Character formation

In translation from Greek, the word "character" is meant by "the press, stamping". That is, definition of its social qualities, specific for the person. The attitude towards surrounding people based on a mental core of the personality is shown in behavior, especially in situations, close to extreme.

Generally formation of character of the person is caused genetically, the factor of education has powerful force, but it is not decisive. In the early childhood of children generally care, grant all their desires, use system of encouragement and punishments. Some skills are fixed at the level of instinctive reflexes: something cannot be done, and something, on the contrary, is necessary. But formation of character of the child is not limited to an educational factor. The fact that anything does not mean to one kid for another – represents the tragedy. In the relation to the world the major factors are congenital instinctive reflexes, so-called instincts:

• Food;
• Defensive;
• Approximate;
• Parent.

Extent of manifestation of instinctive activity of the person influences character formation, and irrespective of temperament. Kind people not always thick as well thin shall not suffer from a peptic ulcer.

Instincts, so are how expressed and instinctive reflexes which entirely are under control of bark of big hemispheres are developed.

Character formation factors

Character formation as it is strange, begins in the pre-natal period of development and depends on the state of health of mother. The general hormonal background of future mother affects behavior of a fruit. The main hormonal factors of formation of character depend on amount of synthesizable adrenaline. It is hormone of a stress which release in blood, naturally, influences development of the child. Night shifts, sports activities, an intensive exercise stress till the period of childbirth promote a significant amount of stressful hormone. The child is born not always tempered, but often tired of rough emotions long before the birth.

The reverse situation when the pregnant woman all term of incubation of the child is in a dozing, passive state, fruit receives the hormones directed to digestion of food, a dream and rest. Certainly, the similar condition of a fruit will surely affect formation of character of the child.

In the first months of life of people imitates the relatives. Acts and forms of behavior of the kid depend on psychological reactions of parents, grandmothers, grandfathers. From two to ten years formation of character takes place a special, sensitive (sensual) stage. The child perceives and adopts style of behavior of people around:

• Adults among themselves;
• Adults with children;
• Children among themselves.

In this age period formation of character of the person endures a stage of laying of the main moral installations. The kid has a feeling of criticality to actions of surrounding people. By twelve years of life the main kernel of character including the relation to the truth is created. How correctly the child understands "truth", so "well-mannered" he will become afterwards.

The period of so-called "awkward age" is marked by heightened sense of justice which children perceive differently. Nevertheless, reactions of negativism are characteristic almost of all teenagers. Their manifestations differ. At this age character formation practically comes to the end. Neither education, nor further education, nor change of an environment – practically influences nothing development of qualities of character of the person any more. The kernel of the personality does not undergo cardinal changes until the end of life.

However such factors of formation of character as encouragement and punishment (in much smaller degree), continue to exert the adjusting impact on behavior of the person. Personal reactions in the adult period of life depend on the external information field including the following types:

• Opinion of people on an individual;
• Acts of people around;
• Ideology of society;
• Art characters: their thoughts, judgment, acts;
• Cinema;
• Mass media, including the Internet.

And at adults, one may say, occurs further formations of character on condition of revaluation of own behavior. Self-education is capable to soften manifestations of aggression, passivity, rejection of opinion of people around. Nevertheless, in extreme vital circumstances instinctive manifestations of nature are again shown. Therefore the people who are actively engaged in self-education, as a rule, avoid similar life situations.

Features of formation of character

Traits of character of the person are predetermined by his heredity. The main emotional background of mental functions is put in the pre-natal period of fetation. The child receives at this time blood, just the same on structure, which circulates in mother's organism. Afterwards, when breastfeeding, the kid receives the same hormones with maternal milk. In this period of life of feature of formation of character in many respects depend on an emotional spirit of the feeding woman.

Kernel of the identity of the person is his relation to the world around and external manifestations: acts, emotions, active or passive actions. The educational factor plays an important role in character formation, but is not defining. The system of encouragement and punishments promotes development and fixing of conditioned reflexes which are under control of bark of big cerebral hemispheres. The higher at the person the intelligence, the stronger works the brake system canceling unseemly acts in society.

Nevertheless, it is worth to remember that true traits of character are visible only in extreme situations when congenital reflexes are shown.