Factors in the formation of personality

Grade 8 Man and Society topic: § 2 “Factors in the formation of personality” (M. L. Azimova, A. A. Arunova, I. V. Maslova, pp. 14–19). A factor (Latin factor — “doer, producer”) is the driving force or cause of a process or phenomenon. The important factors in personality development are heredity, the environment, upbringing and the activity of the person. The close environment is family, relatives, friends and classmates. Outside society a child does not become a human being. Nurmoldo Narkul uulu (1838–1920) held that a person is not born bad or good — personality is formed in society. Activity is of two kinds: physical and mental. A personality passes through three phases of development: adaptation, individualization and integration.