personality and intelligence UGC NET EDUCATION
🧩 PART I: PERSONALITY 1. Meaning and Definition Definition (Allport, 1937): Personality is defined as “The dynamic organization within the individual of those psychophysical systems that determine his unique adjustment to the environment” . It refers to consistent patterns of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that make an individual unique. Origin: Derived from the Latin word “Persona,” meaning mask, representing the outward appearance of an individual. 2. Major Approaches/Theories of Personality A. Type Theories (Classification based on distinct categories) Theorist Classification Key Idea/Basis Hippocrates Sanguine, Choleric, Phlegmatic, Melancholic Based on four bodily humors Sheldon Endomorphic, Mesomorphic, Ectomorphic Based on body structure (Somatotypes) Jung Introvert, Extrovert, Ambivert ...