unit 1- uptu pgtd
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UNIT-1 (1).pptx
Personal Growth and Training
& Development
UNIT- I
By: Riya Anand
Asstt. Prof
VSB
Personality Overview
Personality is a comprehensive (wide)and complex psychological concept (emotional and mental state). It makes each one of us special.
Personality has a major significance in life, it determines one’s success or failure.
Eg: A pleasing personality is appreciated everywhere and it holds good value in the society.
Some consider personality as just a physical appearance while other consider it as a psychological factor. Neither of the view is absolutely correct. In real sense, personality is = External + Internal + Social Aspects (of a person).
Continued…
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UNIT-1 (1).pptx
One can predict how a person will act or react under different situations through personality.
It is a tendency to behave in a certain way under different circumstances which is reflected through behavior, thoughts and feelings.
Personality is just like fingerprints, that distinguish people and not even two persons have similar fingerprints.
Personality signifies the uniqueness of a person and the special characteristics that set apart that person from others. It emphasized how unique we are and how different we are from each other.
However some of us may also share certain similarity in personality but not entirely similar, as seen even twins are not entirely identical.
Concept of Personality
The term Personality has been derived from the Latin word ‘Persona’ which means ‘mask’ or ‘dress up’. The meaning of personality by
‘persona’ word refers to the outer or external quality of a person.
Among the Greek, actors used a mask to hide their identity on the stage.
This dramatic technique was adopted by the Romans to whom
‘persona’ denoted “ as one appears to others” not as one
UNIT-1 (1).pptx
Personal Growth and Training
& Development
UNIT- I
By: Riya Anand
Asstt. Prof
VSB
Personality Overview
Personality is a comprehensive (wide)and complex psychological concept (emotional and mental state). It makes each one of us special.
Personality has a major significance in life, it determines one’s success or failure.
Eg: A pleasing personality is appreciated everywhere and it holds good value in the society.
Some consider personality as just a physical appearance while other consider it as a psychological factor. Neither of the view is absolutely correct. In real sense, personality is = External + Internal + Social Aspects (of a person).
Continued…
Everyone has a unique personality that makes us “ the person we are”. file:///C:/Users/Sunil Kumar/Desktop/UNIT-1 (1).pptx.htm
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9/20/13
UNIT-1 (1).pptx
One can predict how a person will act or react under different situations through personality.
It is a tendency to behave in a certain way under different circumstances which is reflected through behavior, thoughts and feelings.
Personality is just like fingerprints, that distinguish people and not even two persons have similar fingerprints.
Personality signifies the uniqueness of a person and the special characteristics that set apart that person from others. It emphasized how unique we are and how different we are from each other.
However some of us may also share certain similarity in personality but not entirely similar, as seen even twins are not entirely identical.
Concept of Personality
The term Personality has been derived from the Latin word ‘Persona’ which means ‘mask’ or ‘dress up’. The meaning of personality by
‘persona’ word refers to the outer or external quality of a person.
Among the Greek, actors used a mask to hide their identity on the stage.
This dramatic technique was adopted by the Romans to whom
‘persona’ denoted “ as one appears to others” not as one