This document defines personality and discusses several theories and models of personality. It describes personality as a set of stable characteristics that influence behavior. It lists biological, cultural, family, social, and situational factors as determinants of personality. Three personality theories are outlined - trait theory, neo-Freudian theory, and self-concept theory. Freud's ID, ego, and super-ego model is presented. The Big Five personality traits and Myers-Briggs Type Indicator are explained. Additional personality attributes like locus of control, self-esteem, self-monitoring, and risk propensity are defined.

1. PERSONALIT
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PRESENTED BY:
Shivi mittal

2. Definition of Personality
Personality - A relatively stable set of
characteristics that influences an individual’s
behavior

3. Determinants Of Personality
 Biological Factors
 Cultural Factors
 Family and Social Factors
 Situational Factors
 Other Factors

4. Personality Theories
Trait Theory - understand individuals by breaking
down behavior patterns into observable traits
Neo Freudian Theory – social relationships played
a vital role in the formation and development of
personality.
Self Concept Theory - how much we recognize
ourselves and how much we are confident about
ourselves.

5. Freudian Theory
ID
System 1
SUPER EGO
System 3
EGO
System 2

6. Big Five Personality Traits
Extraversion
Agreeableness
Conscientiousness
Emotional stability
Openness to
experience
Gregarious, assertive,
sociable
Cooperative, warm,
agreeable
Hardworking, organized,
dependable
Calm, self-confidant, cool
Creative, curious, cultured

7. Personality Attributes
Locus of Control
Internal
External
I control what
happens to me!
People and
circumstances
control my fate!

8. Personality Attributes
Self-Esteem
Feelings of Self Worth
Success tends
to increase
self-esteem
Failure tends
to decrease
self-esteem

9. Personality Attributes
Self-Monitoring
Behavior based on cues from people & situations
 High self-monitors
 More sensitive in nature
 Competent enough to
face changing
atmosphere.
 Low self-monitors
 show consistent
behaviour
 less likely to respond to
work group norms or
supervisory feedback

10. Personality Attributes
Risk Propensity
Degree of willingness to take risk
 High Risk Propensity
 Not afraid of adopting
new ideas
 Take quick decisions
 Low Risk Propensity
 Oppose new ideas
 Believe in conservatism
 Not take quick
decisions

11. Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
 Based on Carl Jung’s work
 People are fundamentally different
 People are fundamentally alike
 People have preference combinations for
extraversion/introversion, perception, judgment
 Briggs & Myers developed the MBTI to understand
individual differences

12. MBTI Preferences
Preferences
Represents
Extraversion Introversion
How one
re-energizes
How one gathers
information
How one makes
decisions
How one orients to the
outer world
Sensing
Intuiting
Thinking
Feeling
Judging
Perceiving

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