What You mean by Integrated Personality ?

Our personalities make us unique, but 

1. how does personality develop? 
2. What factors play the most important role in the formation of personality? 
3. Can personality change?

The term personality comes from the Latin word persona, which means ‘mask’. Personality is the mask that has been given to you to keep your original face hidden.

 THE CONCEPT OF PERSONALITY-

 

DEFINITION:  

“Personality is defined as an individual’s characteristic pattern of thoughts, emotions, and observable behaviors.”

 “It is the sum of biologically based and learnt behavior which forms the person's unique responses to environmental stimuli”.  Personality, thus, is inclusive of everything about your physique, socio-emotional and personal characteristics.

 The personality is the quality of the individual's total behavior, how He/she acts, when her/his activity is taken as a whole. It is a complete and unified outcome of all the developmental processes through which an individual has passed.

 

 In our everyday life we come across various kinds of persons. Some are amicable, some shy, some emotional/cold, some irritable and angry, some immoral, some antisocial, some 'beautiful,  some aggressive and the list can go on.

Your personality means you - the whole person and everything about you, your face, hair, teeth, eye, your way of walking, standing, talking, mannerism, character, habits, thinking, feeling, attitudes, interests and everything else about you.

 Well integrated personality is the sum total of harmonious expression of:

Physical self, Emotional self, Social self, Mental /moral self, Blissful self/spiritual self

 

 Physical Self relates to our senses and mind & body are related. Physical Self is simply referring to the body of an individual. It is develop through heredity , we also develop our physical self through learning on our own experiences. We acquire our physical appearances (e.g. hair color, eye color, height,skin color, etc.) through the biological heredity. So that our physical appearance can affect our self-esteem. People tend to have higher self-esteem if their appearance are modest to the eye of other people, Proper nourishment and growth of physical abilities is essential by way of Eat a healthy meal, Engage in exercise, Go for a walk, Drink water, Practice good sleep hygiene , Have a cup of tea, Sit in the sun light, Take a shower or bath

Emotional Self : Emotional Self-Awareness is the ability to understand our own emotions and their effects on our performance. We know what we are feeling and why—and how it helps or hurts what we are trying to do. 

You sense how others see you and so align your self-image with a larger reality. You have an accurate sense of your strengths and limitations, which gives you a realistic self-confidence. It also gives you clarity on your values and sense of purpose, so you can be more decisive when you set a course of action. As a leader, you can be candid and authentic, speaking with conviction about your vision.

 

Social self : Social self refers to how we perceive ourselves in relation to others. It involves relationship building, empathizing, and communicating. A healthy, or not so healthy, social self will also impact your overall mental wellbeing and ability to meet life goals. That’s because much of our world is social and involves interactions with others.

 

Mental self is related to stress and psychology. Mental self-care includes doing things that keep your mind sharp, like puzzles, or learning about a subject that fascinates you. Mental self, possible through Practice mindfulness, take a break, play video games, listen to music, read a book, Listen to a podcast, or watching movies that inspire you fuels your mind.

Mental self-care also involves doing things that help you stay mentally healthy. Practicing self-compassion and acceptance, for example, helps you maintain a healthier inner dialog

Spiritual or Blissful self is the function of state of being. It calls for remaining calm and unaffected way to remain happy, free from worldly affair, in calamities and disasters, in suffering or loss, in failure and success, but we can connect with nature, meditate, engage in self-reflection

 

To attain the development in personality this fivefold method, we follow:

1.       Self-effort

2.       Self-control

3.      Self-reliance

4.      Self-sacrifice

5.      Self-knowledge

 

Swami Vivekananda says that We are what our thoughts made us. Thoughts travel far & fast. So, take care of thoughts. If good impression prevails, the integrated personality becomes good. An integrated person develops upward.

Who are they influenced an integrated personality:

INFLUENCE OF PARENTS: The personality begins to get and formed in prenatal stage. Parents knowingly or unknowingly mould the personality of the child by their thoughts and actions. When the child is little big, he watches and imitates his parents.

INFLUENCE OF TEACHER:

 Teachers influence in moulding the integrated personality of children. If parents and teachers are confirmed noble character, their wards will mostly be of same character. That is why, education in olden days was in the hand of ideal man and sages.

INFLUENCE OF ENVIRONMENT: Besides parents and teachers, there is a powerful influence of social environment. Ethical conducts have to be cultivated from childhood which takes care of the human personality and its fulfillment. Success lies in the development of will power, character, concentration,

 

 

SIGNIFICANCE OR IMPORTANCE OF PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT:

 

1.    CONFIDENCE:Personality development gives more confidence to people. increase your confidence.

2.    CREDIBILITY: Personality development makes people more credible.

3.  INTERACTION: Personality development encourages people to interact with others. Studies have consistently shown that people communicate more openly with people they are comfortable with.

4.     LEADING AND MOTIVATING: Personality development enhances the capacity to lead and motivate. A person with a winning personality will be able to motivate better. People are less likely to get bored, and our ideas will have more credibility.

5.     CURTESY: A single wrong word can destroy a good  relationship. Knowing the right things to say shows both respect and intellectual sophistication.

6.     COMMUNICATION SKILLS: It improves your communication skills. People are more receptive to what you say if they are impressed with your personality. Personality development is a crucial ingredient that you must obtain.