Personality vs. Behaviour

It is a well-known fact that there is a great number of reasons why a certain person behaves in a particular way and why his/her behaviour is exactly like it is. One of the biggest behaviour controllers is the personality of a person. It is obvious that our personality determines our behaviour in most situations. In this blog post I will analyze some of the cases.

It all starts in childhood. Some kids are the so-called angels and others are the so-called devils. A lot of parents think that they are responsible for their children behaviour. In some cases it is absolutely true. When a child is treated with love and care he/she more likely would behave well and if he/she is treated irresponsibly we can expect horrible behaviour. On the other hand there are many situations when it doesn’t matter how the child was treated because his/her behaviour depends on his/her personality. If a child is an extravert, he/she would love to run all day, play with other children, explore the world, environment, other people, he/she would be very energetic, emotional, active, and that energy could cause some troubles for the parents. If a child is an introvert, he/she would choose quiet, peaceful games, would like to stay alone, and wouldn’t like to play with a lot of other children. The same is with adults. They also can be divided into two groups of introverts and extroverts and they also have the same features.

When a person grows up, his/her self-esteem and self evaluation form quite fully. If a person depends enough upon himself, his behaviour is more courageous, more active, energetic and he/she can achieve more, and if a person has low self-esteem and has no trust in himself then he/she would behave passively, reluctantly, his/her behaviour would be unwarranted and he/she wouldn’t be able to achieve a lot. Of course, when a person is an adult, self-confidence is a part of the personality but its development in the childhood depends on the parents’ tenderness.

Attitude, opinion and erudition often go together when we are talking about personality and behaviour. Every person behaves just like he/she thinks he/she has to behave, according his/her opinion, moral values, attitude and knowledge about that particular situation in which he/she has to behave. These features also have to be well-developed in the time when a child is growing up.

In conclusion, there are some personality features which are innate but a lot can be developed. So parents should understand that it depends on them if their child in future will behave well or not and or maybe neutral. Parents can create their children’s personalities.