PERSONALITY AND LOWER CONSCIOUSNESS

Vikaras (Evil) are, the five major weaknesses of the human personality at variance. These are Kaam
(Lust), Krodh (Rage), Lobh (Greed), Maoh (Attachment), Ahankar (Ego). Ego is a one of the dominating evil of
human life. Egotism is the negative tendency of a person to speak and to think of oneself excessively and
boastfully. The egotist has an overwhelming sense of the centrality of the “ME”: of person’s personal qualities.
The personality consists of the three elements i.e. id, ego and superego. The key to a healthy personality is the
balance between ego and the reality of the real world. People differ in terms of the extent to which their
personality is dominated by ego. Personality is the deeply ingrained and relatively enduring patterns of thoughts,
feelings and behavior. Personality usually refers to something that is unique about a person, the characteristics
that distinguish him or her from other people. Personality implies predictability about how a person will act or
react under different circumstances. Therefore, the purpose of the investigation is to distinct the types of
personality and their level of egotism.
The sample of the present study consisted of 200 cases. Both male (50 extrovert and 50 introvert) and
female (50 extrovert and 50 introvert) respondents of 40 to 60 years have been conveniently selected. In the
present study Egotism Scale developed by Das & Sisodia (2011) and Introversion Extroversion Inventory (Hindi)
developed by Aziz & Gupta (1923) is used. Mann- Whitney U test was used. Results reveal that Extrovert
Personality people have more egotism (M= 13.68) than Introvert Personality people (M= 11.47), and the
obtained Mann- Whitney U value (Zu= 2.369, p< 0.01) is significant at 0.05 level of significance.