Personality

mental health nursing

1. Personality Presented by: Rahul S ingh Gusain Msc nursing Ist year

2. Introduction Personality is the total quality of an individual behavior as it is shown in this habits of thinking, in this attitude , interest , his manner of acting and his personal philosophy of life .

3. Definition Personality is defined as the most characteristics integration of an individuals structure , model of behavior , interests, attitude, capacities, abilities and attitude .

4. Components of personality Physical appearance:- It refers to the physique of an individual .it is judge by looks and alertness of individual. Success and failure is determined personal appearance , weight , complexion but also voice , dress and others.

5. Character Refers to the ethical or moral aspect of a personality , which one possess. Characteristics of personality unique & specific Self-consciousness Social interaction Dynamic Strive for goals

6. Intelligence Capacity to learn and solve problems and adjust to relatively. Well balanced personality in which intelligence is supplemented by healthy social being.

7. Behavior Reflection of personality Dependent on our feeling and party on the expectation of the society. Behavior may be gentle, kind, affectionate, balanced, submissive or aggressive.

8. Sociability Trait is present in varying degree in different people. Y oung child is inclined to be extremely selfish-self centered. Gradually he learns to share his things and experience with others. Co-operation in childhood lays the foundation of social solidarity at the adult level.

9. Emotional Persons emotions also go into the makeup of his personality. Powerful role to play in personality. Emotional stability and maturity is required for healthy personality is judged by the level of consistency exhibited in his/her behavior.

10. Temperament Refers to the deep rooted emotional trends present in an individual. It is result of selection of endocrine glands as well as habit formation Plays role in one’s ability to adjust to his/her environment .

11. Interest Refers to a felt need . It is connected to aspect ,the need to know, feel & perform.

12. Psychological factors Motives Attitudes Intellectual capacities such as intelligence, reasoning & perception. These factors determine our reaction in various situations & thus affect our personality growth & direction.

13. Theories of personality Psychoanalytical theory Freud(1939) father of psychoanalytical theory is believed to be the first to identify the development by stages. He believed that the first 5 years of a child to be the most important , as he believed that an individuals basic characters had been formed by the age of five

14. Structure of personality Id Pleasure principle Aims to achieve immediate gratification Ego Rational self and reality principle Superego Perfection principle

15. Dynamics of personality Conscious Pre-conscious Unconsciousness

16. Topography of the mind Psychic energy It originates in the ID and instinctively fulfills basic physiologically needs called libido. Cathexis :- Process by which the id invest energy into an object in an attempt to achieve gratification Anti cathexis :-It is the use of psychic energy by the ego and the superego to control the ID impulse

17. Stages of personality development/ psychosocial development Sigmund F reud described formation of personality through 5 stages of psychosocial development. Oral stage Anal stage Phallic stage Latency stage Genital stage

18. Psychosocial theory Erik . H. E rikson 1902 built psychosocial theories on the basis of F reuds theories by identifying development stages Erickson’s eight life stages

19. Types of personality Hippocrates (about 400 BC), Father of medicine classified people into four types depending on which body fluid is predominant.

20. Sheldon’s classification

21. Carl J ung classification

22. Introverted

23. Nurses & personality Need to know the basic structure of personality for providing effective care in the community and hospital setup. Interaction with different individual every day, so evaluation of character personality is essential Acquire skills and correct knowledge along with strong personality Multi dimensional personality so nurse should develop & practice well adjusted personality.

24. C ontd .. Nurse should understand the emotional reaction & difficulties which have been caused by illness. Total quality of an individual’s behavior, as it shown in the thinking , attitudes, interest ,members of acting and personal philosophy. Incorporates sociocultural concepts into the development of personality.

25. Summary

26. Conclusion Personality is something that enables a person to stand out him/her distinct from others. It is total quality of an individual behavior. It is dynamic thing it grows with social group setup. It is different in each person affected by one’s factors influencing personality.

27. Bibliography I clement textbook on psychology for nursing, Jaypee page no.222-248 Jacob A nthikad . Psychology & sociology for Gnm & Bpt jaypee . Page no 115-130 Benjamin j.sadock , Virginia , Kaplan clinical psychiatry 8 TH Edition page no.350-355 Mary C Townsend psychiatric mental health Nursing, jaypee page no 32-38 Internet references http://en.m.Wikipedia.org www.apa.org.psychologytoipcs

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