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Your Personality. Think of one unique quality about yourself. What is personality?. Personality is a combination of traits that makes you the person you are Includes habits, feelings, how you think and interact with others
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What is personality? • Personality is a combination of traits that makes you the person you are • Includes habits, feelings, how you think and interact with others • Traits are qualities that make you different from everyone else. Some are desirable, some are not.
How does your personality develop? • Heredity • Environment
Heredity • The passing of traits from one generation of family to the next • Traits are passed through genes • Determine the characteristics that will appear as you grow and develop • Inherited traits • Eyes, hair, skin, etc. received from parents and ancestors when you were born.
Environment • Includes all the circumstances in your surroundings • People, home, school, community, media, TV • Acquired traits – develop as a result of your environment • Likes, dislikes, goals, interests, abilities, speech, mannerisms
Home and Family Most important environmental factor shaping your personality Many personality traits are learned through imitation Birth Order Size of your family often influences your personality Environment
School and friends Size Courses offered Teachers and coaches Friends Community and others Scout troops Environment
Can you change your personality? • Not easy, but it can be done if you really want to change • If there is a trait you would like to change: • select one area at a time • write down a specific plan • set realistic goals • Put your plan into action