Personality

Define personality.

• Something you are born with.

• Set of distinctive traits and characteristics.

• Things that describe a person.

What are two general factors that shape personality?

• Environment and family

• Heredity and friends

• Environment and heredity

• Location and environment

What kind of emotions are most difficult for people to control?

• Intense

• Negative

• Positive

• Exciting

What are the three elements of personality?

• Social, emotional, intellectual

• Negative, positive, neutral

What is the third step in controlling your emotions?

• Take the necessary steps

• Identify the cause of the emotion

• Identity the emotion

• List how you can overcome the emotion

An extrovert______.

• gets energy from solo activities.

• gets energy from people.

An introvert ______.

• gets energy from solo activities

• gets energy from people

What are intellectual traits?

• Deal with mind and mental abilities.

• Emotions.

• How you relate to others.

Why is it important to think about the kind of personality you would like to have?

• Give you an idea of a goal you can move towards

• Give you an idea of the person you want to be.

The Big 5 Personality traits include:

• Openness & Conscientiousness

• Extraversion & Agreeableness

• Assertiveness & Integrity

• Neuroticism