This presentation was presented by Nduduzo Vincent Miya in 2016 during his third final year for the National Diploma in Tourism Management at the Durban University of Technology, South Africa.

1. PERSONALITY AND FIVE STAGES OF
PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT
NDUDUZO VINCENT MIYA
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TRAVEL AND TOURISM PRACTICE III PRESENTATION
YEAR 2016
LECTURER: MR SHAW
DURBAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, SOUTH AFRICA
DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM

2. CONTENT
Personality Definition
Personality Development
Stages of Personality Development
Sources
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3. PERSONALITY DEFINITION
ETYMOLOGY
It was taken from two Latin words “Per” and “Son” which means “to sound through “.
Later, the two words were coined to “Persona” meaning “an actor’s mask through which
the sound of his voice was projected. Traditionally, in Greek plays, the actors wore
mask while performing to portray his character.
DEFINITION
It is a sum total of all physical, psychological and emotional attitudes, values,
interests and motivational factors.
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4. PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT
 Is the development of the organized patterns of behavior and attitudes that
makes an individual distinctive.
 Is the capacity for introspection and the ability to recognize oneself as an
individual separate from the environment and other individuals.
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5. FIVE STAGES OF PERSONALITY
DEVELOPMENT
1. Self Awareness
2. Psychological and emotional Intelligence
3. Attitude
4. Behavior Modification
5. Self Motivation
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6. 1. SELF AWARENESS
 Is the capacity for introspection and the ability to recognize oneself as
an individual separate from the environment and other individuals.
 Self-awareness (sometimes also referred to as self-knowledge or
introspection) is about understanding your own needs, desires, failings,
habits, and everything else that makes you tick.
 The more you know about yourself, the better you are at adapting life
changes that suit your needs
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7. 2. PSYCHOLOGICAL AND EMOTIONAL
INTELLEGENCE
 The ability to manage emotions, including the ability to regulate your own
emotions, and the ability to cheer up or calm down another person.
 Controlling emotions is crucial
 Emotions are the fundamental functions
of personality development
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8. 3. ATTITUDE
 A tendency to respond positively or negatively towards a certain idea, object, person,
or situation.
 Attitude influences an individual's choice of action, and responses to challenges,
incentives, and rewards (together called stimuli).
Four major components of attitude
 Affective: emotions or feelings.
 Cognitive: belief or opinions held consciously.
 Conative: inclination for action.
 Evaluative: positive or negative response to stimuli.
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9. 4. BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION
 Behavior management, also called behavior modification, attempts to guide
and motivate individuals to change their actions or interactions in certain
settings.
 Positive behavior
 Learn to react in the most
appropriate manner
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10. 5. SELF MOTIVATION
 Self motivation is the ability to satisfy a desire, expectation, or goal without being influenced
to do so by another person
 People who are self-motivated tend to be more organized,
have good time management skills and
more self-esteem and confidence
 Fundamental of self-motivation is goal setting
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11. VISUALISATION OF A GOOD PERSONALITY
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12. SOURCES
 Goleman, D. 2003. Emotional Intelligence. (Online). Available:
http://www.danielgoleman.info/topics/emotional-intelligence/ (Accessed 04 April 2016)
 American Psychological Association. 2015. Personality. (Online). Available:
http://www.apa.org/topics/personality/ (Accessed 04 April 2016)
 Lane, K. 2015. What are some of attitude type?. (Online). Available:
https://www.quora.com/What-are-some-different-types-of-attitudes (Accessed 07 April 2016)
 Pathway To Happiness. 2015. Self Awareness. (Online). Available:
http://www.pathwaytohappiness.com/self-awareness.htm (Accessed 03 April 2016)
 Oxford Dictionaries. 2009. Behavior. (Online). Available:
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/behaviour (Accessed 09 April 2016)
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