HEREDITY VERSUS ENVIRONMEMT ????
By Olivene Godfrey
At various times, most of us wonder what makes people, including ourselves, act the way we do. And I've had some interesting and lively discussions with people about the importance of heredity and of environment on the personality of human beings.
We all know that personality has some heredity factors in it, like physical vigor, energy and looks. Each person has certain characteristics that he inherited from his parents, grandparents and other ancestors.
Many of these characteristics are already functioning at birth.
They include body build, coloring, sight, hearing, and glandular and nervous systems. These and other heredity characteristics
Make up the base equipment from which every personality develops.
We can't underestimate the importance of heredity that every person does inherit his basic mental ability, which determines the capacity to learn. Infants show distinctive characteristics,
Such as one baby responds slowly, and is usually calm and relaxed. Then, another baby may always be alert and respond quickly to everything around him.
But, most psychologists tell us that disposition, happiness, interest in others, and positive and negative attitudes toward life are largely, if not mainly, of the ways in which you have been brought up, or what you have done with yourself since childhood. They believe we can do a lot to improve our personalities.
I've heard, and been involved in debates as to which is the most important - heredity or environment. And I don't underestimate the importance of either.
Children have a strong tendency to imitate the behavior of those around them. This imitation is seldom deliberate or intentional.
Many mannerisms, especially those of a child's parents, become a model that children unconsciously use to pattern their own behavior. Often a child imitates others because of admiration. Or, the child may imitate them because it gives him a feeling of importance.
The way that a child patterns his behavior after others is an important explanation of a personality develops. The child who is exposed to music, art, books, before he enters first grade has a head start on those children who have been culturally deprived.
Environment produces and affects such personal qualities as attitudes, ideas, moods, manners and sociability. These characteristics may be modified, or changed partly or entirely, as a result of experience.
And, environment includes people as well as places such as the school, the home and the neighborhood. The influences of family,
Friends, neighbors, teachers, and classmates are all blended into the personality of a growing child.
The thinking and behavior of those around us help influence our ideas, ideals, and gestures, ways of speaking, and our opinions and prejudices. It's important that we try to understand our own personalities. Help for undesirable traits can be found by talking them over with someone- a friend, counselor, or doctor.
See you next time.
By Olivene Godfrey
At various times, most of us wonder what makes people, including ourselves, act the way we do. And I've had some interesting and lively discussions with people about the importance of heredity and of environment on the personality of human beings.
We all know that personality has some heredity factors in it, like physical vigor, energy and looks. Each person has certain characteristics that he inherited from his parents, grandparents and other ancestors.
Many of these characteristics are already functioning at birth.
They include body build, coloring, sight, hearing, and glandular and nervous systems. These and other heredity characteristics
Make up the base equipment from which every personality develops.
We can't underestimate the importance of heredity that every person does inherit his basic mental ability, which determines the capacity to learn. Infants show distinctive characteristics,
Such as one baby responds slowly, and is usually calm and relaxed. Then, another baby may always be alert and respond quickly to everything around him.
But, most psychologists tell us that disposition, happiness, interest in others, and positive and negative attitudes toward life are largely, if not mainly, of the ways in which you have been brought up, or what you have done with yourself since childhood. They believe we can do a lot to improve our personalities.
I've heard, and been involved in debates as to which is the most important - heredity or environment. And I don't underestimate the importance of either.
Children have a strong tendency to imitate the behavior of those around them. This imitation is seldom deliberate or intentional.
Many mannerisms, especially those of a child's parents, become a model that children unconsciously use to pattern their own behavior. Often a child imitates others because of admiration. Or, the child may imitate them because it gives him a feeling of importance.
The way that a child patterns his behavior after others is an important explanation of a personality develops. The child who is exposed to music, art, books, before he enters first grade has a head start on those children who have been culturally deprived.
Environment produces and affects such personal qualities as attitudes, ideas, moods, manners and sociability. These characteristics may be modified, or changed partly or entirely, as a result of experience.
And, environment includes people as well as places such as the school, the home and the neighborhood. The influences of family,
Friends, neighbors, teachers, and classmates are all blended into the personality of a growing child.
The thinking and behavior of those around us help influence our ideas, ideals, and gestures, ways of speaking, and our opinions and prejudices. It's important that we try to understand our own personalities. Help for undesirable traits can be found by talking them over with someone- a friend, counselor, or doctor.
See you next time.
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