1. Personality and Character Development
“The well-developed, well-integrated personality is the highest product of evolution, the fullest realization we know of in the universe.”
- Julian Huxley (1957)

2. PERSONALITY
the expression of one’s response to heredity and environment.
the sum of all characteristics exhibited over the long term, including talents, interests, habits, perceptions, attitudes, heredity, and experience, which makes a person a distinctive individual.

3. IDENTIFICATION & INTROJECTION (STUFF WE TEND TO DO)
Identification: is the imitation of behaviours (language, mannerisms, dress and attitudes) of people we trust. We identify with the people we admire and imitate observed behaviours that appear to work for other people.
Introjection: is the unconscious absorption of ideas, emotional attitudes, standards, and ideals from people. It includes concepts or religion, political preferences and prejudices.

4. Freud’s Id and Ego:
the ego suppresses many of the impulses (coming from the id) that are not socially approved. Ex: considering the feelings of another person before stating an opinion.
Or….. Holding back when you feel like lashing out
Doing the right thing lets your superego give you feelings of pride or satisfaction

5. Kurt Lewin’s Theory of Self
Personality Theories
Kurt Lewin’s Theory of Self
People have 3 aspects to their personality: the personal, social and ideal self.
Blending of the 3 “sub-selves” is required to adjust and be stable.
Personal: Individual’s perception of self (attitudes, beliefs, impressions, habits and values.)
Social: Projected image of self that person wants others to perceive. (perceptions, attitudes, and feelings about self in relation to others)
Ideal: Individual’s image of what he or she wishes to become. (attitudes, beliefs, impressions, habits and values.)

6. Personality Theories Carl Jung’s Theory
INTROVERTS & EXTROVERTS: (Neither is better than the other... It is believed that we all have some of both personality types.)
Introverts are: Shy, anxious around others, tend to withdraw from social situations. Direct much of their energy into themselves and ordinarily prefer solitude.
Extroverts are: Highly sociable and enjoy being with others. Center most of their energy into the surrounding world.
Both personality types can have added characteristics, which are used to classify many traits to describe people a bit more in depth: see Myers-Briggs:

7. Comparison of Introverts and Extroverts
General Characteristics
Like to be alone or with close friends
Need time alone before being able to be with other people again
Thinking Abilities
Value ideas, images, dreams
Often interested in ideas for their own sake
Feeling Types
Keep feelings to themselves
Internalize problems and assume them as a burden
Intuition
Visionaries and dreamers who draw from their own hidden resources
General Characteristics
Love to be and seek opportunities to be with people
“feed” off others, gather energy from being with others
Thinking Abilities
Abound in management and some forms of science
Feeling Types
Share their feelings with others and are deeply interested in other people
Intuition
Enter new relationships with great gusto
Move quickly from one interest to another

8. ….OR….
According to Gary Larson……