The word person,which derives from Latin, is a conjugate of personality. Literally, persona means mask, which is considered a kind of disguise in front of people. In psychology, "persona is a term given to describe the versions of self that all individuals possess. Behaviours are selected according to the desired impression an individual wishes to create when interacting with other people." (from wikipedia) in my a pinion, one's personaliy is somehow related to one's persona. Or should I say one's personality is somehow concealed by one's persona.
How dose that happen? In psychology, " the persona one presents to other people varies according to the social environment the person is engaged in, in particular the persona presented before others will differ from the persona an individual will present when he/she happens to be alone." (from wikipedia) which means people who you meet and communicate everyday, you might still know very little about them. Because the only thing you see, and the only thing you can see(those excellent "actors") are their personas. Therefore, for some people, it is hard to find out their personalities. I am not sure whether it is good or not to have personas, but, sometimes, people put on their personas, because they are afraid that other cannot accept who they really are.
I was hoping that you commented on your personality as described by the MBTI used in class, for example, to what extent it is reflective of your personality/preferences.
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion, sometimes you have to wear a persona. For example, if you are ill, you may lie to your parents not to make them worry. So it depends on the degree you wear it.
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