The concept of "personality" has a number of approaches in psychological science.
Firstly, the person is described in terms of its aspirations and motivations that make up the personal world of unique content.The concept of "personality" in this sense includes individual ways to streamline external and internal images in the mind.
Secondly, a personalized approach.In the framework of the concept of "person" is interpreted as a system of special features - stable and exhibit outward characteristics of individuality.They are expressed in human judgments about himself and judgments about it to other people.
Third, the sociological concept of the individual.In this approach, considerable attention is paid to its function in society.Therefore it is very important there is a process of socialization, the formation of norms and values.
Fourth, the term "person" includes an active "I" of the subject as a system of relations, plans, semantic structures and orientation.
Based on these approaches, made a number of key provisions:
1. The concept of "personality" - a social generalization, which includes everything that has to imply a supernatural person.Therefore, it is not innate, but occurs as a result of cultural and social development.
2. Personality is a person who has his position in life, formed as a result of a conscious and a very big job.He is able to show independence of thought, feeling and unbanal special meeting.
3. Personality is a specifically human form, the emerging system of social relations in which the individual will be able to start its activities.Developing it is a process that does not directly coincide with intravital, the natural properties of man when his adaptation to the environment.
4. The concept of "personality" is a single-minded, self-organizing society particle, which has a special function.It is the implementation of an individual way of its functioning.Regulator of its behavior will be performing ability, character, focus and outlook.
5. Personality is a self-organizing system, the object of attention and activity which serves as the external world and herself.As a result of its formation there is "I", which includes self-esteem, self-image, self-improvement program, the ability to self-observation, self-control and self-analysis.
But any notion of personality includes what it should:
- have an active lifestyle and a desire to achieve your goals;
- be able to exercise choice in such a situation of need;
- be able to assess the impact of the implementation of decisions;
- to answer for the actions of the society and itself;
- generate value orientation and need-motivational sphere;
- own arsenal of tools, methods and techniques with which you can master their own behavior and subjugate it;
- have freedom of choice.
In psychology, there are a large number of attempts to identify the central core of the personality.As a result, much research has been made a number of conclusions:
1. Personality includes a system of psychological traits and characteristics that belong to the sphere of morality, morality and self-improvement.
2. The inner core is made in ontogeny rather late.This is possible when there was a full-fledged formation of the "I" - usually in adolescence.
3. Most scientists agree that a person can not arise as a result of passive action on the outside of the younger man.It develops only in the course of its own activities.
