The human character is a complex picture. As an artist understands the whole variety of colors and their shades, so the psychologist reveals the versatility of the characteristics of the individual. Even knowing what character traits are inherent in a person, one cannot accurately predict his behavior in a particular situation. The psychological portrait reflects a hypothetically possible aspect of the personality.
1. What character traits reveal a person as a person
The idea of the interlocutor consists of criteria including his attitude to himself, to society, to his activities and property in general.
Self-confidence or self-criticism, expressed egoism or manifestations of uncertainty form a system of internal guidelines for your "I".
In the process of his activity, a person can appear lazy, hardworking, neat, responsible, passive, thrifty.
An individual relates to society as a patriot, a liar, a true lover. It can be closed or open, sociable, kind and responsive. It is important to be able to help in a critical situation.
2. What character traits affect human activity
Needs determine the ability of an individual to make significant changes in society. Activity is manifested in communication, in creativity, in joint activities.
- The intellectual level of people differs in the dominant way of thinking, which can be clearly effective, verbal-logical or figurative.
- The level of activity significantly depends on the emotional sphere. Defining character are restraint, temper sensibility, amorousness.
- The strong-willed organization of personality lies in perseverance, determination, discipline, determination and independence.
3. What traits of character reveal accentuations
Accentuated personalities have typical behavioral characteristics that are not corrected by life experience. Therefore, they are often young people. The accentuation of character remains within the limits of normal behavior, but is noticeably enhanced. The classification of character accentuations partially coincides with the types of psychopathies.
Hypertensive accentuation is characterized by a constant high spirits.
Distymnoe - a tendency to prolonged depression.
Cyclotymic - rapid alternation of the noticeable phases of a good and noticeable bad mood.
Labile - a strict dependence of mood on the current situation.
Asthenic - fatigue, frequent irritability.
Sensitive is such a key feature of a person’s character as sensitivity.
Psychasthenic - a high degree of anxiety, indecision.
Schizoid - isolation, emotional poverty.
Epileptoid accentuation is characterized by the viscosity of thinking, the expression of anger and longing.
Paranoid - the desire for dominance, excessive suspicion.
Hysteroid - a habit of pretense, attracting the attention of others.
Unstable - implicit obedience to other people's influence.
Conformal accentuation is characterized by insufficient criticality, lack of initiative.
Psychologists distinguish mixed forms of accentuation.
4. Main character traits
- The fundamental features of the human psyche will determine its morality. The level of morality depends on how much the behavior motivation corresponds to the social norm. Personal morality is a key indicator of its social adaptation and self-identification.
- The highest manifestation of the spirituality of human nature is compassion and the ability to limit oneself. The individual is concerned with the question of universal good. This is altruism, focusing on the fact that the suffering of others should not become the price of the good of some people.
- Whole character determines the stability of a person’s life position regardless of the situation, the coincidence of beliefs, worldview and activity.