culture and personality and how they intertwine

Personality , Culture and How They Intertwine

In counseling psychology , understanding the personality and background of an individual results to an effective analysis of his condition and needs , acquiring a better chance of improving his well being and ability to resolve and deal with crises . As such , a good approach to understanding personality is necessary among counseling psychologists entailing sufficient knowledge on the theories and concepts of the subject . Likewise , an understanding of culture is as valuable as counseling psychology encompasses activities that are sensitive to multicultural issues , and value individual differences

and diversity ( Introduction to the Field of Counseling Psychology . Culture is also attributed to have effects on the individual , providing linkage to an understanding and explanation of the concepts of personality . As such , personality , culture , and how they intertwine are discussed in this with the intent of improving knowledge and efficacy in the profession of counseling psychology

Personality

The term personality is difficult to explain such as can be attested by a number of competing ideas and theories that seek to present an understanding of the subject . Nevertheless , it is helpful to have a working knowledge on what personality is

Personality is a characteristic way of thinking , feeling , and behaving Personality embraces moods , attitudes , and opinions and is most clearly expressed in interactions with other people . It includes behavioral characteristics , both inherent and acquired , that distinguish one person from another and that can be observed in people 's relations to the environment and to the social group (Britannica Student Encyclopedia 2006

Personality is also described as "the that one group of people use when they describe the behavior of other people (Wood 1987

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The aforementioned definitions encompass a general of personality . In the context of psychology however it is noteworthy that there is no universally accepted definition of personality Nevertheless , there are several considerations in the aspects of personality that are accepted by majority of the psychologists personality refers to important and relatively stable aspects of a person 's behavior personality originates within the individual , and personality deals with a wide range of human behavior (Ewen , 1998 ,

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In that personality refers to important and relatively stable aspects of a person means that a person who is generally characterized by a certain trait will behave in accordance to such trait in most number of times and situations . This characteristic or trait however may vary but the fact that such trait is manifested or have the tendency to be manifested in most given situations exemplifies that personality is a stable aspect of a person

Personality originates within the individual correlates with the idea that a person has inherent characteristics that is not dependent on external factors . This also implies that a person will develop a specific personality irregardless of the influence of the people and the environment around him

Personality deals with a wide range of behavior and as such includes every aspect and characteristic of a person...