Transcript Developing A Healthy Personality

Developing A
Healthy
Personality
To belong is to feel a part of the group, to feel accepted, to feel
safe & secure. But many children, teenagers, & even adults
may feel that belonging seems to be reserved for the smarter,
the stronger, the more beautiful, & the wiser.
To truly belong a person must first feel a sense belonging to
him or herself. Acceptance of one’s self – one’s own
intelligence, beauty, wit, & talents – is the first step in belonging.
No one has everything, but everyone has unique talents &
thoughts that define them & make them special & worthwhile.
Write a few sentences about your feelings on the paragraphs &
answer the following questions
1. What are your unique talents?
2. Where did they come from?
1. Personality:
The feelings, attitudes, & behavior that
make each person an individual
~ Psychoanalytic / Trait / Social-learning
/Humanistic
2. Heredity:
The passing of physical & mental traits
biologically from parents to their children
~ Ex: Height, eye color, & hair
3. Instincts:
An inherited pattern of behavior that does not
need to be learned
~ Nursing
~ Humans are thought to have few true
instincts!
4. Extrovert:
A person who is very outgoing
~ Sociable & outgoing individual
5. Introvert:
A person who prefers being alone rather
than in a crowd
~ Quiet & retiring individual
***Neither is better than the other. Few
people are totally extroverted or introverted.
6. Socialization:
The process of teaching behavior based on
the beliefs & habits of the family & community
~ Passing along cultural heritage through the
teachings of religion, traditions, dress, &
ways of behaving toward other people
~ Parents begin the process, school & community
add influence as the child grows
7. Conditioning:
The shaping of behaviors by means of
rewards & punishments
~ When a child is praised for kindness,
the child is likely to continue behaving
in that way
8. Modeling:
The process of learning by watching &
imitating another person
~ The person whom someone watches &
imitates is called a role model
9. Stereotyping:
Believing that all members of a large
group share the same characteristics in a
fixed way
~ Ex: Expectations for certain ethnic or
gender groups
~ When you stereotype someone, you fail
to recognize the person’s uniqueness!
10. Peer:
A person who is like one or more others in
age, status, or interests
11. Peer pressure:
The strong influence of others in a person’s age
group
~ Ex: Do what the crowd is doing!
~ NOT ALL PEER PRESSURE IS NEGATIVE!
12. Values:
The rules & standards that you feel are important
to live by
~ Child – accepted what your parents taught you
~ Teenager – you may want to know the reasons
behind your parents’ opinions & rules
~ Adult – mixture of the values you grew up with
& some that you come to adopt during
adolescence
13. Maturity:
The state of being fully grown
~ Mature people know themselves fairly well
& are able to make long-lasting ties with
others
~ They can make responsible decisions &
understand what may result from their
actions!
14. Attitude:
Your state of mind toward something in
particular or toward life in general
~ An outlook on something (positive or
negative)
15. Communication:
The sharing of thoughts, feelings, &
information
~ Verbal / Non-verbal
Activity:
ICE BREAKERS:
You will play the game “Gestures or Schraids”
while filling out this sheet. You are NOT
TO TALK at all and you may only use
gestures or sound effects to communicate.
You must get a signature for all ice
breakers. Each person may only sign your
paper once. You can only sign you own paper
once as well.
Activity Follow-up:
Write 1 paragraph on how you can relate
this activity to your everyday lives!
Also include:
Was this activity difficult (if you did it the right
way)?
How can people misconstrue what we say?
Review:
1. Are most people introverted, extroverted,
or both? Explain!
2. How does communication affect our
personality?
3. How do you develop a healthy
personality?
4. How can we improve our personality?