view themselves How people affect others depends primarily on their external appearance (height, weight, facial features, color, and other physical aspects) and traits.
- #5: Personality development – converting negative to positive personalities, acquiring new, improving what you already have. Importance: 1. Help us to be unique. Sometimes, we wear mask in order to fit in the society/peers. 2.