I can explain how heredity and environment affect personality development

I can define self-concept I can list suggestions for improving

self-esteem

Personality: combination of traits that makes you the person you are

You are UNIQUE!!! ONE OF A KIND!!! Traits: qualities that make you

different from everyone else Personality develops by: Heredity: passing of traits from one

generation family to the next

Agreeable Easygoing Lazy

Aloof Excitable Loyal

Bashful Faithful Mature

Careful Flighty Moody

Cheerful Friendly Responsible

Confident Generous Silly

Cooperative Grumpy Sincere

Critical Happy Understanding

Delightful Kind Loyal

Which of these best describe you?

Good Looks or a good personality?

What are your best personality traits?

What aspects of your personality would you like to change? Why?

Inherited traits: traits received from parents and ancestors

Hair & eye color, skin, height, body build, facial features, physical & mental capabilities

Environment: all of your surroundings (Family, home, friends, school, classmates,

teachers, coaches, community) Birth order, size of family

Acquired traits: not inherited qualities (Likes, dislikes, goals, interests, attitudes,

abilities, speech, mannerism) Siblings may have completely different

personality traits

Family environment shapes your personality the most

Personality traits acquired from family members are learned by imitation

Ex. Parent becomes angry easily, child may pick up that trait

As child gets older, family not as big an influence, instead television, internet, other media more important

School & Friends play a bigger role Relationships with friends affect

acquired traits, likes and dislikes may become similar to friends

Community affects acquired traits Ex. May join scout group, go on

camping trips which affect feelings about nature, scout leader helps you develop leadership traits

Sports teams, church choirs, local clubs, etc.

You can change personal traits but it can be hard to do

You are in control of your behavior & actions

When trying to change, select one thing Plan, set a realistic goal, and reward

yourself when you achieve it You might fall back into old habits, but if

it’s important for you to change, you will!

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Self- Concept: way you see yourself The picture of yourself impacts your

decisions & actions Self-Esteem: how you feel about yourself Good SE accept things that can’t be

changed, don’t let things get them down, help others feel good about themselves

Self-Confidence: courage to deal with people & events in a positive way

Attitudes: feelings & opinions about people, things, & events

Don’t feel good about yourself Worry about shortcomings & failures Dwell on past mistakes Afraid to try new things Putting themselves down Feel & act as if they are worthless

Each new achievement will increase your self-esteem

Self-Confidence will grow as well New experience can be frightening,

more confidence, less fear

Accept yourself as you are You may only be comparing their

strengths with your weaknesses This is not fair & won’t help your self

esteem Remarks such as “She can’t act at all. I

could have done a much better job.” Make the lead person look really good & the other person jealous

There will always be someone better, just try your best & avoid comparing yourself with others

Learn to accept praiseFocus on your strengthsAccept yourself as you areLearn from your mistakesUse your strengths to help othersTake responsibility for your own life

Debates on Human Cloning If you could clone yourself, would

you? Why? Would your clone have the same

personality as you? Why? What factors affect your personality?

School Act. Athletics Clubs & Organizations

Hobbies & Recreational

Foreign Language

Football FCCLA Collecting

Art Tennis YMCA Crafts

Music Volleyball 4-H Gardening

Drama Gymnastics Religious Sewing

Computers Basketball Hospital Reading

Photograph Track & Field Volunteer Rugby

Dance Baseball/softball

Community Woodworking

Yearbook Hockey Hobby Fishing

Student Council

Soccer Field trips Camping

Potential: capability of becoming more than you are right now

Procrastination: tendency to put off doing something until later

Personal Growth: Working toward your potential

Competence: having the qualities and the skills needed to perform a task

Resilient: able to recover or adjust to change or misfortune

Persevere: work patiently to overcome challenges

Positive attitude can improve your self- esteem

Look for the good in the situation Easier to face tough times with a

positive attitude Always think positively in every

situation!!!

Words to Know Optimists: people who have positive

attitudes Feel good about themselves, look on

the bright side, a can-do approach, solutions can be found

Pessimists: People who have negative attitudes

Always find something wrong, put self & others down, never able to please