What is personality?

• The combination of characteristics or qualities that form an individual’s distinctive character.- Oxford dictionary

• The dynamic organization within the individual of those psychophysical systems that determine his unique adjustments to his environment. - Gordon Allport

• Personality is the supreme realization of the innate idiosyncrasy of a living being. It is an act of courage flung in the face of life, the absolute affirmation of all that constitutes the individual, the most successful adaptation to the universal conditions of existence, coupled with the greatest possible freedom of self determination.- C.G.Jung, 1865 - 1961

The sum total of ways in which an individual reacts to and interacts with others.- Pearson Organizational Behaviour (14e) Page 127

Unlocking personality

Gordon Allport, 1937Found 45,000 adjectives to relate to personality

Raymond Cattell, 1946Identified 16 personality traits

Warren T. Norman, 19635 factors that define personality

The Big Five Personality Traits

Openness

Conscientiousness

Extroversion

Agreeableness

Neuroticism

OpennessOpen to Experience:

• More approachable

• Creative

• Imagination

• Curiosity

Not open to experience:

• Uncomfortable

• Practical

• Traditional

• Down to earth

• Conservative

ConscientiousnessHigh Conscientiousness:

• Highly responsible

• Dependable

• Organized

• Persistent

Low Conscientiousness:

• Unreliable

• Disorganized

• Inconsistent

• Easy going

ExtroversionExtrovert:

• Assertive

• Outgoing

• Talkative

• Open

Introvert:

• Timid

• Quiet

• Reserved

Agreeableness

High Agreeableness:

• Good natured

• Co-operative

• Trusting

Low Agreeableness:

• Cold

• Antagonistic

NeuroticismPositive Emotions:

• Calm

• Self Confident

• Secure

Negative Emotions:

• Nervous

• Depressed

• Insecure

• Anxiety

• Easily upset

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