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Personality. Miss Shannon October 7, 2013. Activator. Share with your partner: What your act of kindness was, who it was to, how it made you feel What was your physical activity, how long did you participate in it for?. Set Induction. How do we explain differences in personality?
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Personality Miss Shannon October 7, 2013
Activator • Share with your partner: • What your act of kindness was, who it was to, how it made you feel • What was your physical activity, how long did you participate in it for?
Set Induction • How do we explain differences in personality? • Ancient Greeks once though it had to do with bodily fluids • Excess yellow bile = angry and irritable • Excess blood = cheerful and optimistic • Proper balance = balanced person
Objectives • Name five traits that are used to define personality • Identify two factors that determine how your personality develops • Reflect on two personality traits and relate them to yourself. • Analyze what has made you who you are today.
Describing Personality • Behaviors, attitudes, feelings, and ways of thinking that make you an individual. • Five traits to describe personality: • Extroversion • Agreeableness • Conscientiousness • Emotional Stability • Openness to Experiences
Organizer • Fold your paper in thirds • Fold down the top inch • Label the first column: Trait • Draw a double ended arrow across the other two columns
Extroversion How much you like being with other people Extrovert Introvert Shy Quiet Reserved Enjoy spending time on their own. • Outgoing • Talkative • Sociable • Seek out other people
AgreeablenessYour tendency to relate to other people in a friendly way. Agreeable Disagreeable Suspicious Hostile Think others are unreliable Being taken advantage of • Cooperative • Forgiving • Good-natured • Thing others are honest and trustworthy
ConscientiousnessHow responsible and self-disciplined you are Conscientious Unconscientious Impulsive Careless Distracted • Dependable • Makes good decisions • Organized
Emotional StabilityHow you react emotionally to situations Stable Unstable Focus on negative things Fearful Worrisome Angry • Relaxed • Secure • Calm • Focus on the positive side of things.
Openness to ExperiencesHow willing you are to try new things Open Closed Predictable Less independent Focuses on schedules • Curious • Imaginative • Creative • Wide range of interests
How Personality Forms • Influenced by: • Heredity • Inherited, predisposed • Environment • Family • Modeling • Friends • Peer group • Culture
Activity • Retrieve a piece of paper from the front • Decorate it using magazine cutouts and drawing • Describe who you are • What you like to do • Interests • Beliefs • Values
Exit Slip • Describe two personality traits we discussed in class and where you fit in on the spectrum.