Week 3, Assignment 4 Personality development doe a childs development of the organized pattern behaviors, and attitudes that makes

a person distinctive. Personality development occurs by the ongoing interaction of temperament, character and social environment. Personality is what makes a unique person, and it is recognized soon after birth. There are three stages that a child personality development may go through. The first stage is imitation which not really role taking, but it prepares us for it. Stage two is about playing, which are from ages 3 to about 6. In this stage, child pretends to take the role of others. The third stage is about team game, it is an organized play, or a team game that begins roughly when a child enters school. A childs personality has several components: temperament, social environment, and character. Temperament is the set of genetically determined traits that are determined by the childs approach to the world, and how the child learns about the social world. There are no genes that specify personality traits, but some genes do control the development of the nervous system, which in turn controls the childs behavior. A second component of personality comes from adaptive patterns related to a childs social environment. Most psychologists agree that these two factors; temperament, and social environment will influence the development of a childs personality. While there is still a controversy as to which factor ranks higher in affecting a childs personality development, and all experts agree that a high quality parenting plays a critical role in the development of a childs personality. When parents start understanding how their child responds to certain situations, they can anticipate that issues might be problematic for their child. They can prepare the child foe the situation, or in some cases they may avoid the potentially difficult situation altogether. For character, there are many components. A persons character continues to evolve throughout life, although much depends on inborn traits, and early experiences. Character is also dependent on a persons morals development. Behavior patterns are learned and relatively stable. Inner factors (learning, conflicts, needs) likewise are developed over time and remain relatively stable. Social/Situational both plays in role in personality development and accounts for differences. Biological factors such as looks, abilities, etc., also contribute to personality. Although there is increasing consensus about the structure of personality at the level of higher-order, broad traits, there is little consensus about the lower-order traits subsumed within those super factors. The broad traits represent the most general dimensions of individual differences in personality; at successively lower levels are more specific traits that, in turn, are composed of more specific responses.

Babies begin to take in sensory experiences from the world around them from the moment of birth, and the environment will continue to exert a powerful influence on behavior throughout life. Genetics can have a powerful influence on development, but experiences are equally important. For example, while the genetic code contains the information on how a child's brain may be pre-wired, it is learning and experience that will literally shape how that child's brain grows and develops. In addition to the kinds of learning that occur on a day-to-day basis, there are a number of other experiences that can play a major role in shaping a child's development. The experiences that parents and other caregivers provide during the earliest years of a child's life can be some of the most crucial. While some children might receive enriched childhood experiences from parents who are responsive, caring and attentive, other children might receive less attention and their parents might be distracted by worrying about money, work or relationship issues. Children raised in an enriched environment might be more secure, confident and capable of dealing with later challenges, while those raised in less enriched settings might feel insecure, self-doubting and unable to cope with life's difficulties. While culture can play a major role in how a child is raised, it is still important to remember that it is the interaction of influences that dictates how a child develops. Genetics, environmental influences, parenting styles, friends, teachers, schools and the culture at large are just some of the major factors that combine in unique ways to determine a child's growth and learning. Many people still think that personality is related to physical appearance of a person. If a person is well-built and wearing a good dress it is said that he/she is having a good personality. But it is not a rational approach. In case the inner personality of a person is weak he/she will lose impact as soon as he/she speaks or behaves. Such a person fails to create a lasting impression on others. Rising in career graph becomes a very difficult task. Therefore both inner and outer personality of a person should be strengthened. It is clear from the above research that parents do influence the personality development and behavior of their children, but whether their influence plays a greater or lesser role, than that of the peer group, cannot be definitively determined. One reason for this is that much of the rese arch conducted did not study the two groups simultaneously, and where this was done, there appeared to be discrepancies in the results. Another reason which makes it difficult to provide clear cut answers is the complex nature of the underlying relationship between parents and peers. Many theories explain personality type development in different ways which include heredity and environmental factors. If parents regularly encourage young children to be outgoing individuals, then that behavior trait will be reinforced and those children will most likely grow up to be extroverts who enjoy socialization. Alternatively, if parents discourage children from going out a lot and exposing them to social situations, those children will

most likely develop introverted personalities. If a person primarily relies on intuition to absorb information and prefers to do this independently, then he develops an introverted, intuitive personality type. Personality types were developed through socialization, particularly in childhood, including the development of beliefs, values and expectations.