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Mental personality is the result of an individual's continuous and inherent development in terms of how they adopt with the situation. A variety of mental characteristics are observed in the behavior pattern that are influenced by the social environment.
Mental personality is the result of an individual's continuous and inherent development in terms of how they adopt with the situation. A variety of mental characteristics are observed in the behavior pattern that are influenced by the social environment.
==Classification==
Ayurvedic mental constitution is categorized on the basis of three fundamental attributes (triguna). Accordingly, there are three types viz. shuddha ([[sattva]] dominant), [[rajas]] dominant, and [[tamas]] dominant having respective determining factors (bhaga or ansha). [Cha.Sa.[[Sharira Sthana 4/36] The three factors are welfare tendency or auspiciousness (kalyanansha), anger or passion tendency (roshansha), and perplexity or bewilderment (mohansha). This makes the constitution dynamic. The following table shows the characteristics of these three personalities. [Su.Sa.Sharira Sthana 1/98]<ref name=Susruta/>
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|+ Table 1: Characteristics of psychological constitution (manasika prakriti)
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! S.No. !! Type of Mental constitution !! Qualities
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| | 1|| Sattvika(Code: VE-1)<ref name=Ayush/> || Kindness (anrushasyam)
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| | || ||Tendency of sharing belongings (samvibhagaruchita)
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| | || ||Forgiveness (titiksha)
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| | || ||Truthfulness (satya)
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| | || ||Religiousness (dharma)
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| | || ||Believing in God or veda (astikyam) or optimism
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| | || ||Knowledgeable (gyana)
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| | || ||Logical intelligence ([[buddhi]])
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| | || ||Good memory([[smriti]])
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| | || ||Wisdom (medha)
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| | || ||Good retention power of the mind (dhriti)
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| | || ||Non attachment or overindulgence (anabhishanga)
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| |2 ||Rajasika (Code: VE-2)<ref name=Ayush/> ||Excessive miseries in life (dukkha)
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| | || ||Excessive wandering (atanshilata)
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| | || ||Less retention or impatience (adhriti)
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| | || ||Ego (ahankar)
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| | || ||Untruthfulness (anrutikatvam)
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| | || ||Unkindness (akarunyam)
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| | || ||Hypocrisy or fraud (dambha)
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| | || ||Haughtiness or arrogance (mana)
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| | || ||Pleasure or exhilaration (harsh)
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| | || ||Lust or excessive indulgence (kama)
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| | || ||Anger (krodha)
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| |3 || Tamasika (Code: VE-3)<ref name=Ayush/>||Sadness (vishada)
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| | || ||Not believing in God and veda (nastikyam) or pessimism
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| | || ||Not follow the religion or righteousness (adharmashilata)
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| | || ||Perverted intelligence (buddhenirodho)
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| | || ||Dumbness (ajnana)
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| | || ||Foolishness (durmedhastvam)
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| | || ||Lethargy or inactivity (akarmashilta)
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| | || ||Sleepiness (nidralu)
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