Habit and Personality

 Habits are a voluntary action repeated very often by an individual. Good habits can be developed by way of self- thinking & self-motivation, etc. After forming the habits, firm determination, continuity, practice, encouragement, etc. can be developed.

 Personality is the influence of one's mental, physical, and emotional interaction with others. It can also be said that personality refers to physical, mental, moral and social values of a person.

 Types of personalities

 There are two types of personalities:

 •   Introverted

 •   Extroverted

 Introverted: Persons who are reserved, who do not like to mix with others, who like to work alone, who are better in writing than speaking, fond of books, magazines, who do not like self-praise, etc. belong to Introverted personality group.

Extroverted: Those who like to mix freely with people, fluently speaking, friendly not easily embarrassed or harmed are known as extrovert personality.

 The people who have both these qualities are called

Ambiverted Personality.

 Factors influence personality development are:

 •  Physical            :  Appearance, voice, speech, tone.

 •  Mental               :  Intelligence, wisdom, memory, thinking, and reasoning.

 •  Environmental  :  Family, relatives, neighbours, society.

 •  Emotional          :  Cheerful, nervous, temper

 •  Gender/Sex       :  Men or women

 •  Cultural             :  Religion, community.

 Personality Development

 Personality is defined as the enduring personal characteristics of individuals. Personality development is the development of the organised pattern of behaviours and attitudes that makes a person distinctive. Personality development occurs by ongoing interaction of temperament, character and environment.