Today we will continue to study the positive character traits of a person, by developing which we can become a harmonious person.

Let me remind you once again that you cannot neglect some character traits in favor of others, as this will only cause harm in the long run. In other words, it is necessary to polish all facets of character without exception, and then in every situation in life one or another trait will help us.

By developing only our “favorite” traits, we use a one-sided approach, avoiding working on ourselves and not using the entire arsenal of character traits that we have.

• Certainty

Set goals in life, no matter the difficulties. Make sure your goals are correct. Ignore distractions. Don't get discouraged if there are a lot of problems to solve.

• Hard work

Invest your time and energy to complete every task you set. Finish all your projects. Do the job right, not just. Follow the instructions. Concentrate completely on your work. Don't be lazy.

• Vigilance

Be aware of what is happening around you so that you can have a proper understanding. Keep your eyes and ears open. Recognize and heed warning signs. Tell others about the danger. Stay away from dangerous places yourself.

• Caution

Think before you act. Follow safety rules. Ask permission. Communicate at the right time.

• Endurance

Gain inner strength to withstand stress. Do your best. Don't be a "net". Don't waste your time, energy and talents on meaningless activities. Put your whole soul into what you do.

• Flexibility

Change plans or ideas if really necessary. Don't be upset when plans change. Respect your superiors' decisions. Don't be stubborn. Look for the good in change. Be flexible, but don't compromise on what's right.

• Generosity

Manage your resources wisely so that you can give freely to those in need. Share with others. Don't expect anything in return for your generosity. Give away your time and talents sometimes. Praise the good that you see in others.

• Tenderness

Take care of others. Show good manners. Reject violence as a solution to your problems. Find ways to ease other people's pain. Don't get angry or others. Be a peacemaker.

• Joy

Support yourself good attitude, even when you encounter unpleasant conditions. Try to look for the good in everything. Smile in the face of adversity. Don't be discouraged. Don't let your emotions control your mind. Take time out, laugh and sing every day.

• Discrimination

Understand more deeply the reasons why things happen. Ask questions. Don't judge hastily. Learn from your own experience. Don't repeat the same mistakes. Look for the cause of the problem.

• Humility

Recognize that your success and results depend on the investment of others in your life. Praise your parents, teachers, teammates and coaches. I don't think more highly of myself than you should. Take responsibility for all your actions. Try again after each defeat. Give credit to those who made you.

• Gratitude

Let others know through your words and actions that you are grateful. Show your parents and teachers that you appreciate them. Say and write “thank you.” Take care of other people's things. Be content with what you have.

• Honor

Respect leaders and higher authorities authorities. Don't laugh at them. Be attentive to those who lead you. Show loyalty to your superiors. Tell only the truth. Obey not with compulsion, but cheerfully. Give up your seat to elders. Honor your country.

• Initiative

Recognize and do what needs to be done before you are asked to do it. Do something before you talk about it. Don't put off until tomorrow what you can do today. Contribute to the success of the entire team. Be part of the solution, not the problem. Look for ways to help others.

• Hospitality

Use food, shelter and companionship for the benefit of others. Greet guests and visitors. Make others feel important. Cook for guests. Feel free to share your stuff. Don't expect anything in return.

• Justice

Stand up for what is pure and honest. Respect the rule of law. Stand up for what is right. Never put others down. Always stay open. Keep your conscience clear.

In the next article we will finish looking at the positive character traits of a person. Stay with us.

Each person has different qualities - both positive and negative. You came here by searching for “positive and negative qualities for a person for a resume?”, or do you just need a list of positive and negative qualities? Then just scroll down a little - there is a big and detailed list.

But the article will be a little about something else - about what our qualities actually are, what advantages and disadvantages each of us has, and whether any qualities can be called unambiguously good or bad.

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List of positive and negative human qualities

Many qualities have back side, and an excessive bias towards a positive quality can also become a negative quality for a person. Therefore, in the list below I list pairs of both characteristics. And below I will analyze in more detail why skew can be a very bad option.

There are also options when a person’s presence of a positive quality can be dangerous for his character, and lead to undesirable consequences(as an example, if a person has been very beautiful since childhood, this can lead him to excessive narcissism).

Mind, intelligence / Physical underdevelopment
Confidence / Self-confidence, arrogance
Emotional Stability / Coldness
Honesty, openness / Straightforwardness, rudeness
Energy, proactivity / Restlessness, impatience
Selflessness / A person forgets about himself, and eventually “burns out”
Self-control / Lack of improvisation skills

Curiosity / “The curious Varavara had her nose torn off at the market”, inability to see personal boundaries, interference in someone else’s personal life
Justice / Misunderstanding that everyone has their own truth
Education, well-read / Inability to think independently
Reaction speed / Haste, fussiness
Beauty / Narcissism, inner emptiness
Accuracy / Excessive pedantry, stiffness

Cleanliness / Cleanliness, disgust
Determination / Inability to enjoy life here and now
Willpower, inner core / Inability to rely on others, mistrust
Kindness / Gentleness, not understanding the principle “goodness must come with fists”
Adequacy / Inability to go beyond the usual boundaries
Responsiveness, empathy / Weakness, inability to defend one’s interests
Desire to learn and develop / Inability to take action, desire instead
action all the time learning and learning again

Sense of tact / Deceit, closedness, insincerity
Intuition / Desire to rely on chance and feelings in everything
Giftedness in any matter / Laziness, unwillingness to develop and work on oneself
Courage / Carelessness, gambling and riskiness
Persistence / Annoyance, importunity

List of positive qualities for a resume and interview

Besides general list, you may be interested in the qualities that can be listed in the description of your work experience (resume), or those qualities that you can mention when you are asked about them at an interview for a new job.

So, here is a list of qualities that can be mentioned as positive during an interview:

1. The desire to develop and learn in one’s profession, love for one’s work;
2. The ability to get along with people, while achieving the desired results from them;
3. Attention to detail, the desire to ensure that any task is done as well as possible;
4. Professionalism, and great knowledge and experience;
5. Ability to work in stressful situations, emergency mode, and at the same time manage a lot;
6. Diligence and perseverance, the ability to do a task exactly as asked, and not as I myself came up with;

and so on. You can spend half an hour or an hour of your time and come up with own list of similar qualities. Just ask yourself a question: what are you strong at? What are your best qualities and benefits? What was your experience and what did you learn?

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Here you need to clarify that sometimes they ask not only about your good things, but also about your shortcomings. It is important at this moment, on the one hand, to honestly admit your weaknesses, so that the one who is interviewing you understands that you are not being cunning or deceiving; on the other hand, there is no need to talk really badly about yourself, because this can negatively affect the results interviews.

What qualities and situations can be listed so as not to evade the answer and not show yourself from the negative side, and how to answer HR’s question “list your shortcomings”:

1. Sometimes I can get very bogged down in details and lose the big picture and goal;
2. Sometimes I am soft towards people when I need to be tough and direct;
3. From time to time I may have problems with discipline, but I compensate for this by working harder at other times;

In any case, it must be said that you know your negative qualities, and try to fight them.

Every quality has a downside

I'll start a little from afar. Have you watched the cartoon “Angry Birds at the Movies”?

There was a main character - a bird named Red. And this same Red was an outcast in his society. Because everything infuriated him, he never hid his emotions, and told everyone everything to their face and directly. Such an angry bird.

And the community of birds was so “highly cultured”, everyone was polite, polite, good-natured, and treated each other very well. Straight mi-mi-mi.

But one day the pigs arrived and began to behave rudely towards the bird community. And everyone was so kind and good, diplomatic - and they began to please them. And of course, they weren’t up to anything good, but were planning to steal all the eggs.

And the only one who said directly and openly to his face - “hey, look what they are doing!” — it turned out to be Red.

But he was rejected again until eventually the whole truth was revealed and he became a hero. What am I talking about? :)

Which qualities are positive and which are negative?

Let's say there is straightforwardness and truthfulness. If they are more prevalent in a person, and he is very straightforward, then in certain situations this will be perceived negatively.

For example, my wife didn’t get her hair cut very well, and she doesn’t look very good. Or you didn’t get enough sleep and you look tired. And the straightforward husband declares (absolutely sincerely and openly): “Darling, you look terrible, you’re scary today!” And what will such truthfulness lead to?

And now the situation is different. On the street, some rude person disrespectfully addresses his wife and says: “Hey, you’re such a creature.” And the husband turns on politeness and diplomacy, declaring: “Young man, please be kind, be more polite.”

How will the wife react to this? Well, if she is at least a little sane, she will simply leave such a weakling who did not defend her honor in a critical situation and did not attack the offender with his fists.

Every quality, positive or negative, has a downside. This is akin to a slider, a regulator - which is moved either to one side or the other to a greater extent. And there is no clear answer that this quality is definitely positive or negative.

It all depends on the specific situation and case.

Harmony of positive and negative qualities

Is it possible to maintain harmony and be good in everything? That is, in some situations, show some qualities, and in others, others?

Theoretically this is possible. And for good reason it should be so. A person must be brave, and strong, and kind, and sympathetic, and smart, and so on and so on. A real superman in the flesh.

The question here is different - how deeply do you need to develop your weak sides, and pay attention to this? After all, developing any quality requires spending your time, and time is a resource that each of us has very limited. And it needs to be spent wisely.

Do you need to develop your weaknesses? Or focus on the strong?

My opinion is this (by the way, I don’t think it’s the only correct one): you need to focus on your strengths and strong qualities, and devote maximum time and attention to developing them even more.

After all, what do we do with great desire: what we do well, or what we fail over and over again, and we fail?

Character traits

Character is an inextricable whole. But it is impossible to study and understand such a complex whole as character without identifying individual aspects or typical manifestations (character traits) in it. Common features character are manifested in the individual’s relationship to social responsibilities and duty, to people, to himself. The attitude towards social responsibilities and duty is primarily manifested in the individual’s attitude towards social work. In this regard, such character traits as hard work, conscientiousness, perseverance, frugality, and their opposites - laziness, negligence, passivity, wastefulness are revealed. A person’s attitude towards work has a decisive influence on the formation of his other personal qualities. D.I. Pisarev wrote: “Character is tempered by work, and whoever has never earned his daily living through his own labor, for the most part remains forever a weak, lethargic and spineless person.” Attitude towards people is clearly reflected in such character traits as sociability, politeness, goodwill, etc. The antipodes of these traits are isolation, tactlessness, and hostility. As V. Hugo argued, “every person has three characters: the one that is attributed to him; the one that he ascribes to himself; and, finally, the one that actually exists.” In order to find out the essence of his character, it is useful for a person to know the opinion of the team in which he works and spends a significant part of his life. And first of all, how orderly his relationships with people are, how much people need him, how authoritative he is among them. Attitude towards oneself is manifested in self-assessment of one’s actions. Sober self-esteem is one of the conditions for personal improvement, helping to develop such character traits as modesty, integrity, and self-discipline. Negative traits character are increased conceit, arrogance and boasting. A person possessing these traits is usually difficult to get along with in a team and unwittingly creates pre-conflict and conflict situations in it. The other extreme in a person’s character is also undesirable: underestimation of one’s merits, timidity in expressing one’s positions, in defending one’s views. Modesty and self-criticism must be combined with a heightened sense of self-esteem, based on the awareness of the real significance of one’s personality, on the presence of certain successes in work for the common benefit. Integrity is one of the valuable personal qualities that gives character an active orientation. Strong-willed character traits. Will is understood as a complex mental process that causes human activity and awakens him to act in a directed manner. Will is a person’s ability to overcome obstacles and achieve a goal. Specifically, it appears in such character traits as determination, determination, perseverance, and courage. These character traits can contribute to the achievement of both socially useful and antisocial goals. To do this, it is important to determine what the motive for a person’s volitional behavior is. “A brave act, the motive of which is to enslave another person, to seize someone else’s goods, to advance in one’s career, and a brave act, the motive of which is to help the common cause, have, of course, completely different psychological qualities.” Based on their volitional activity, characters are divided into strong and weak. People of strong character have stable goals, are proactive, boldly make decisions and implement them, have great endurance, are courageous and courageous. People in whom these qualities are weakly expressed or some of them are absent are classified as weak-willed. They tend to passively demonstrate their business and personal qualities. Often such people, having the best intentions, do not achieve significant results in work or study. Many of them sincerely worry about their inability to act independently, persistently and decisively.

Volitional qualities can be cultivated in a person. I.P. Pavlov emphasized that man is the only system capable of regulating itself within wide limits, that is, it can improve itself. Weak-willed people with thoughtful pedagogical work can become actively involved with them. In this case, it is necessary to take into account the individual characteristics of a person, for example his temperament. Thus, it is easier for a choleric person to develop activity and determination than for a melancholic person. A person himself must train his will from a young age, develop qualities such as self-control, activity, and courage.

The most objective and irrefutable data about a person’s character is provided not by his passport data, not by his external appearance, not by his involuntary actions, but by his conscious behavior. It is by the choice of possible actions that a person chooses in a given situation that his character is assessed. Human character is quite multifaceted. This can be seen already in the process of activity: one does everything quickly, the other slowly and thoroughly, thinks carefully, acting for sure, and the third immediately grabs onto the work without thinking, and only after a certain period of time, without solving the problem at once, looks around and coordinates its actions taking into account the circumstances. These features identified in human behavior are called traits, or aspects, of character. Any trait is some stable stereotype of behavior.

However, character traits cannot be taken out of the typical situations in which they appear; in some situations, even a polite person can be rude. Therefore any A character trait is a stable form of behavior in connection with specific situations typical for a given type of behavior.

According to Yu.M. Orlova, along with situations in which a certain human trait is revealed, its essential characteristic is the probability that this type behavior in this situation will take place. A trait can be spoken of as a stable characteristic of a person if the probability of its manifestation in a certain situation is quite high. However, probability means that this trait does not always appear, otherwise it would simply be a matter of mechanical behavior. This understanding of character traits is very similar to the manifestation of a person’s habit: under certain conditions, to act in a certain way. A character trait includes a certain way of thinking and understanding. When committing a characteristic act, volitional mechanisms are activated and feelings are involved. By conditioning a person’s behavior, a character trait in behavior is formed. The formation of character traits cannot be separated from the formation of behavioral motives. Motives of behavior, realized in action, consolidated in it, are fixed in character. Each effective motive that acquires stability, according to S.L. Rubinstein, is potentially a future character trait in its origin and development; in motives, character traits appear for the first time in the form of tendencies, action then leads them to stable properties. The path to the formation of character traits therefore lies through the formation of appropriate motives of behavior and the organization of actions aimed at consolidating them.

Most general properties character are located along the axes: strength - weakness; hardness - softness; integrity - inconsistency; breadth - narrowness. If strength of character is understood as the energy with which a person pursues his goals, his ability to become passionately carried away and develop great tension when encountering difficulties, the ability to overcome them, then weakness of character is associated with the manifestation of cowardice, indecision, “asthenicity” in achieving goals, instability of views, etc. Strength of character means strict consistency, perseverance in achieving goals, defending views, etc., while softness of character is manifested in flexible adaptation to changing conditions, achieving goals through some concessions, and finding reasonable compromises. The integrity or inconsistency of character is determined by the degree of combination of leading and secondary character traits. If the leading and secondary ones are in harmony, if there are no contradictions in aspirations and interests, then such a character is called integral, but if they sharply contrast, then it is contradictory.

At the same time, unity and versatility of character do not exclude the fact that in different situations The same person exhibits different and even opposite properties. A person can be at the same time very gentle and very demanding, soft, compliant and at the same time firm to the point of inflexibility. And the unity of his character can not only be preserved, despite this, but it is precisely in this that it is manifested.

The relationship between intellectual personality traits is of great importance for characterological manifestations. Depth and sharpness of thought, unusual formulation of the question and its solution. Intellectual initiative, confidence and independent thinking - all this constitutes originality of mind as one of the aspects of character. However, how a person uses his mental capacity, will depend significantly on the character. It is not uncommon to encounter people who have highly intellectual abilities, but who do not provide anything valuable precisely because of their characterological characteristics.

A person’s real achievements depend not on abstract mental capabilities alone, but on a specific combination of his characteristics and characterological properties.

However, most of the individual manifestations that make up a person’s character are complex and practically cannot be classified into individual properties and states (for example, rancor, suspicion, generosity, etc.). At the same time, individual qualities of the volitional (decisiveness, independence, etc.) and intellectual (depth of mind, criticality, etc.) spheres can be considered as components of a person’s character traits and used for its analysis. All character traits have a natural relationship with each other.

In the very general view character traits can be divided into basic, leading, setting the general direction for the development of the entire complex of its manifestations, and secondary, determined by the main ones.

Knowledge of the leading traits allows you to reflect the basic essence of character and show its main manifestations.

Although every character trait reflects one of the manifestations of a person’s attitude to reality, this does not mean that every attitude will be a character trait. Only some attitudes, depending on the conditions, become character traits.

From the entire set of relationships of the individual to the surrounding reality, it is necessary to highlight the character-forming forms of relationships: decisive, primary and general vital meaning those objects to which a person belongs. These relationships simultaneously serve as the basis for the classification of the most important character traits. A person’s character is manifested in a system of relationships:

1. In relation to other people (in this case, one can highlight such character traits as sociability - isolation, truthfulness - deceit, tactfulness - rudeness, etc.)

2. In relation to business (responsibility - dishonesty, hard work - laziness, etc.).

3. In relation to oneself (modesty - narcissism, self-criticism - self-confidence, etc.)

4. In relation to property (generosity - greed, frugality - wastefulness, neatness - sloppiness, etc.). It should be noted that this classification is somewhat conventional and there is a close relationship and interpenetration of these aspects of the relationship.

5. Despite the fact that these relationships are the most important from the point of view of character formation, they do not simultaneously and immediately become character traits. There is a certain sequence in the transition of these relationships into character properties, and in this sense it is impossible to put, for example, the attitude towards other people and the attitude towards property on the same level, because the content itself fulfills them different role in the real existence of man. A person’s attitude towards society and people plays a decisive role in the formation of character. The character of a person cannot be revealed and understood outside the team, without taking into account his attachments in the form of camaraderie, friendship, love, etc.

A person’s relationships with other people are decisive in relation to activity, generating increased activity, tension, rationalization or, on the contrary, complacency and lack of initiative. The attitude towards other people and towards activity, in turn, determines the person’s attitude towards his own personality, towards himself. A correct, evaluative attitude towards another person is the main condition for self-esteem.

The attitude towards other people is not only an important part of character, but also forms the basis for the formation of the individual’s consciousness, necessarily including the attitude towards oneself as an actor, which depends primarily on the very form of activity. When an activity changes, not only the subject, methods and operations of this activity change, but at the same time a restructuring of the attitude towards oneself as an actor occurs.

A painful condition accompanied by motivational deficiency syndrome, hypochondria, and periodically occurring acute worries about one’s laziness. A character trait that reflects the ease of generating emotions of anger, which often turn into verbal and other types of aggression. Particularly brutal methods of committing crimes, to indicate certain properties of the nature of the crime. Cruelty can be intentional and involuntary, realized in certain actions, verbal behavior (inflicting torture with words) or in the imagination - fantasizing, operating with images of torture, torment of people or animals.

Many people try to work on themselves throughout their lives, eliminating their bad qualities and developing good ones.

Let's look at the positive character traits of a person in the form of a list to make it more clear. what to work on.

What is character and what is it formed from?

Character- this is a set of stable mental traits of a personality that affect any of its activities and behavior.

It determines her attitude towards the world around her and other people, towards activities, towards herself.

9 qualities of a person to whom people are drawn:

Typical and individual

In character, individual and typical traits can be distinguished.

Individual traits are determined psychological properties the individual, his temperament, as well as his attitude to life that developed during his upbringing.

Typical Personality traits are determined primarily by the content of the era in which a person lives, as well as by his place of residence.

That is, the formation of these personality traits is influenced by the individual’s lifestyle.

What are the positive character traits?

Among women

The positive character traits inherent mainly in women and girls include the following:

In men

Positive character traits that apply specifically to men include the following:

Qualities of a real man:

In children

In the process of education and socialization are just beginning to acquire character traits.

Therefore, right now there is an opportunity to focus on positive qualities, such as:

1. Goodwill. This quality will help you build relationships with others, attract people to you, and will also be useful later in life.
2. Politeness. This quality will help the child communicate with both peers and adults.
3. Honesty. This quality must be instilled in a child from an early age so that he knows that lying and deceiving is bad.
4. Responsiveness. A very useful character trait. A responsive person is always attractive in the eyes of others.
5. Hard work. A child must be taught to work, otherwise he will grow up lazy and careless.
6. Accuracy. Sloppy people cause some rejection in society.
7. Bravery. A child should not be fearful. Therefore, instill in him courage, the ability to perform actions.
8. Responsibility. This quality will help him not to shift his affairs and problems onto other people, but to take them upon himself.

   It will help him both at school and later in life.

9. Determination. Determined people are able to achieve more in life; everything comes easier to them. Therefore, this quality is also positive for the child.

List for resume

This situation has probably happened to you when you came for an interview, received the applicant’s questionnaire, reached the “positive qualities” column and We didn’t know what to write here at all.

What qualities are worth highlighting?

To begin with, we note that the qualities must be useful for the position for which you are applying. And if you do not yet have experience in such work, then you should focus primarily on your prospects and potential.

It's difficult to make a universal list positive traits character to make the perfect resume. We can only note the main qualities that employers most often pay attention to.

But you should choose them based on each specific company and position.

So, positive characteristics for a resume:

However, it should be noted that it is not enough to simply list these qualities, you should really have them.

Yes, some of them cannot be shown immediately, and they will open only during the work process.

But if you write about self-confidence, but in reality you are talking to an employer hesitant and shy, then this will further distance you from your desired position. There is no point in ascribing to yourself qualities that you do not actually possess.

The presence of positive character traits in a person has big influence on the quality of his life. That's why it's like that it is important to develop them in yourself.

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Your weak and strengths for an interview:

Features of behavior, communication, attitude towards people, objects, work, things show the character traits that an individual possesses. Based on their totality, an opinion about a person is determined. Such clichés as “the life of the party”, “bore”, “pessimist”, “cynic” become the result of an assessment of a person’s character traits. Understanding how character works helps in building relationships. Moreover, this applies to both your own qualities and those of others.

Human character traits: classification

Types of character are determined by the prevailing traits, which in turn influence behavior and actions. They can be considered in a system of relationships to work, other people, things, and oneself.

Work

• Hard work-laziness. This “duet” can be either a character trait or express an attitude towards a specific job. A constant feeling of laziness may also indicate that a person is simply not interested in the business in which he is busy, but in something else, he will prove himself better. Laziness can be a sign of lack of motivation. But excessive hard work also takes on a degree of workaholism, which can also indicate problems in personal relationships and lack of interests.
• Responsibility-irresponsibility. One of the most important qualities for an employee. A person who responsibly fulfills his duties and does not let his colleagues down will be a valuable employee.
• Conscientiousness-bad faith. Carrying out duties and doing them well are not the same thing. It is important for management that hard work is expressed not only in the mechanical execution of actions, but brings results.
• Initiative-passivity. This quality is especially valuable for people who want to advance in career ladder. If an employee does not show initiative, does not generate ideas, or hides behind the backs of his colleagues, he will not develop in his profession.

Other people

• Reticence-Sociability. It shows a person’s openness, his relaxedness, how easy it is for him to make acquaintances, how he feels in a new company or team.
• Truthfulness-deception. Pathological liars lie even in small things, hide the truth, and easily betray. There are people who embellish reality, most often they do this because reality seems boring to them or not bright enough.
• Independence-conformity. This quality shows how a person makes decisions. Does he rely on his experience, knowledge, opinion, or does he follow someone else’s lead and is easy to suppress?
• Rudeness-politeness. Bitterness and internal experiences make a person cynical and rude. Such people are rude in queues, on public transport, and disrespectful to their subordinates. Politeness, although a positive character trait, can have selfish motives. It may also be an attempt to avoid confrontation.

Things

• Neatness-sloppiness. Creative clutter or meticulous cleanliness in the house can show how neat a person is. It can also be characterized by appearance. Sloppy people often cause antipathy, and there are not always those willing to look at the broad soul behind the external absurdity.
• Thrift-negligence. A person can be assessed by his attitude towards accumulated property and borrowed items. Although this human trait appeared in the material group, it can also manifest itself in relation to people.
• Greed-generosity. To be called generous, you don’t have to be a philanthropist or give away your last. At the same time, excessive generosity is sometimes a sign of irresponsibility or an attempt to “buy” someone else’s favor. Greed is expressed not only in relation to other people, but also towards oneself, when a person, out of fear of being left without money, saves even on small things.

Self

• Demandingness. When this personality trait is pronounced, two extremes appear. A person who is demanding of himself is often just as strict with others. He lives by the principle “I could do it, so others can too.” He may not be tolerant of other people's weaknesses, not understanding that each person is individual. The second extreme is built on uncertainty. A person tortures himself, considering himself not perfect enough. A striking example is anorexia and workaholism.
• Self-criticism. A person who knows how to criticize himself has healthy self-esteem. Understanding, accepting and analyzing your achievements and defeats helps in the formation of a strong personality. When the balance is disturbed, either egocentrism or self-criticism is observed.
• Modesty. It is necessary to understand that modesty and shyness are different concepts. The first is based on a value system instilled during upbringing. The second is a signal for the development of complexes. In a normal state, modesty is manifested in moderation, calmness, knowing the limits in words, expressing emotions, financial spending, etc.
• Selfishness and egocentrism. Similar concepts, but the trait here is egoism, while egocentrism is a way of thinking. Egoists think only about themselves, but use others for their own purposes. Egocentric people are often misanthropes and introverts who do not need others and believe that no one is worthy of them.
• Self-esteem. Shows how a person feels internally. Outwardly, it is expressed in a high assessment of one’s rights and social value.

Personality assessment and types of characters

In addition to the main character traits that are formed in the system of relationships, psychologists also identify other areas:

• Intelligent. Resourcefulness, curiosity, frivolity, practicality.
• Emotional. Passion, sentimentality, impressionability, hot temper, cheerfulness.
• Strong-willed. Courage, perseverance, determination.
• Moral. Justice, responsiveness, kindness.

There are motivational traits-goals that drive a personality and determine its guidelines. As well as instrumental features-methods, they show by what methods the desired will be achieved. So, for example, a girl may exhibit masculine character traits when she persistently and proactively pursues her lover.

Gordon Allport put forward a theory about what character traits there are. The psychologist divided them into the following types:

• Dominant. They determine the behavior of the individual as a whole, regardless of the sphere, and at the same time influence other qualities or even overlap them. For example, kindness or greed.
• Regular. They are also expressed in all areas of life. These include, for example, humanity.
• Secondary. They do not particularly influence anything, and are often derived from other traits. For example, diligence.

There are typical and individual personality traits. It’s easy to group typical ones; by noticing one of the dominant qualities or several minor ones, you can “draw” a personal portrait as a whole, and determine the type of character. This helps to predict actions and better understand a person. So, for example, if an individual is responsive, then most likely he will come to the rescue in a difficult situation, support, listen.

Character: types of positive and negative traits

Personality is a balance of positive and negative qualities. In this regard, everything is conditional. For example, envy is considered a bad trait, but some psychologists argue that it can become an incentive to work on yourself or improve your life. The distortion of positive traits, on the contrary, can lead to their transformation into negative qualities. Persistence develops into obsession, initiative into self-centeredness.

Strong and weak character traits should be highlighted; you often have to remember them when filling out a resume. They terrify many, because it can be difficult to evaluate oneself. Here's a little cheat sheet:

• Weak. Formality, irritability, shyness, impulsiveness, inability to remain silent or say “no.”
• Strong. Perseverance, sociability, patience, punctuality, organization, determination.
• Negative. Pride, jealousy, vindictiveness, cruelty, parasitism.
• Positive. Kindness, sincerity, optimism, openness, peacefulness.

Character traits are formed in childhood, but at the same time they can change and transform depending on life circumstances. It's never too late to change what you don't like about yourself.