Development and improvement of personal qualities takes place throughout life. According to some scholars, identity is formed in accordance with the innate inclinations and abilities, and society plays only a minor role. The representatives of the other point of view believe that man is the product that is formed in the process of interaction with the outside world, and any innate qualities can be influenced by environmental factors.

Biological factors of personality development



Biological factors of identity formation are particularly received by the child during fetal development. They are caused by many external and internal reasons. The fetus does not perceive the world directly, but is continuously under the influence of feelings and emotions of his mother. So there is a "register" first information about the world.


The role of genetic factors. It is believed that heredity is the basis for the formation of personality. These include:
ability;
- physical quality;
- the type and specificity of the nervous system.
Genetics explains the individuality of each person, unlike others.

Further, after birth, the formation of identity is influenced by the crises of development of age. It is during these periods a fracture occurs when some of the quality will lose its relevance, and in their place appear new.

Social factors of identity formation



The formation of personality occurs in stages, with stage are common features in all people. First of all, influence the education that a person receives in childhood. It determines the further perception of the surroundings. D. B. Elkonin argued that already in the first year of life the child develops a "basal trust or mistrust of the outside world." In the first case, the child chooses a positive component that ensures a healthy development of personality. If the tasks of the first year remained unresolved, forming a basal distrust of the world, there are complexes and shame.

On the formation of personality is influenced by society and when there is acceptance and recognition of their role. Socialization lasts a lifetime, but its main stages are at a young return. The formation of personality in the communication process is done through imitation, the development of ideals and independence. Primary socialization occurs in the family and secondary social institutions.

Thus, the process of identity formation influenced by genetic factors and unique conditions of the microenvironment in which the person is located.