Determinants of personality are innumerable factors that affect the development of personality. "Personalities, like oak trees, take shape slowly." The following are the most important determinants in which lies the origin of personality: 1. Biological Determinants: Heredity provides the individual with a fund of potentialities and certain organismic conditions that determine, to a large degree, the type of his personality. [...]
This article throws light upon the three main factors influencing the development of personality of an individual. The factors are: 1. Genetic and Constitutional Factors 2. Socio-Cultural Factors 3. Significant Personal Experiences. 1. Genetic and Constitutional Factors: The genetic and constitutional factors influence the 'personality' of an individual. The body type of a person, the type of nervous system, functioning [...]
The upcoming discussion will update you about the difference between personality and ego. Personality is different from the ego or the individual self. The word 'ego' may be used for that unified part of one's personality which in ordinary language we call T'. Warren defined ego as "the individual's conception of himself." This 'I' or 'ego' makes one distinguish himself [...]