DO YOU KNOW WHAT'S THE REAL MEANING OF PERSONALITY ?

The word 'personality' is derived from the latin word 'persona', which means 'mask'. Personality  is refers to that ''an individual or a person which is much more than his outer appearance''. Personality is also coined or a set of characteristics which possessed by a person influences his/her emotions, motivations and changes in behaviours in various situations. Personality also refers to the patterns of thoughts which came in our mind, feelings and social influences etc. Till now there is no universal consensus on the definition of personality and values. However, the following definition which was given by most of the scientist and successful persons can be beneficial for us to understand or to recognised the clear cut meaning of personality. 

• According to MC Dougall, ''Personality is a synthetic unity of all mental and physical function in their initimate interplay'. 

 

• According to freeman, '' Personality is the integrated organisation of all cognitive, conative,affective and physical characteristics that impose an individual and his uniqueness''.

 

• According to Warren, ''Personalityis the entire organisation of a human being and a stage of his development''.

 

• According to Eysenck, ''Personalityis the sum of total of the actual or potential behaviour patterns of the organism''.

 

• According to Cattell, ''Personalitystate quality which permits a prediction of what a person will do in a given situation''.

 

As a matter of fact, all the above-mentioned definitions do not define personality completely. These definition only explain the meaning of personality. It can be concluded that the personality of an individual person is very broad, so that it cannot be finished in few words. Again, it can say that all the characteristics of personality such as physical, mental, social and emotional etc, are included which makes him extraordinary and are very expressed, good-looking from time to time in daily life. It can be also said that personality is the sum of inner and outer capability of an individual.