Identity versus Personality

This is the first part of a discussion on the four sorts of personalities that I will be presenting over the next couple of weeks.

Before starting to discuss the personality type I will like to explain the difference between personality and identity.

Identity

The choices that each of us makes contribute to the formation of our unique identities.

While thinking about the identities of different people, it might be helpful to think about how each person relates to their own sense of individuality, self-esteem, and mental picture of themselves.

Things to think about include things like:

one's identity in terms of gender or race Religion

• Ethnicity

• Occupation

Additionally, it is feasible that it could extend to behaviors associated with roles.

The choices that each of us makes contribute to the formation of our unique identities. They are made up of both internal and external factors, such as a person's appearance, their way of expressing themselves, their interests, their family, their friends, and their coworkers, as well as the experiences that they have had during their lifetime. In addition, the construction of your one-of-a-kind and distinctive identity is influenced by a variety of elements, including your likes and dislikes, personality features or abilities, and belief system.

Your principles, fundamental values, and guiding philosophy are the components that make up your identity.

Your identity is authentic, and it is made up of what motivates you, as well as your ideals, fundamental values, and philosophy. It refers to both your physical and legal identity. Consider factors such as ethnicity, gender or sexuality, gender, and so on.

We have the ability to positively mold our identity, but it is up to us to make that choice.

Personality

It has been claimed that throughout the course of our lives, our personalities grow and evolve.

Personality can be thought of as more of an individual's conduct. While considering personality, it is helpful to consider the notions of emotion, thinking, and behaving or actions. It has the potential to influence how a person presents themselves to others as well as how they communicate with other people.

A person's personality can be thought of as the way they show themselves to the world.

A person's personality is the whole of his or her individual traits (behavior, temperamental, emotional, and mental). Personality is an expression of your actions; it does not define who you are. Over the course of your life, you can and will experience many different versions of your personality.

Consider that your identity is the seed from which you grew into the person you are today, and that your personality is the leaves and branches of a tree; all of these aspects of yourself are subject to change over the course of your life, and they can either be lost or gained. Your character has the potential to develop and change over time. A person's core identity is like a seed; it can grow and develop with time, but its essence will always be the same.

Personality is quite fluid and can exert an influence on our loved ones and friends in a variety of different ways.

On the contrary hand, one's personality is a trait that can only be altered via a great deal of conscious effort. A person with a narcissistic tendencies may be naturally highly self-centered, have such a tendency to attribute fault to others, and have a difficult time empathizing with others. This may be because they have a difficult time empathizing with themselves.

Working with a therapist to develop empathy skills in order to emotionally validate one's family members and begin the process of changing one's personality for the better is an option for someone who demonstrates narcissistic personality traits.

In addition, a person's personality could be described as gentle, caring, courageous, pleasant, witty, or playful. These are all positive traits. Our identities are susceptible to transformation whenever we are exposed to new circumstances or environments.

One way to look at personality is as a framework that must account for one's disposition.

Among the factors that go into making up a person's personality are their "temperament," whether they tend to be more introverted or outgoing, their "mood," and the degree to which they exhibit verbal, affable, conscientious, health-related, and similar sociability traits. All of these things are considered when trying to figure out someone's character.

This concept serves as a variant of one's taste and temperament, and it shows one's ease in social interactions. It's a building block of who you are as a person. It may affect how desirable you are as a teammate, business associate, or romantic partner.

When compared to the degree to which they can shape their identities, people's ability to manage their emotions and the outward displays of their personalities is quite strong.

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— The Way of the Wise Owl by Dagmarie Daniels