Characteristics of character

In defining the concept of "character", the main emphasis should be placed on the word "sustainable", since only a stable human behavior, a stable and permanent attitude towards people and the world can be considered a character.

However, the peculiarity of the character is that it is formed and polished throughout life. It affects the environment of a person ("With whom you are guided, from this and you will be typed!"), Education, circumstances. Nature is not an innate feature of a person, as a temperament.

Various features in the formation of character

First of all, let us consider the age features of the character.

1. The first years (up to 7 years) a person is an observer. He contemplates, but does not solve the problem, absorbing the train of thought, behavior, rules of adult life.
2. A teenager (8 - 14 years old) needs an example, an idol. He strives for self-realization.
3. Youth (15 - 18 years) - in particular, the character of a person, new feelings , such as suffering, torment, will. This age is characterized by maximalism, the desire to take everything from life.
4. Adulthood (19 - 35 years) - a person learns to rejoice in small things, and realizes that life does not consist of one big fun.
5. The turning point (36 - 40 years) - forces are on the decline, but this is offset by spiritual values.
6. The second phase of activity (41 - 65) - the emphasis is put on the capital accumulated in the first half of life.
7. The elderly part (from 66 years old) - life is overestimated, represented in the form of a stream of events, what once seemed important, now the penny is not worth a penny, and some moments, on the contrary, warm the soul.

Temperament

The features of temperament and character are inseparably intertwined, if only because temperament is the main component in the formation of character. For example, temperament predetermines the dynamics of the manifestation of character traits, because how the sanguine manifests a breakdown, and how it looks like phlegmatic - completely different things.

In addition, and character traits affect the temperament , namely its manifestation. Having a set of features in the reserve, you can hide and suppress the manifestations of your temperament.