Personality

Personality Consists of the behaviors, attitudes, feelings, and ways of thinking that make you an individual.

How did your Personality Develop? Nature vs. Nurture Nature: The traits you were born with (traits from your parents) Nurture: How you were raised by family, friends, and other surroundings

Stages of Personality Development 1.Develop Trust Children have to TRUST their caregivers to do things for them because they can not when they are babies. 2.Learn to be Independent Children start to gain control over their bodies and start doing things on the own (potty training). 3.Take Initiative Children begin to do things on their own and plan their own activities. This helps them to learn right from wrong. 4.Develop Skills Children learn skill they will need as adults. 5.Search for Identity Teenagers search for a sense of self and figure out who they are and what they want to do with their lives. 6.Establish Intimacy Build close bonds with others 7.Create and Nurture Have a family or help other children learn and grow. 8.Look Back with Acceptance Reflect on life to see if they were happy with life or if they had regrets.