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What Is Personality?

Personality is defined as the characteristic patterns of behavior, thoughts, and adjustment to the environment that make up an individual. It includes both internal aspects like attitudes and values as well as external physical traits. There are three main types of personalities: extroverted personalities tend to be very social and outgoing, interacting frequently with groups; introverted personalities prefer solitary activities and their own company; ambiverted personalities exhibit traits of both extroversion and introversion, enjoying some social interaction as well as independent activities.

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What Is Personality?

Personality is defined as the characteristic patterns of behavior, thoughts, and adjustment to the environment that make up an individual. It includes both internal aspects like attitudes and values as well as external physical traits. There are three main types of personalities: extroverted personalities tend to be very social and outgoing, interacting frequently with groups; introverted personalities prefer solitary activities and their own company; ambiverted personalities exhibit traits of both extroversion and introversion, enjoying some social interaction as well as independent activities.

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WHAT IS PERSONALITY?

Personality is the sum total of an individual's psycho-physical system that determine his or her
behavior in a given environment or situation.

for example: In day to day life we find that some people are quiet and passive, while others are
loud and aggressive in their behaviors.

The word 'Personality' has been derived from the latin word per sonare It means 'to speak
through'. Originally the term denoted the masks worn by the actors in the ancient Greek dramas
which referred to a theatrical mask worn by performers in order to either project different roles
or disguise their identities.

According to Hilgard, personality may be understood as the characteristic patterns of behavior


and modes of thinking that determine a persons adjustment to the environment.

According to Ruch personality can be described as how he understand and view himself, and his
pattern of outer and inner measurable.

Thus it reflects from the above definitions that personality includes both internal and external
aspects of a person. Here external aspects refer to one's height, weight, facial features, color and
other physical aspects and traits. One's attitude, values, learning etc are the examples of internal
aspects of personality.

Generally there are 3 types of personality they are:

1. Extrovert Personality

This type has the tendency to live mostly outside the like to live with others. Those individuals
are highly socialized and have contact with outside people in the society. They want to join other
groups who are more in number. These type of people are drivers, excessive drinkers, smokers,
robbers, thieves, wicked persons etc.

2. Introvert Personality

Introvert is opposite to extrovert. Those people are always live alone in their rooms and do not
want to go outside. They have their own imaginary world. They are teachers, scientists, thinkers
and philosophers.
3. Ambivert Personality

Between extrovert and introvert personalities there is a third one type called ambivert. People
belonging to this type enjoy both the groups and attend them. They have middle mind and want
to live in both parties. Sometimes they join outside people but sometimes they live in their own
rooms.

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