Childhood Experiences Affect Personality and Behaviour in Adulthood
THESIS STATEMENT: Childhood experiences affect Personality and Behaviour In
Adulthood
I. Introduction
A. The controversy B. Statement of the Problem C. Significance of the Study
II. Childhood Experiences affect personality and behaviour in Adulthood
A. The type of discipline used in Early Childhood affects child behaviour, attitude & personality.
B. Personality & temperament is present at birth but is reshaped by the child experiences & environment.
C. The Parent-Child relationships contribute changes to the development of the child’s self-concept & individuality.
III. Conclusion
Introduction The world is a vast land for us humans. Humans that was different in each other, and having different personalities and behaviour. But, wait! Before I forget, the first and foremost, let’s define first what is personality. There are few words in the English language that have such a fascination for the general public as the term Personality. Although the word is used in various senses, most of these popular meanings fall under one of two headings. The first use equates from the term to social skill or adroitness. The second use considers the personality of the individual as the most outstanding or salient impression that he/she creates in others. A person may thus be said to have an aggressive personality or a submissive personality or a fearful personality. It is clear that there is an element of evaluation in both usages, personality as commonly described are good and bad. Widespread interest in the nature of personality stems from the fact that it covers the total person. Personality is an all-inclusive term that covers appearances, abilities, motives, emotional relativity and experiences that have shaped him to his present person. While most definitions are agreed that personality is the totality of one’s physical or inherited attributes as well as those psychological factors that determine one’s
Adulthood
I. Introduction
A. The controversy B. Statement of the Problem C. Significance of the Study
II. Childhood Experiences affect personality and behaviour in Adulthood
A. The type of discipline used in Early Childhood affects child behaviour, attitude & personality.
B. Personality & temperament is present at birth but is reshaped by the child experiences & environment.
C. The Parent-Child relationships contribute changes to the development of the child’s self-concept & individuality.
III. Conclusion
Introduction The world is a vast land for us humans. Humans that was different in each other, and having different personalities and behaviour. But, wait! Before I forget, the first and foremost, let’s define first what is personality. There are few words in the English language that have such a fascination for the general public as the term Personality. Although the word is used in various senses, most of these popular meanings fall under one of two headings. The first use equates from the term to social skill or adroitness. The second use considers the personality of the individual as the most outstanding or salient impression that he/she creates in others. A person may thus be said to have an aggressive personality or a submissive personality or a fearful personality. It is clear that there is an element of evaluation in both usages, personality as commonly described are good and bad. Widespread interest in the nature of personality stems from the fact that it covers the total person. Personality is an all-inclusive term that covers appearances, abilities, motives, emotional relativity and experiences that have shaped him to his present person. While most definitions are agreed that personality is the totality of one’s physical or inherited attributes as well as those psychological factors that determine one’s
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