Parents Must Know: What Is Personality?

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Parental Guidances Parents Must Know: What Is Personality?
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After someone saw the notice about the assembly talk on “Personality Development,” he made an interesting comment in class.
“I want to hear that talk,” he said, “because I didn’t know you could develop your personality. I though personality was something you either had or didn’t have.”
“That what I thought, too,” said Becky. “Isn’t personality what popular people have – and what the rest of us wish we had?”
“Oh, no, I don’t believe that,” remarked his friend. “Why there are books in our school library about how to improve your personality. So you must be able to do something about it.”
At this point, his teacher suggested that each student write his definition of the meaning of personality. “You can discuss this term better if you can come to some agreement about what it means,” she said. “Also, you than the compare your ideas with those of the speaker you are going to hear today.”

How much do you know about personality?

  1. Can a person have “no personality”?
  2. What characteristics do you inherit? What do inherited characteristics have to do with personality?
  3. What are some important things that make up your environment? What effect does your environment have on your personality?
  4. Under what conditions can your personality be changed for the better?


Which of these definitions do you think come close to describing personality?

  • Personality is the way you are.
  • Personality is your inside self.
  • Personality is how much you are liked by others and how well you get along with them.
  • Personality refers to the inward and outward characteristics of a person.
  • Personality means your habits.
  • Personality means you disposition and sense of humor.
  • Personality means your character.
  • Personality includes your actions and you appearance – the way you walk and talk and even how you feel.
  • Personality is what makes people act differently from each other.
  • Personality is a person’s attitudes, words, acts, look, and dress. It also means his emotions.
  • Personality is your reputation – whether good or bad.
  • To have personality means that you are well known and smart and popular.

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