W1

• personalities determine how we act and react, as well as how we interact with and respond to the world
• personality is who we are
• from latin word 'persona' meaning 'mask'
• personality development is a prcess in whch persons reflect upon themselves, understand who they are, accept what they discover about themselves and learn new set of values, attitudes, behavior, and thinking skills to reach their fullest potential as human being
• 3 Aspects or Domains of Human Development

  1. physical development
  2. cognitive development
  3. psychosocial development
• Sensorimotor Stage


  Birth-2 yrs old

  -understand world through senses and actions
• Pre- Operational Stage

  2- 7 yrs old

  -through language and mental images
• Concrete Operational Stage


  7- 11 yrs old

  -through logical thinking and categories
• Formal Operationa Stage


  12 and up

  hypothetical thinking and scientific reasoning
• Personality Development is an improvement in all spheres of an indiviadual's life, be it with friends, in the office or in any other environment
• Heredity are inborn traits passed on by the generations
• Environment is the world outside ourselves result from our contact and interaction with the external world
• Maturation is a natural progression of the brain and the body that affects the cognitive, psychological, social dimensions of a person
• Physical Maturation focuses on the physical changes that accours as we age