Psychological factors affecting personality development

Abstract

Personality is a pattern of relatively permanent traits and unique characteristics that give both consistency and individuality to a person's behavior. It is determined by various physical, psychological and environmental factors. Personality can be termed as the combination of qualities mental, physical, and moral that sets one part from others. Having a strong personality is the key to success. This is also a key determinant of good leadership. A good personality enables one to establish self-control and self-direction to discover the reality of freedom; of choice. A person with a positive attitude can direct his thoughts, control his emotions and regulate his attitude. In order to have a good personality, self-development is needed. An executive’s self is the sum total of all that he can call his own. A review of the history of personality traits, the recent attempt of define and limit personality structure to the 'Big Five', and the influence of these and related traits on behavior, which also details the theoretical emphases associated with the various approaches, especially in the current century.