1. Personality PowerPoint Written by: Helen Hawver

2. MSCA6-2: Students will demonstrate an understanding of how to build and maintain a positive self-concept and a positive self- esteem.  a) Understand personality traits of a positive self-concept.  b) Compare and contrast positive and negative self-esteem characteristics and how these influence our choices.  c) Understand how successful decision-making affects self-concept and self-esteem.  d) Label and explain the elements of a decision-making process.  e) Utilize a decision-making process to help make quality choices in their daily lives.

3. Text Book References: Creative Living Skills Glencoe/McGraw-Hill

4. What is Personality?  Have you ever heard someone refer to someone’s personality?  How were the references made?  Maybe it was said that they have a great personality, or that they could be more friendly  Personality is the combination of characteristics that makes you different from every other person –We often summarize someone’s personality with words (ex: outgoing, aggressive, happy, funny) Would you say that personalities are more complex than a word?

5. What is Personality?  Personality Components –There are three categories: emotional, social, and intellectual Your heredity and environment both affect these components  Emotional –Everyone feels the same basic emotions (happy, sad, fearful), but everyone responds to them differently  Social –How people relate to others and act around them  Intellectual –Influenced by the mind and how it works  All of these become apparent through behavior –You must get to know someone first before you label their personality Someone may be quiet in class, but very outgoing in a social setting

6. What impacts your personality?  Self-Esteem is the value, or importance, you place on yourself –It can be high, low, or somewhere in between –Many things affect your self-esteem Success, thoughts about strengths and weaknesses, or the way people react to you –Your self-esteem will fluctuate from time to time  Self-Concept is how you define who you are –Sometimes called self- image or self-identity  To help develop your self-concept, focus on your strengths rather than your weaknesses –Danger comes with hearing and believing negative messages

7. What impacts your personality?  Self-esteem and self-concept also influence your behavior, well-being, and your personality  When you feel good about yourself, you have more confidence- this will show in your personality  High self-esteem and concept enables you to make the best of your life without becoming arrogant and without harming others

8. Ways to Boost Your Self-Esteem  Learn to accept praise –People praise because you deserve it…don’t put yourself or your accomplishment down  Focus on your strengths –Everyone is good at SOMETHING  Accept yourself as you are –You are not perfect and you have flaws…your friends aren’t perfect either and you accept them, so accept yourself!  Learn from what you do –See mistakes as learning experiences –Don’t label yourself as a failure  Use your strengths to help others –You will feel better by using your strengths to help others  Take responsibility for your own life –Learn how to deal with and manage demands placed upon you

9. Realizing Your Potential  Potential is the capability of becoming something more than you are right now…you are working on your personal development  Everyone is born with potential…it is just a matter of you discovering what you can do with it  You can become sidetracked with your potential through attitudes and circumstances  Don’t fill your life with regrets about things that you could have done or accomplished

10. The Decision Making Process  This process is used to help you make the best choice when faced with a decision.  You should base your decision on your values and beliefs, as well as using your self concept and self esteem.  It lets you focus on what is important to you, and helps you to avoid negative outcomes

11. The Decision Making Process 1. Identify the decision to be made –Being clear about the issue will produce clear outcomes 2. List all possible outcomes –Even if they might produce negative outcomes, you need to make yourself aware of what could happen 3. Evaluate the pros and cons of each option –Don’t forget to include everyone who would be affected by your decision…not just yourself

12. The Decision Making Process 4. Make a choice –From your list of options, select the one that will have the most positive outcome 5. Act on your decision –Gather your resources and carry out the plan 6. Evaluate your choice –Check out the results…was it the best choice? What would you do differently next time? Take responsibility for the results.

13. Interviewing a Classmate  People’s accomplishments, large and small, contribute to their sense of pride and self esteem. In turn, this influences their personality. Interview your partner to find out what makes him or her feel proud. Write down quotes and other pieces of information that demonstrate how your partner views these accomplishments.  THEN…Use the information to write a short article about your partner, highlighting his/her personal accomplishments. Use the two column format. Then, draw a portrait of your partner.