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Your Personality
Personal Development
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Personality | The combination of traits that make you the person you are. |
| Traits | Characteristics or qualities that make you a unique individual. |
| Heredity | This is the passing of traits from one generation to another. |
| Inherited traits | The traits you receive from your parents and ancestors. |
| Environment | The people, places, and things around you. |
| Acquired traits | You learn or gain these from your environment. |
| Birth order | This indicates whether you are the first, middle, or youngest child in your family and effects your personality. |
| Self-concept | The mental picture you have of yourself. |
| Self-esteem | How you view yourself as a worthy person. |
| Self-confidence | Feelings of your ability to be successful. |
| Optimists | People who look on the positive side of situations. |
| Pesimists | People who look on the negative side of situations. |
| Attitudes | Your feelings about a situation or a person. |