2006-10-01 19:38:58 · 11 answers · asked by suejackrob 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
A combination of things. We start developing character from the moment we're born... how we're treated determines how we feel about ourselves.
We develop confidence and self-esteem from feeling loved and getting approval and encouragement from those around us.
We develop poor self-esteem and poor self-confidence if we're made to feel stupid or unloved.
We learn right from wrong. That teaches us integrity, if we choose "right" and guilt if we choose "wrong".
We see how people react with others and that teaches us about relationships. What we see and experience will form our own unique way of handling relationships.
We learn to trust those who are in charge of our care, and view the world through their eyes until we're old enough to form our own opinions. So if our carers are happy well-adjusted people, we will tend to feel that, and if they're bitter, messed-up people, we tend to be touched by that too.
As we get older, we become educated about a wide range of things, through school and in life, all of which contribute to who we are and how we feel about and cope with things.
We experience personal losses and triumphs, and we cope with these based on what we've learned in life, and by learning from past experiences.
All in all, I think it comes down to upbringing and experiences.
2006-10-01 19:57:36 · answer #1 · answered by RM 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Its a mixture of the genes we are born with and the experiences we receive.
Most of our character is formed in the earliest stages of our lives.
This will subsequently go on to affect the things we do and therefore experience throughout the rest of our lives. It forms a sort of root path added to only by the uncontrolled occurrences.
Our characters do not stop forming throughout our lives but the most dramatic changes happen in the earlier years and are sustained but added to as we get older.
By the time you reach your 50's changes start to step up half a level again and we often think of people being grumpy and some of those that were very aggressive during youth start to mellow.
Old age creeps in and we usually find people are much more resigned to their lives.
so wherever your character is at the moment you have it all to come. lol
2006-10-01 20:14:51 · answer #2 · answered by philipscottbrooks 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most of all is the spirit, could be an old person with high spirit.
Then it could be a lot of features: Beauty, face features, brightness, a strong character as you see in a priest, impressions, laughter, writing, ability, fatherly & motherly, being nice to people, and you must keep your car clean or you have no character at all.
2006-10-01 20:34:25 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I still think Sigmund Freud had the best approach to this,though other so called experts probably think that he is out of date by now.The Id, the Ego and the Supergo,all combining to create or destroy what we choose to do.
2006-10-01 20:59:16 · answer #4 · answered by magicharp/wolf 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Human genes and environments
2006-10-01 19:43:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A complicated combination of inherent nature and experience.
2006-10-01 20:02:40 · answer #6 · answered by soymilk 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
His or Her Personality and good and kind behavior wth other people
2006-10-01 21:59:28 · answer #7 · answered by S A 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
genes
friends
family
environment
religion
news
travel
education
just about everything. its so individual - all the above have a great impact on our lives.
2006-10-01 20:23:25 · answer #8 · answered by shariwharton 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
personality, up bringing surroundings
2006-10-01 20:21:44 · answer #9 · answered by sophie-star 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did you mean: character?
2006-10-01 19:45:50 · answer #10 · answered by Zim 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋