Studying the personality of a person, whether it be a woman, a man or a child, one can always reveal a bad inclination to unseemly behavior due, for example, to mistakes in education, psychological trauma. But even bad heredity can be secured. Consider the main negative traits of human character.

Authoritarianism

The desire to dominate everything, ignoring any needs of other people. Explicit or implicit demand for submission and discipline from everyone with whom a person intersects. Someone else's opinion is not taken into account, any disobedience is stopped without an attempt to find a mutually beneficial solution. It is believed that this is a typical negative trait of the Russian character.

Aggressiveness

The desire to conflict with others. In early childhood, this is an obligatory negative character trait of a child who is learning ways to protect his interests. For an aggressive adult, provocative, sometimes deliberately false statements, raised tone, and insults are typical. Sometimes attempts are made to influence the opponent physically.

gambling

A painful desire to achieve the set goal, regardless of the size of the risks, ignoring one's own and others' logical arguments about the excess of spending over the value of the desired result. Often becomes the cause of situations leading to death, loss of health or significant financial losses.

Greed

Pathological desire for personal material gain in any situation. Gaining profit at any cost becomes the only source of positive emotions in life. At the same time, the duration of pleasant sensations from the benefits received is extremely short-lived - due to the uncontrolled constant desire to enrich oneself even more.

apathy

The absence of an emotional reaction to most external stimuli due to a particular temperament or due to the body's defensive reaction to stress. It is one of the reasons for the impossibility of achieving even simple goals due to the inability or unwillingness to concentrate, to make strong-willed efforts.

carelessness

Careless fulfillment of obligations due to unwillingness to act according to the rules already known to all or misunderstanding of the algorithms necessary for the quick and least costly achievement of existing goals. Often this is a typical negative character trait of a woman who has just escaped from excessive parental care.

Indifference

Real or deliberately demonstrated lack of interest in a particular subject, object, event, duties due to innate emotional coldness, experienced severe stress or, instilled from infancy, a sense of superiority over people with a different social status, different faith, nationality, race.

Irresponsibility

Consciously chosen, imposed during upbringing or due to moral immaturity, the position of refusal from a real awareness of the consequences of one's own actions, unwillingness to make decisions that affect one's own and others' quality of life. In difficult everyday situations, active actions are not carried out because of the expectation that the problem will resolve itself.

Facelessness

The absence of individual traits, because of which an individual subject is easily “lost” in the general mass of people like him. In the process of communication, the “gray man” does not arouse sympathy because of his obsession with uninteresting topics, in the team he is uninitiative, boring, afraid of innovations and opposes them in every possible way.

Ruthlessness

Emotional indifference to other people's troubles, inability or unwillingness to sympathize, sympathize with people in particular and living beings in general, experiencing physical or emotional pain. Sometimes it is deliberate inhumanity in actions that cause suffering and even death of the objects chosen as victims.

impudence

Intentional or unconscious violation of the norms, the sequence of actions adopted in a given society in relation to a particular situation. The reason for intentional swagger may be the desire to provoke a conflict or draw attention to one's own person, unconscious - errors in education, emotional immaturity.

talkativeness

A painful need to constantly participate in a dialogue with one or more interlocutors, regardless of the content of the conversation, the degree of enthusiasm for it by other participants, the relevance of the conversation. The main goal of such an interlocutor is not to receive new information, but the role of the narrator when in contact with someone. At the same time, he can disseminate information that others would prefer to keep secret.

Windiness

The inability to keep any promises and take into account the interests of others, the lack of the ability to move for a long time in order to achieve one goal, the desire for a constant change in the circle of friends, partners. The absence of principles and clear behavioral boundaries, the rapid fading of interest in a particular occupation, a person.

lust for power

Passionate desire for control over all and the expectation of unquestioning obedience, the desire for unlimited power, especially over the more educated and skillful. Intoxication with one's own superior position in situations where others are forced to seek help or seek protection, material support.

Suggestibility

In a pathological form, this is a subconscious tendency to perceive behavior imposed from outside without one's own conscious understanding and weighing the results of one's actions performed under the influence of someone else's authority. However, reduced suggestibility can cause learning difficulties.

Vulgarity

The inability to find a balance between originality and vulgarity in communication, when choosing clothes, social guidelines, and so on. For example, during a dialogue, the interlocutor communicates in raised tones, mannerisms, and does not disdain greasy jokes. When choosing an outfit, she prefers catchy things, and the constituent elements often do not fit well with each other.

stupidity

The inability or unwillingness to determine logically correct conclusions even from the simplest everyday problems, the tendency to see a healthy grain in pseudoscientific and populist statements, the inability to subject information from sources that are independently elevated to the status of authoritative ones to a reasonable critical analysis.

Pride

Confidence in the social, moral, mental insignificance of others, the inability to forgive for personal and other people's mistakes, the denial of the possibility of having worthy features in other subjects of society. It develops against the background of distortions made in education, degradation of the personality due to illness, immaturity of the personality, coupled with a high social status.

Coarseness

Unwillingness to adhere to a polite, accepted in a normal society format of communication with interlocutors due to personality deformation due to illness, injury, stress, or the frequent need to take a defensive position when encroaching on territory and rights. Typical manifestations: communication in raised tones, rudeness, obscene language.

Greed, avarice

The desire to minimize costs even to the detriment of health, basic hygiene and common sense. The pathological pursuit of material stability can manifest itself in the form of a refusal to get rid of garbage, rubbish, ignoring the reasonable requests of a loved one to purchase essentials.

Cruelty

The desire to cause discomfort to living subjects for the sake of personal moral satisfaction. The impact on the victim can be both intangible - in the form of insults and refusal to satisfy some important emotional needs, and physical - through causing pain, torment, encroachment on life.

Forgetfulness

The inability to remember some data necessary in everyday life, a combination of actions to achieve a specific goal, an algorithm for starting or turning off the device. It occurs due to age-related changes in the brain, information overload. May be the result of a stressful situation that you want to forget.

Addiction

The desire to enjoy the performance of actions or the use of a certain substance, even if the source of pleasant emotions is harmful to health, relationships with others, leads to large amounts of money, pushes to a crime because of the desire to achieve a "high", in the absence of legal access to it.

Envy

Inability to enjoy any personal benefits, achievements, qualities. The tendency to constantly compare the values ​​of oneself and others. Moreover, the “crumbs” on the other side always seem larger, tastier and more desirable than their own “placers”. In a pathological form, it deprives of cheerfulness, the ability to soberly assess one's own and other people's merits.

Complexity

Constant belittling in one's own eyes of one's own natural talents, trained abilities, denial of the value of personal developments, inability to force oneself to declare personal achievements in a circle of authoritative persons. It is formed due to excessively strict upbringing, psychological trauma or a disease of the nervous system.

boredom

The habit of teaching everyone and everywhere, repeatedly discussing the same topic, despite the obvious lack of interest in it among people who are trying to be drawn into a dialogue. The reason lies in the pathological love of attention and endless conversations on any topic, even if the instigator of the conversation is a complete layman in the topic under discussion.

Anger

An emotional manifestation of strong dissatisfaction with something, a landmark indicating the presence of conditions that are clearly uncomfortable for a person. In the absence of actions that eliminate the cause of the formation of feelings, over time it can push to commit an offense, so you should not ignore the manifestations of anger.

pampered

It is a bad habit to demand the fulfillment of one's desire as soon as possible, without taking into account the capabilities of the one to whom the claim is made. The refusal to control and restrain one's own needs, to endure the slightest inconvenience, and to personally make emotional and physical efforts to achieve what one wants.

Laziness

Lack of desire to strain for personal needs, a tendency to idle pastime all day long. In behavior, there is a desire to obtain comfort at the expense of the work of others, a deep aversion to useful activity, even in minimal volumes. When applying for a job, this negative character trait for a resume should not be indicated.

deceitfulness

Conscious systematic statement of unreliable information to interlocutors for slanderous purposes, for their own benefit or masking personal mistakes in some activity. The pathological form is inherent in self-doubt individuals who try to impress others with fictional stories about themselves.

Hypocrisy

Feigned assurances of love, sincere admiration and goodwill towards the interlocutor during a conversation with him. The purpose of such behavior is fawning and the desire to flatter for one's own benefit, while hiding the true, perhaps even malicious, moods towards the participant in the dialogue or the object of the conversation.

Flattery

The tendency to excessive constant praise aloud of other people's real and imaginary virtues, virtues, for the sake of their own self-interest. Knowingly negative actions, the actions of an influential person, specially whitewashed by a flatterer and voiced by him as the only correct decision in the situation under consideration, can also turn out to be an object of exaltation.

Curiosity

In a pathological form, this is the desire to find out information of interest, regardless of decency, personal feelings of the interrogated and the situation of the situation in which communication takes place. The cause of unhealthy curiosity is a painful desire to be aware of even those events that are not related to the person showing interest.

Pettiness

The habit of attaching great importance to their insignificant statements, actions. The widespread sticking out of their imaginary achievements as opposed to the really important and heroic deeds of the people around them. Attention to mediocre details at the expense of values, the desire for reporting on household expenses up to "one thousandth".

revenge

The tendency to focus personal attention on all minor and major troubles, worldly conflicts, far-fetched grievances, so that over time, it is imperative to pay handsomely to each of the offenders. At the same time, the duration of the time period from the moment of receiving a real or imaginary insult does not matter.

Impudence

Unceremonious behavior in any situation, the desire to achieve what you want at minimal cost and "over the heads" of others. Such behavior is formed due to improper upbringing, because of a difficult childhood, or, conversely, because of spoiledness, which has consolidated the habit of always getting what you want at any cost.

Arrogance

The perception of the majority of others as subjects of a deliberately lower category due to a fictitious difference in social status or a real difference in material, national, racial or other grounds. The reason may be a defensive reaction to the wounding of pride in the past or distortions in education.

Annoyance

Inability or unwillingness to independently deal with emerging problems, have fun or relax. The reason may lie in emotional immaturity, fear of loneliness, the desire to increase self-esteem through active participation in the lives of other people, even if they experience obvious discomfort from this and openly declare it.

narcissism

Unreasonable and unreasonable self-praise, narcissism under any circumstances, the desire to embellish the results of their actions and the actions taken themselves, selfishness, indifference not only to strangers, but also to close people, only interested in personal comfort and benefit.

Negligence

Unwillingness to qualitatively fulfill the obligations taken or assigned, neglect in behavior with people in domestic or professional relations, insufficient attention to entrusted values, inability - due to poor education or personal deformation, to understand the importance of diligence when working on something.

Touchiness

An increased negative reaction to everyday troubles due to hypertrophied egoism. It is because of him that you want the world to spin at your feet, and those around you, forgetting about your own needs, meet your expectations around the clock and all year round: they are polite, generous and caring, striving to provide someone else's comfort.

Limitation

Confidence that a true picture of the world is available only to you, and other explanations for the structure of the universe and the principles of interaction between man and the environment are a complete invention of narrow-minded louts. It arises due to insufficient education, a congenital developmental defect that prevents adequate assimilation of educational information.

Alarmism

The tendency to accept as reality the imaginary catastrophic consequences of any, even minor incidents in one's own life and the world as a whole. It is a manifestation of a bad upbringing by a reinsurer, an overly violent fantasy or a disorder of the nervous system due to stress, illness.

vulgarity

A penchant for frilly outfits, demonstrating real or ostentatious material security through the acquisition of unnecessary luxury items. Or, and sometimes both, a passion for sebaceous jokes, obscene anecdotes, often voiced in an absolutely inappropriate environment in order to cause a feeling of embarrassment in the bulk of listeners.

Irritability

A negative reaction to an irritant, expressed in an excessive manifestation of emotions, the saturation of which does not correspond to the strength of the impact of an unpleasant factor for some reason. The cause of irritability can be external or internal, caused by congestion of the nervous system or exhaustion of the body by a disease.

extravagance

The inability to rationally spend income, including the desire to systematically or constantly make acquisitions for the sake of the process itself, and not for the purpose of exploiting the purchased item or thing. It is based on the desire to feel like a "master of the world", to correspond to the status of a financially secure person.

Jealousy

Showing dissatisfaction or distrust of the subject, which has a certain value for the jealous. It is expressed as a suspicion of infidelity or a greater emotional predisposition to another person (in the place of the accused there may be not only a spouse, but also a mother, sister, friend - the list can be endless).

Samoyedism

The habit of justifiably and unreasonably accusing oneself of a multitude of sins of various magnitudes. For example, in insufficient attention to the performance of duties, although in reality at work or in relationships a person gives all the best. Possible reasons: low self-esteem, actively supporting an interested environment, perfectionism.

self-confidence

Unreasonable exaltation of one's abilities, supposedly allowing one to cope with a certain or any task. It is the cause of bragging and risky acts, often committed with a rejection of the rules of safety, the laws of physics and the arguments of logic. It is based on inexperience, dependence on the desire to live on the verge of a foul.

weak will

Lack of ability to perform volitional effort for the sake of the desired goal or to resist dangerous, illegal temptations, morally degraded individuals. The tendency to submit to other people's decisions, even when they require serious sacrifices. Such a negative character trait of a man can make him the object of ridicule in the team.

Cowardice

The inability to resist the opponent due to insufficiently developed willpower, susceptibility to a phobia. It can be expressed as a flight from the scene of some events due to an imaginary or real danger to one's own health, life, despite the fact that other possible participants in the incident are left in danger.

Vanity

The desire to receive praise for real and imaginary merits. The desire to first of all have a positive image, and not be worthy of compliments. Illegibility in the quality of voiced approvals - flattery is also perceived favorably. Moreover, it is not always possible to distinguish it from sincere statements.

Stubbornness

The desire to act only according to one's own ideas about the correctness of the chosen path, the rejection of authorities, ignoring the well-known rules, purely because of the habit of acting the way one has decided. Lack of ability to be flexible in the face of a conflict of interests, unwillingness or inability to take into account the goals and capabilities of others.

selfishness

Conscious selfishness, the desire to live in comfort, regardless of the possible inconvenience that follows from this for others. Their interests are always exalted above the desires of other people, the opinions of the latter on this and other occasions are never taken into account. All decisions are based solely on self-interest.

Each person is a unique individual. He has his own character, corresponding to certain tastes, activity, life goals, interpretation of events, and so on. Everyone speaks differently about the circumstances around him, reacts to problems, and does things. Life goals, family education, principles, life values ​​and priorities directly affect its formation from childhood. But, despite such a difference, there are common features of a person’s character that helped create a generalized typology to facilitate analysis. We did this based on certain criteria.

Character - from Greek means "different from others", "not like that", "individual lifestyle". This is an association of persistent relatively unchanging mental properties of a person, which determines the characteristics of behavioral reactions in society and alone with oneself.

In order to highlight the type of human character, psychologists can take various indicators:

• The temperament of a person (melancholic, choleric, sanguine, phlegmatic), which is very important in shaping her personality, because it is inherent in everyone from childhood, some actions are performed "on the machine" according to temperament. But if the temperament is mixed, as most often happens, then some difficulties will arise with the definition of the style of behavior, which are very interesting to solve.
• Physical physique. It would seem, what does this have to do with it, but scientists - psychologists have proven that the more beautiful the physical form of an individual, the more comfortable he feels in society, it is easier to establish connections, less slouch. But do not scratch everything one size fits all, there are exceptions.

• By date of birth. Astrologers believe that fate depends a lot on the star under which he was born. The day and month, year, time when the person was born are taken into account. All this affects a person, forming his unique character. If the birth was accompanied by a red severe Mars, then he endows the person with a vital core, steadfastness, firmness, clarity of mind.
• Handwriting. Yes, this factor is very variable, often it depends on mood, fatigue, interest in writing, even a pen. Handwriting and character of a person are two interrelated criteria. It is by the first that the second is most often determined, because the handwriting is selected at a subconscious level. People who are confident in themselves and their abilities often have a sweeping, beautiful, even style of writing, and those who are secretive, unsociable, insecure choose small slanted letters.
• According to external indicators. Some doctors believe that a person's character can be determined by his face. This is understandable, because seeing a sad, thoughtful face, many will recognize an uncommunicative melancholic in a person, and being in the company of people with happy “shining” faces, everyone will feel positive energy.

There is absolutely everything on the Internet today, if you search well. The personality test is no exception. There are a huge number of them, to pass them you just need to answer questions that most often relate to behavior in various situations, thinking, tastes. Then the received data is processed according to a special scale, which then determines the result of the passed test. But it should be understood that such “checks” are not always compiled by experienced psychologists. Sometimes they are created by ordinary people, such tests will not give a 100% result, but will only be close to the truth.

A psychologist for research compiles a characterization of a person, taking into account many factors to determine his character. Why is this needed? Sometimes some mental disorders or illnesses, experiences are accompanied by a certain style of behavior. By analyzing the cause of the disease, you can find its solution, so everyone should know who he is in order to avoid further psychological problems.

These are the most popular methods, but there are a huge number of them, because each doctor interprets many factors in his own way, they are no less interesting if you understand them. A description of a person's character, according to each of the above criteria, goes below. After reading this article, everyone will be able to find themselves in the characteristics, and also understand how to find out the character of a person from them.

Temperament is a constant association of individual isolated mental and physiological characteristics of a person, associated with an effective, and not with a meaningful aspect of actions. It's kind of hard, isn't it? Simply put, this is what determines not thoughts, but behavior in a particular situation.

There are four main types: choleric, phlegmatic, melancholic, sanguine.

• Choleric is a person who is very bright, fast, passionate, but completely unable to control herself in critical situations. Frequent outbursts of unreasonable anger, sudden impulses, constant mood swings - all this is an integral part of the life of any choleric person. Such people rush into something with their heads, without planning anything, very soon they get bored with it, it starts to annoy. They are terrible brawlers, debaters, they will never allow themselves to agree with someone else's opinion, even if it is at least three times true, and the choleric person does not understand this topic.
• Melancholic is the exact opposite of choleric. Melancholic people are very vulnerable, emotional, they are easy to bring to tears. They are constantly in a state of anxiety or worry. It is difficult for them to control their emotions, especially in critical situations, they worry about every action they take. Alone with themselves, they are calm, often dream about something, analyze actions. Assiduous, but sometimes experiences or extraneous thoughts interfere with work. It is difficult for melancholic people to make connections with others, as they are very shy, picky about themselves.
• Phlegmatic - “calm, like an old oak tree on a hot summer day” is the whole essence of this temperament. Phlegmatic people are infinitely calm, imperturbable, it is difficult to get some emotions from them, because they do not worry about any events or actions. Unhurried, they can slowly wander around the street all day, immersed in detached thoughts. Phlegmatic people are very productive at work, because nothing distracts them in any situation. They make up for their slowness with the quality of their actions. They are good at learning new things.
• Sanguine is a truly living person. Sanguine people are mobile, impressionable, hot. They are constantly changing impressions. They have expressive facial expressions. The sanguine is easily drawn into the whirlpool of events around him, instantly reacting to everything that happens. Very efficient people. If they are interested in the occupation, then they will go into it headlong, but if not, they will not pay attention. Sanguine people are considered the most easily trained people.

Types of a person's character are sometimes classified according to his physique. The more athletic the shape of the body, the more confident the person. Although the “fat men” more often feel like the soul of the company than the most inveterate jocks, it all depends on self-esteem. This method of characterization was proposed by the famous German doctor - psychologist Kretschmer.

• Picnics are funny "fat men". These are people who are overweight or tend to be overweight. They are sociable, often become the soul of any company, if they do not have worries about their weight. They easily make contact, make new acquaintances, communicate with strangers. Picnics correspond to such a type of behavior style as cyclothymic. It is this style that corresponds to all sociable, sociable people.
• Athletics - the so-called "pitching". Athletes closely monitor their figure, nutrition, and are always in excellent physical shape. Often they have an overestimated self-esteem, which reflects pride, cold calmness, craving for supremacy in their characteristics. They do not support changes that are difficult to get used to. They love to command both in the hall over newcomers and acquaintances. Athletic - iksotimik - a constant, unshakable person.
• Asthenics are people who have a "teenage" figure: long thin limbs, tall stature, undeveloped body musculature. Often they are compared to a pole. Such people are often secretive, uncommunicative, but stubborn. They do not like noisy companies, where they feel deprived of attention, unnecessary. As athletics, asthenics do not like changes in life, they prefer stable constancy. Asthenics are schizotimics who are very serious in any situation, stubborn, closed.

Date of Birth

Astrologers often determine the character of a person by date of birth. To determine your style of behavior, you can refer to multiple astrological sites that the Internet has in abundance, since there will be a lot to describe, this will go far beyond the scope of the article. Usually, the analysis asks for the date and month, since each sign of the zodiac is divided into three decades. The Chinese horoscope analysis only asks for the year, identifying the appropriate animal.

Handwriting

Graphology is a science that studies the diversity of handwriting. It says that there are no absolutely identical handwritings, but all of them can be conditionally combined into certain groups according to certain criteria. As it turned out, people with similar characters have similar ways of writing signs and letters.

Absolutely everything influences the characteristic: the size of the letters, their shape, slope, the distance between them, spaces between words, the force of pressure on the paper, the margins.

1. The size of the letters speaks of the openness of nature. If the letters are large and sweeping, then you have a creative person. Such persons are usually impulsive, quick in action, pay little attention to details or advice, they are more interested in the goal. By nature, they are warriors, rebels, disagreeing with society. But small symbols speak of the secrecy of a person, the closeness of the soul. Such natures are very stubborn, have good mental analysis skills, are friends with the exact sciences, but prefer their company to a crowd of people. Very small letters speak of scrupulousness, even greater secrecy and detachment.
2. The shape of symbols characterizes the social character of a person. The owners of angular badges are most often stubborn people who disagree with other people's opinions. They fight for their complete independence from others, but at the same time they are very faithful in friendship. Those who prefer smooth transitions, roundness of characters - soft, cordial natures. They are always ready to give a hand to the needy, they know how to reassure, give advice. People who combine different forms are ideal inhabitants of society, since they combine both vital energy with kindness and firmness of mind.
3. The pressure on the paper plays an important role in characterization analysis. So strong pressure is characteristic of choleric people, lovers of constantly proving something, arguing, keeping promises, setting goals. And dim letters on paper speak of uncertainty, anxiety of melancholic people.
4. Spaces between words, as well as indents from fields, indicate the ability to share. Greedy can give out handwriting with small spaces and indents from the margins, it seems that they feel sorry for the paper. Large indents speak of the generosity of nature.

Everyone has their favorite shade from a huge range. The color and character of a person are interconnected things, because even in ancient times people betrayed their meaning to each shade.

White is a symbol of pure innocence, virgin honesty. The angels in the paintings are always dressed in white robes, which speaks of their spotlessness, purity.

Black - sadness, strength of character, but sometimes uncertainty. The presence of black elements speaks of the severity, courage of a person, but his abundance is a sure sign of insecurity.

Red is associated with passionate love, jealousy, revolution and blood. People who prefer all shades of red are real rebels. They are impulsive, courageous, decisive, disagreeing with other people's opinions.

Yellow - wealth, prosperity. The children of the sun shine bright gold of light. Lovers of yellow are energetic, kind, open. Such natures can chat for hours non-stop, walk all day long, love sports, active pastime, cannot sit still.

Green - hope, purity. Giving preference to green, a very kind person, believing in others, trusting, pure, gives himself away. Such people will always come to the rescue, they will never leave at a difficult hour, they will sacrifice themselves, but they will help out. Often they are let down by their own faith in good, because often the world is full of evil betrayal.

Blue is loyalty. Does your significant other love the color blue? Then you are a real lucky one, because it is blue that is a symbol of fidelity, constancy, patience. The brighter its shade, the more open, warmer the nature.

Violet - cold, pride, lust for power. Violet is preferred by selfish natures who love to control others. This color is the coldest of all existing, which speaks of the spiritual coldness of a person, her steadfastness in business, clarity of mind when solving problems.

Above was a list of the most popular ways to determine the character of a person, but there are many more ways, because each specialist interprets temper in his own way.

Was last modified: December 11th, 2015 by Elena Pogodaeva

Character is something unified, holistic. How does it affect a person's life? Globally! The fact is that all our actions are justified by something. We do what our mind and heart tells us to do. Another factor also affects our lives. In any something like an internal core, which has a direct impact on its behavior. It's about character. This core consists of certain ones that are entrenched in the process of daily activities.

The list of which will be discussed in this article are different. Some of them make us better, others worse. The list of character traits is extensive. All of them affect our lives in one way or another. Can character be changed? Yes, you can. It's hard to do, but sometimes you just can't do without it. We are not always to blame for who we have become. Wrong upbringing, bad company, inappropriate education - all this can have a bad effect on the character of the individual. Bad qualities are instilled in a person, and he begins to think that they are the norm. Timely recognition of the problem will help to solve it.

The character traits we are going to look at also affect how we communicate with others. Do you have few friends? Perhaps the problem is not with people, but with the fact that you need to change your inner being.

Character traits: list

An important positive character trait is diligence. Any person who is ready to work will achieve a lot. This is not about the ability to unload wagons, but about labor in general: both physical and intellectual. Those who have such a character trait as diligence do not stand still, but are constantly looking for more and more new types of activities in which they could realize themselves. The opposite of this character trait is laziness. Of course, she spoils for her reason becomes difficult to climb, inert, unable to achieve her goals.

Character traits, the list of which is wide, include kindness. Kind people are open to the world, always ready to help those in need. They refuse evil, because they understand that bad deeds will not lead to anything good. The opposite character trait is anger.

What can be said about cowardice? People who are owners of this character trait are constantly in the back rows. Often life passes them by. They do not find the strength and courage to undertake something new, something that would change not only themselves, but also the world around them.

The character traits listed here are varied. They can also include sociability. It helps us to establish contacts with other people, make new acquaintances, maintain old ones, and so on. Man is a social being. This means that, living in a society, it is necessary to be able to contact with their own kind. Lack of sociability is a negative character trait. Being single is good, but not always. It is worth thinking about what lies ahead of us. Sooner or later, you still want to see people next to you who you can really rely on.

Here is a list of positive human qualities:

Goodwill;

openness;

philanthropy;

perseverance;

openness to new things;

seriousness;

good nature;

Restraint;

Tact;

Gaiety;

Purposefulness;

Here is the list of the person:

inertia;

Envy;

Aggressiveness;

Idleness;

Closure;

malevolence;

People don't look alike. Everyone has their own model of behavior in society. Someone easily converges with people, finds common themes, has the interlocutor to communicate. Another person looks at others for a long time, carefully selects the object of communication, ponders the course of the conversation, and so on.

Everything depends on the character. Character is the model of human behavior, his reaction to the world, his inner state. Character develops as a result of hereditary qualities and upbringing.

A person lives in a society of people and his attitude towards others plays a significant role. The quality of life of society, its civilization depends on this.

Sociability, kindness, responsiveness. It is difficult and unpleasant to communicate with a rude, indifferent, cynical person.

In order to live, everyone must work, thereby earning a livelihood for himself and his family.

Certain character traits help to succeed in this.

To succeed, you need to have some talents - creative thinking, perseverance, hard work, courage in making decisions. People who are proactive and conscientious are valued. In team work, it is important to trust employees. Performance is a valuable quality.

Character can be changed because it is influenced by the environment of communication.

For example, an optional person who is easy on given promises can turn into a responsible employee if the success of the enterprise and the lives of other people depend on his decisions and actions in the service. This is especially evident in the professions of firefighters, doctors, judges, where the fate and lives of people are decided.

Kretschmer gave the original classification of a person's character according to body type:

Picnics are burly men in a certain stage of obesity. Facial features are disproportionate to parts of the body, small. They are sociable, positive, generous. Negative character traits include a tendency to depression in a difficult life situation.

Asthenics are thin tall individuals with an elongated face. These are closed uncommunicative people. They prefer loneliness, they are often rude, greedy, stubborn. But it is the asthenics who have a developed mind and talent for science.

Athletes are physically developed and attractive, but not emotional people. Among them there are both good and evil.

Negative character traits

There are people who try to make money in dubious ways. At the same time, people who trusted the deceiver suffer from deceit, who are responsible for the result of dishonest behavior.

The successes and failures of a person largely depend on what place in society he assigns to you. If he behaves confidently and calmly, this causes respect and sympathy. A person who adequately responds to constructive criticism behaves with dignity.

A person should cherish and appreciate the good that he has

Modesty, as you know, is also one of the most worthy personality traits.

Mutual assistance is good only if it comes from a pure heart, without the expectation of a reciprocal action. A person should cherish and appreciate the good that he has. You cannot demand and expect incredible luck from life without doing anything to achieve great results. but without stinginess.

The role of education in the formation of character

It plays an important role in shaping a person's character. A child from childhood takes an example from his parents. If they behave incorrectly in relation to relatives, to work, to politics, the child absorbs all this and learns the wrong model of behavior. Over time, this model develops into a character.

Growing up, a person introduces into his behavior the views instilled in him by his father and mother. The child should be brought up in open, simple and logical ideas about life for his understanding. If adults say one thing and do the opposite, the child is lost in concepts and becomes hypocritical. At first, he cannot understand such a situation. But, since adults do not explain to him intelligibly why they are lying, he accepts this model of behavior and also learns to lie.

Temperament and character

These concepts are related, but not identical. Temperament is related to the human psyche. These are his innate characteristics. The variety of personality types forms special personal relationships in society. If the character is formed in the environment of communication, then a person is born with a special temperament. It can be guessed in a person from a very early age by behavior.

There are 4 types of temperaments:

Melancholics are vulnerable nervous people. It is difficult for them to converge with people, they do not like to devote to their problems. They often become depressed, if not helped to cope with this condition, the melancholic can commit suicide. Such people are influenced by the environment. If there are good people around the melancholic, he feels great. This temperament is often possessed by scientists, artists, writers. Such children do not like noisy games.

Cholerics are sociable, mobile, inquisitive. The energy of a child - a choleric must be directed in the right direction. He must attend sports sections, dance clubs. Otherwise, his activity may find a way out in bad rash acts. Cholerics are born leaders, they strive to stand out from the crowd, to lead. They have a certain perseverance, they are greedy, some strive for quick dishonest earnings. Choleric people are prone to reincarnations, among them there are many talented actors. The tendency to pretense is manifested from childhood.

Sanguine people are balanced calm people. You can rely on them - in a difficult situation, they will always find a way out. They are not afraid of difficulties, rarely subject to bad habits. They are guided by common sense in everything. Sanguine people do not like loneliness, they like to communicate with people, they have a good sense of humor. They have almost no negative character traits.

Phlegmatic people are mentally stable. Their strengths are intelligence. Restraint, composure. They do not like sudden changes in life.

There must be a golden mean in character. It should be distinguished in the assessment of a person:

• frugality from greed,
• modesty from isolation,
• restraint from indifference.

Before proceeding with the classification and enumeration of character traits, it is necessary to understand what character is. In Greek, "character" is a difference, a sign, a sign. From the point of view of psychology, character is a set of personal properties that determine a person’s actions in various situations and form him as an individual.

There is an old saying: "Sow a deed - you reap a habit; sow a habit - you reap a character; sow a character - you reap a destiny." This saying briefly and succinctly reflects the place that character occupies in the life and destiny of a person. Therefore, it is so important to know what character traits people have in order to learn to understand their influence on the resolution of various, and especially conflict, situations.

Classification of character traits

Conventionally, character traits can be divided into three main groups:

• emotional;
• strong-willed;
• intellectual.

According to the direction of impact, the features are also divided into the following subgroups:

• attitude to the outside world - people and society;
• attitude towards oneself personally;
• attitude to activities - training and work.

The most basic character traits, especially those related to the emotional group, are formed in early childhood - at the stage of formation of the child's psyche and depend on many factors. Not the last role is played by the natural predisposition of a person, which is influenced by hereditary characteristics and temperament. But the main influence is the environment.

It is in childhood that positive and negative traits of a person's character are laid in the process of acquiring experience of interaction with the outside world. Then, throughout life, the formation of individual features continues, and new ones may appear. And if at first this process takes place on an unconscious, reflex level, then with the acquisition of awareness, and depending on its level, a person has a choice. When this choice is realized, the opportunity opens up for the transformation of character, which is otherwise called personal growth.

Main character traits

Today, there are several hundred definitions of various character traits. Moreover, they can coexist in one person in a variety of combinations. Depending on the direction of influence, such traits can have both positive and negative consequences of their influence. Therefore, it is very difficult to say with absolute certainty that these are bad character traits, and these are good ones. In most cases, it makes sense to talk about certain sets of properties that in a certain situation can have a great influence on the consequences of solving certain problems, defined as positive or negative, which again will be to a certain extent a subjective opinion.

And yet, let's try to compile a list of the main character traits that are formed in the early stages of development and therefore relate more to the emotional group, conditionally dividing them not into bad and good, but, say, into positive and negative traits of a person's character, as is commonly believed from the public point of view. - a moral point of view.

Negative character traits

Anger. This is an emotional trait that can be expressed in a negative attitude of any direction - to oneself, people, and even to work. If this is not a periodic, but a constant reaction, most likely its roots are in a deep childhood resentment.

Pride. In religion, such a feature is even considered one of the grave sins. Because a person in whom this quality is manifested very strongly loses the ability to adequately assess and make the right decisions. Such a person ends up harming both others and himself.

Selfishness. This is a negative trait that concentrates and generates a whole host of others. In fact, it can become the quintessence of all unseemly character traits, but, as a rule, it has a negative impact in the direction of attitudes towards other people, while in relation to oneself it is subjectively considered positive.

Jealousy. This character trait is associated with selfishness and pride, since it implies a sense of possessiveness and has a devastating effect not only on others, but also on oneself, since jealousy is blind and therefore can push for very bad deeds.

Greed. It can take different forms: greed for fame, money, things, food, pleasure, etc. Pushes a person to unseemly acts and causes rejection of others.

Envy. A person possessed by envy causes harm, first of all to himself. After all, as they say, envy eats from the inside, sharpens like a worm. It can also bring great harm to the object of envy if the owner of such a trait sets out in some way to restore the apparent disequilibrium in his favor.

Cruelty. This trait, in any form, brings only destruction and suffering to those it is directed at. Psychologists believe that it is a manifestation of lack of will. It can be added that often a cruel person is guided by fear and self-doubt.

Positive character traits

It is believed that all character traits have their antipode. Therefore, let's see what are the character traits that are the opposite of those listed above.

Kindness. Unlike an evil person, you want to communicate with a good person. Kindness also implies such traits as selflessness and participation. Is it because good people are so often used for their own purposes by those who are dominated by negative character traits? Think about it.

Humility. Some do not like this quality, because for some reason it is considered slave. In fact, this is a very good trait that can work wonders - for example, stop destructive conflicts, nullify feuds and useless showdown.

Altruism. This is the complete opposite of selfishness. An egoist will never understand an altruist, but an altruist will understand, listen, forgive and even help. An amazing feature that is an endangered species, but in vain.

Confidence. Perhaps it is the most accurate antipode of jealousy, although some argue that its antipode is love. But it is trust, and not gullibility, that is the saving bridge between loving people, which is able to connect them and give true happiness of communication with each other.

Generosity. If it spreads in all directions, it will be a unique personality. This character trait is a blessing for others, and if it is from the bottom of the heart, then for its owner.

Goodwill. Although this trait is associated with kindness, it is more of an outward manifestation than envy, which is always secret. Goodwill blesses and attracts if it is sincere and is a character trait, and not a show.

Mercy. One of the best character traits of a person. We can safely say that this world is based on mercy, as one of the forms of universal love. By developing this trait, a person is enriched spiritually.

Other character traits

There are many other character traits that can be emotional, strong-willed or intellectual. They are developed already in the period of adulthood and are based on life experience. This is how curiosity and thoughtfulness, determination and independence appear. At the same time, character strengths can enhance both positive and negative traits. For example, assertiveness combined with anger can lead to a destructive effect, and combined with kindness can lead to the salvation of another person. It is not in vain that they say that there are as many characters as there are people, and in fact, even knowing many of the character traits of a particular person, it is impossible to completely predict his behavior in a particular situation.

Is it possible to change your character traits

Changing your traits only makes sense in a positive direction. After all, in the end, all positive traits lead to creation and improvement, and negative traits to destruction and annihilation. But for this it is necessary to first come to the realization that negative traits do exist, and thereby complicate the life of the individual. And very few succeed.

Before you begin to make a judgment about the character traits of a person, you need to have a clear idea of ​​\u200b\u200bwhat the properties of human nature are in general. Let's start to act according to the list of human character traits and according to a clear gradation, dividing the character according to the principle of black and white, that is, into its positive and negative features.

Negative properties of human nature

Adventurism is often called a negative quality of human nature. Indeed, excessive enthusiasm for various adventures does not lead to anything good - at best, a person sprays his life into chasing unrealizable dreams and implementing chaotic projects.

However, healthy adventurism is also inherent in a successful businessman - without it, innovation in entrepreneurial activity and corresponding commercial success are impossible. If you follow this path, then you can highlight other, in principle, negative character traits that a successful person definitely needs.

Here they are: authoritarianism (the decision of the leader should not be challenged), gambling (the desire to earn money in unusual ways, the ability to take risks), as well as greed (again, the desire to acquire financial success) and some kind of unscrupulousness, which is indispensable in big business. However, a certain balance will be important here, which will not allow a successful business person to turn into a complete villain.

However, let's leave business aside and move on to the character traits of ordinary people.

What are the negative traits of a person's character?

• Let's start with pride, which in many religious movements is generally regarded as a mortal sin. A man possessed by pride thinks that the world exists only for his sake and that everything is done according to his whims and for his pleasure. Such a proud person is able to cause a lot of pain to his loved ones and never find his place in life;
• It is impossible to call a positive quality of human disposition and excessive lust for power. The desire to tell others what to do and how to do it does not cause sympathy;
• Selfishness and vanity are also negative traits - concentration on one's needs and excessive boasting of one's often dubious achievements irritates and makes communication with a person of such a warehouse extremely difficult;
• A jealous person is able to poison the life of a loved one, turn a cozy family nest into a hotbed of scandals and even reach a crime, therefore, excessive jealousy in character is considered one of his worst properties;
• It is worth getting rid of resentment and envy. Envy is capable of undermining the soul from the inside, forcing you to wish other people bad - that's why the stable expression "envy in black" appeared. Resentment is bad because a person goes inside himself, reveling in a sense of resentment, and does not look for ways to solve a conflict or problem situation at all;
• Cruelty and vindictiveness are considered the two most negative properties of human nature. Rigidity is the reverse side of another negative character trait - lack of will. A person tries to restore his lost status quo by violence and pain to the people around him;
• The negative qualities of human nature also include: callousness, extravagance, stinginess, suspiciousness, malice, self-criticism and lust.

Positive character traits

What personality traits are considered positive? One of the most important good qualities of human nature is certainty, that is, such a character trait in which a person always knows what to strive for and what he needs to do to achieve the goal.

It is not sprayed on insignificant and insignificant factors, but goes straight along the chosen path:

• Hard work is also an extremely important positive feature in human nature. Without diligence, little can be achieved in life: after all, all its important milestones require regular and careful application of efforts;
• Reasonable vigilance is also necessary for each of us - after all, it will help to draw the right conclusions from the most difficult life situations and teach you how to prevent the occurrence of problems of various kinds in a timely manner;
• Endurance is a quality of character that is difficult to do without in modern life - because it is full of stress, conflict and controversial issues. The ability to endure all the trials of life and be ready to continue on your way is a very, very valuable skill;
• Goodwill is very useful in life. Attitude towards strangers with attention and warmth, sincere concern for them without the desire for profit and reward - decorate a person, make him a worthy person;
• Mindfulness is useful not only in a career and study - this quality will help save a person’s health and even life. It is important to develop this quality in yourself from childhood - an attentive person is most often successful in all areas of life;
• It is important and necessary to show courage in judgments and actions, because how many omissions people make, being afraid to express their opinion openly or show their talent;
• The ability to compassion, according to many philosophers, is able to save the world. One cannot indifferently pass by the sufferings of others and not extend a helping hand to those in need;
• It is also worth learning and decisiveness - it will help you make the most difficult and important decisions in situations where any delay is fatal;
• It is necessary to educate in oneself and respect for other people and learn to respect oneself. Without respect, it is impossible to provide a normal working environment in the office, it is also impossible to create a truly cozy and loving family circle;
• Spiritual generosity is obligatory in a person - the ability to give one's strength, feelings, talents and abilities to others, to share joys and opportunities with them;
• Tenderness and cheerfulness are important for the full existence of the individual in society. The manifestation of touching concern for one's neighbor, a sincere interest in the problems of others bring standard communication to a new, higher and more harmonious level, and the ability to enjoy life in all its manifestations will help to overcome crises and notice the beauty of the world around;
• People should not forget about honor: one should not drop one's dignity in the dirt, humiliate one's own personality with lies or base aspirations. It is important to learn to be honest not only with others, but also with yourself - then most mistakes can be avoided;
• The ability to be grateful is the most magnificent and, unfortunately, an extremely rare positive quality of human nature - and it is precisely this ability that allows others and the person himself to realize the value of his life and talents.

Finally, I would like to note such a positive property of human nature as humility. Humility is taught and called for by various religious and philosophical movements, and this is no accident: after all, it is humility that helps a person to realize his mistakes, not to get hung up on unreasonable and limiting pride, but admitting defeat, to start moving on.

Humility is the highest virtue and an invaluable quality not only of character, but also of the human soul.

It is important to remember that any qualities of a person's character are always reflected on his face and an attentive psychologist is able to draw the right conclusions about a person simply by throwing a cursory glance at a person.

The character of a person and the features of his face are closely related, it is no accident that even a very handsome person with an evil soul quickly ceases to be attractive to others, and a kind and warm look can decorate even the most unsightly appearance.

This connection is considered in more detail by a special science - physiognomy, which is used both in psychology and in forensic science.

Modern recruitment agencies also do not shy away from this science - it allows you to make the recruitment of qualified personnel the most effective.

There is a saying in Altai - "A man without character is like bread without salt." The very word "character" in Greek means "seal", "impression", but if we take a figurative meaning, then we are talking about the typicality and peculiarity of a person's behavioral qualities. What is the concept, and what character traits exist?

The concept of character is most fully described by the science of psychology. It fully reveals all the nuances and defines it as a set of personality traits and properties that not only give a person individuality, but also explain his actions in a given situation.

The main characteristic features are conditionally divided into several groups:

• emotions;
• will;
• intelligence.

Emotional traits - aggressiveness, good nature, melancholy, artistry, etc. begin to form from early childhood, when the mental qualities of the child undergo a phased formation. And this happens under the influence of various factors.

Strong-willed character traits (pedantry, masculinity, devotion, etc.) a person acquires throughout his life. The qualities associated with the intellect - intelligence, independence, prudence, etc. - depend on an innate predisposition, which is influenced by heredity and temperament.

An important factor in the formation of a person's character is his environment. It can lead to the acquisition of both positive and negative character traits by the child. The process continues throughout life, and the list of acquired personality traits is constantly growing. If initially this happens unconsciously at the level of reflexes, then with adulthood, people begin to choose those characteristics that are closer to them.

Experts have found that the basic character traits of the child are laid down from infancy, the strong-willed traits of the baby begin to appear already in the second year of life, and at three or four, he already has business qualities.

Communication signs are most noticeable at 4-5 years old, when children are interested in and actively participate in role-playing games with peers. If we take into account these data, we can say for sure that a five-year-old child has his own, unique character.

What is the basis of personal qualities?

If we structure knowledge about personal qualities, then we can distinguish 4 character traits, more precisely, a block of characteristics:

• express their attitude towards other people (compassion, sociability, guardianship, etc.);
• traits that show how a person treats himself (selfishness, modesty, self-criticism, narcissism, etc.);
• attitude to work (laziness, responsibility, etc.);
• traits indicating a person's attitude to objects (thrift, accuracy, greed, etc.).

Today, there are more than one hundred definitions of personal qualities, but still science highlights the main character traits.

In business, this is:

In the field of communications, these are emotional qualities:

• aggression or benevolence;
• irritability;
• modesty;
• rancor.

Volitional qualities are associated with a person's integrity, they are formed against the background of the struggle of motives and the assimilation of moral norms. In this case, positive character traits are confidence, perseverance, purposefulness. They contribute to the personal growth of a person. Negative personality traits include - lack of will, lack of consistency, compliance.

How does nationality affect personal characteristics?

There are many stereotypes associated with nationality, for example, if you are slow, then you must be Estonian, fisted - a Jew, temperamental - Georgians, restrained - English ....

Scientists have quite accurately proved that there are indeed traits of a national character. And they are connected with various factors - culture, religion, upbringing and even climate. Of course, we are talking about those qualities that are revealed in the majority of representatives of the nation to one degree or another.

And what are the features of the Russian character can be identified? Many philosophers and psychologists have tried to evaluate the Russian people in terms of characteristic qualities.

Professor of Russian philosophy Lossky identified six main features:

Doctor of Psychological Sciences N.M. Lebedeva, based on Lossky’s research, identified two, at first glance, opposite groups of properties of a Russian person:

1. Spiritual and spiritual qualities of Russian people- include exceptionally good characteristics - humility with one's own share, selflessness and self-sacrifice, deep faith, calm acceptance of the thought of the impending death, a cool attitude towards wealth, the ability to empathize and share the essential, contentment with the benefits available.
2. passivity, inactivity- historically, it so happened that ordinary people have been away from political and public life for centuries; and although modern people show interest in this area, but more often it is a verbal expression of will, not supported by action. From this follow the following negative character traits of a Russian person - a certain alienation from the affairs taking place in the country, the expectation of a “miracle”, the desire for anarchism, rebelliousness, the denial of discipline, all sorts of temptations.

Body type and character

There is a rather interesting theory of the German psychologist Ernst Kretschmer that personal qualities directly depend on the human constitution. Moreover, most of the theoretical aspects have received practical confirmation. According to Kretschmer's idea, there are three characteristic types:

1. Asthenic people ("weak") are thin, with elongated parts of the body - limbs, face, flat sternum and poorly developed muscles. They correspond to the personality traits of "schizotomy" - isolation, seriousness, stubbornness, people do not adapt well to new conditions. With mental disorders, we can talk about schizophrenia.
2. Athletics (athletics in translation "athletic, skillful") - people of impressive growth, wide chest, strong bones and powerful muscles. Usually, heroic personalities from the epic are described in this way, however, the character traits of the “hero” are not so unambiguous. They were called iscotimics - having a calm character, lack of special impressionability, a penchant for practicality and restraint in facial expressions and gestures, they also have 3 character traits that are far from heroism - authority, a negative attitude to change and poor adaptability to new conditions. With nervous disorders, there is a risk of developing epilepsy.
3. Picnics - (dense, fat) representatives of this group are short, full or have a tendency to gain excess weight, have a large head on a short neck, a wide face, and small facial features. These are cyclothymics - the main character trait of a person in this case is sociability, he makes good contact, emotionally reacts to any event, quickly gets used to new conditions. Such people have a propensity for mental disorders to manic-depressive psychoses.

No matter how many characteristics of human traits and qualities, there is no identical character of the individual. Of course, there are generalized data, and some points may even coincide with the existing features of temperament. However, each person is a unique creation, a tangle of innate and acquired properties, features, charisma and contradictions. It is only important to remember that everyone forges his own qualities and it is important not to forget about personal growth.