Have you ever wondered why you act the way you do? Or why some people act the way they do? Some people are amiable, easy to please, difficult, obstinate, easily irritated... These could be termed the Temperament.
A temperament is the basic attitude one is born with. It's what makes your kid quiet and withdrawn even at 3 months. But as people grow, environment, education, beliefs... tend to modify this, thus forming Character. Character is = Temperaments + all the above mentioned factors. But you'll still see some underlying traits. Character could be as numerous as there are people, but these underlying traits are few. Personality could be = Character or Character + Fronts. Fronts is a term I devised to describe attitudes, actions or conducts used by a person that is different from the true nature of the fellow. For example, your boss in the office is always formal, hard, demanding, and sometimes, insensitive. But on a visit to his home, you discover a different person, he notices you're tired and offers to help with the jacket, he cracks dry jokes that are intended at relaxing people, he's sensitive,etc. His actions in the office can be said to be personality, he had to act that way for the company to survive. In this case, his character is not consistent with his personality. In other words, personality is the totality of perceived ideas, by the public, on who a person is. It can be consistent with the character or inconsistent with it.
Often when employers seek new recruits, these are brought to play. Qualification(s) aside, these play a mammoth role on employment. That's why it's advisable to know your temperament.
A note on temperament, you cannot change your temperament. Rather, you can change your character by building on your temperament strengths.
For a test on temperaments, click this: Temperament Test.
PS: The longest bar is your primary temperament. The second is a secondary temperament. Together they form a unique temperamental blend. During the test, you may notice two traits that apply to you in one question. Choose the one that applies most to you.
If you have questions, write them in the comment box. They would be answered as sincerely as possible.
To your HEALTH!
sgenius.
