Personality
Personality of an individual is the current combination of his/her behavior, emotions, motivation and thought patterns that define him/her and differentiate him/her from other individuals. In other words it is combination of his/her characteristics or qualities that form his/her character or his/her response to various life situations. It may be also defined as the characteristic set of behavior, cognitions and emotional pattern that evolve from biological and environmental factors which influenced him/her. As the environment around him/her is not static and keeps on changing, his/her personality also keeps on changing or evolving with time depending upon interventions it encounters from time to time. However it is more important to note that his/her core beliefs and thoughts developed during his/her life are major determinants of his response, behavior or conduct in reference to a life situation.
While there is no generally agreed upon definition of personality, most theories of personality focus on the motivation and psychological interaction of an individual with his/her environment. Therefore our personality is sum of all these traits and characteristics and is what makes us a unique person in comparison to other individuals.
If we reflect upon our traits honestly and list them, we can define our personality ourselves. We may be sensitive, caring, stubborn, determined, ambitious, hardworking and dependable. Five major traits which underline personality of an individual are extroversion, introversion, openness, conscientiousness, agreeableness and neuroticism.
Personality psychology attempts to study similarities and differences in these patterns amongst different people and groups. ‘Prayas’ is engaged in not only in determination of personality of individual approaching it but also in removal of the deficiencies noticed in the personality of the customer through his/her participation in Prayas Foundation Course which a integrated personality development program dedicated to holistic development of the personality of participants.