Describe Your Personality Essay

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Describeyourpersonalityusingacolor,animal,oranobjectofyourchoice

IfIhadtodescribemyselfasananimal,Iwouldchooseadog.Surprisingly,Ididn'tjustchoosethis becauseIlikedogs.Don'tgetmewrongdogsarefantastic;butIchoseadogbecauseofits characteristics.Everyoneknowsaboutthatlittledogthatbarkslouderthananydogontheblock. Thatdogisme;exceptluckyforyouIdon'tbark,noramIcoveredinhairwithatail.WhatImean tosayis,fromadistanceImightseemintimidating,butonceyoucomecloserandgettoknowme you'llrealizeI'mactuallyateddybear.(metaphoricallyofcourse)Ilovetogreetpeople,whetherit befriendsorfamily,withopenarmsandmakethemfeelwelcomeandathome.Also,I'malways thereforanybodyaroundmewhomayneedsomeextrasupportThiscouldmeananythingfrom runninganerrandformymomorbeingashouldertocryonforafriend.Onepossiblenegative personalitytraitIsharewithdogsisoccasionallybeingoverprotective.Isaythisisnegativevery cautiously,becauseitisnotalwaysbad.Ineverwanttoseeanybodygethurt.Thisleadstome alwayshavingmyfriends'andfamily'sback,evenwhentheymaynotwantmetobethere.Inthat way,Iamsimilartoadog

2.Discuss3passionateconcernsyouhaveregardingyourfuture.

Inregardstomyfuture,apassionateconcernIhaveiswhereIdecidetogotocollege.Iamnot concernedsomuchastowhereIgo,butwhatI'll

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Therearemanypersonalcharacteristicsthatcanaffectapersonasanindividualandhisprofessional success,namelyopenness,abilitytolearnandadaptetc.Thesepersonalcharacteristicscan sometimesmakeapersonsuccessfulandsometimesdoesn't.AsIspendmoreandmoretimeasa professional,Iperceivethattherearefewcharacteristicsthatareessentialforprofessionalsuccess: namelyambitious,creativeandadaptableThesecharacteristicscomeoutinmanydifferentways Haveyousetyourgoals?Haveyoudecidedthepathyouhavetotaketopursueyourgoal?Whatare thesacrificesyoucandotoachieveyourambition?Howmuchcanyouthinkoutoftheboxto resolveaparticularissueorbringnewideatothetable?Howshowmorecontent

Thischaracteristicwillmotivatemetogrowbetterinmyfuturecareeraswell.Ibelievethatfew peoplehaveastronginnerfeelingthatpushesthemtothinkoutoftheboxtoidentifyasissueand findthesolution.Personally,IalwaystrytofindthemostcreativesolutionanddonotgiveupuntilI getit.Sometimethisenergyiscontagiousontonext.Ialwayssearchforthemissinglinksandfine–tunemythoughtsuntilIreachapointthatworksThiscreativityhassteadilydrivenmyambitions throughtheorganization.Todaytheworldischangingsorapidlyandthewayithaschangedinlast fewdecades,ithasn'tchangedinlastfewhundredyears.Soadaptabilityhasbecometheneedofthe hour.Ibelievethatadaptabilityisthemostimportantqualityofall,particularlyifoneisin technologyindustry.Therehavebeentimeswhenthisadaptabilityhaschangedthenomenclatureof dayandnightbutithasalsogivenmerewardsattheappropriatetimesAdaptability,personally,has createdafar–reachinginternationaloutlookandIwasabletospendtime,livingoutsidemycountry oforigin,workingforUKretailsgiantsandthisstaynotonlydiversifiedmyworkexperiencebut alsomyculturalexperienceIthasimprovedmyexposuretodiversesituationswithincreasing levelsofcomplexityandthisexposurehasincreasedmyeagernessfornewchallenges.Ithas instigatedafeelinginmethatthere

PersonalCharacteristicsEssay
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ThethreewordsIwouldusetodescribemyselfare;sincere,compassionate,anddedicated.Each worddescribesmeineverypartofmylife;bymyself,atschool,andinpublic.Iwoulddescribe myselfassincerebecauseIamtruetomyself.Iameasygoing,calmandenjoytalkingandmeeting withnewpeople.Inotherwords,I'mnotshy.Thesecondwordthatbestdescribesmeis compassionatebecauseIrecognizethecareIhaveforothersIcametothisrealizationwhenI lookedatwhatgavemetruehappinessandsatisfaction,andnoticedthatitwaswhenIhelpedpeople inneed,Iattainedandwasfilledwithgenuinehappiness.Thirdly,thewordthatdescribesmebestis dedicatedIdedicatemyselftomyeducation,mypersonalrelationships,

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Everybodyhasanidentity,itmakesthemindividualandunique,anditdefineswhoyouareasa person.Thisprojectaboutmyidentityshowedmewhatmakesmeunique.Iwouldhavenever knownhowmuchmyfriendsmeantomeorhowmyidentitiesconnectwitheachotherIhavethree identitiesthatmakemewhoIam,cultural,personal,andsocial.Aspecificqualitythatcoversmy culturalidentityisbeingCzechoslovakian.BothsidesofmyfamilyhaveatleastapartofCzechin themMygreat–grandparentsarefromCzechRepublicandmygrandpawasthefirstgenerationin America,hewasborninOhio.ThisisveryimportantbecauseIhavealwaysidentifiedasCzechand itisabigpartofme,asIamsointerestedinancestry.Formypersonalidentity,thebiggestpartis mypersonality,beingloudandoutgoing,hasalwaysbeenimportanttome.Thereasonbeing,itis howpeopleviewme.Alotofpeopleknowmeastheloudpersonorthepersonwhotalksalot.That ismeaningfultomeconsideringIlikepeopletoviewmeinacertainwayThelastidentity,social,is oneofthemostimportanttomebecauseitinvolvesmyfriends,andthroughthisproject,Ilearned howvitaltheyreallyaretomysocialidentity.IrealizedthatIhaveagoodamountoffriendsinthis projectItisnicetohavepeopleasasupportsystemandtorelatewithThesequalitiesshowthatI valuebeingloudandoutgoing.ItalsosaysthatIvaluemyfamilyandtheyareabigpartoflife.The lastone,social,tiesinwiththefirstonebecauseitshowsIamoutgoingandfriendlyMy interactionswithpeoplevarybymyfirstimpressionsofthem,butItryandgiveeveryoneafair chanceandIthinkthatisimportant.IbelieveIamfriendlywhenIfirstintroducemyself,andItry tobemyselfandshowmypersonalityandwhoIamasaperson,andtheycanjudgemebasedoffof that.ImightjudgesomeonefortheirpersonalitybecauseIhavesuchabigone,butalsothe conversationwehavetogether.Oneexampleis,Iwenttoacampoverthesummerandtherewas someonewhodidn'tseemveryfriendlyanddidn'tlookthenicest,soIdidn'tapproachher.Laterthat day,Idecidedwhynotgiveherachancebecausesheseemedalone

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Afterhighschool,Iplantoattendcollegeforfouryears,andfindaparttimejobduringmytimein college.WhileIattendcollege,Ialsoplantocontinuetryingmybesttohavegoodgradesanda goodrankAftercollege,Iplantofindalongtermjob,andorreturnbacktoschooltoobtainaPhD

4)List3adjectivesthatdescribeyourpersonality/character.Giveexamplestosupportyouranswers: aIamadiligentperson,Itendtogiveallmyworkmy100%andtrytoperfecteverythingthatIdo Whetheritbeschoolwork,chores,orvolunteerwork,Itrytocompletetheworkontimeandtothe bestofmyability.

b.Ihaveverydistinctivepersonalityandsenseofhumorthattendstostandout.Iamveryoutgoing infrontofpeoplethatIknow,andIhaveaverysarcasticsenseofhumor.Inaddition,Iloveplayon wordjokes,soItrytoincorporatethatintoaconversationeverychancethatIget

c.Iamalsoaveryambitiousperson.EverychancethatIgetforanopportunitysuchasinternships,I alwaystrytotakethem.Despitenotalwaysgettingin,InevergetdiscourageandItrytomoveonto tryotherexperiencesthatmayhelpmeinthelongrun

5)List3adjectivesthatdescribeyouracademicachievementandworkethic:

aIamaperfectionistabouthomeworkandlearningconceptsIalwaystrytocompletemy homeworkwithoutanyerrors,tothebestofmyability.Ialsoalwaystrytoaskteachersorfriendsto helpclarifyaconceptifIdon't

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DescribeYourIdentity

Identitymeaningtheconditionofbeingoneselforitself,andnotanother;thequalities,beliefs,etc., thatdistinguishoridentifyapersonorthing.Inotherwords,youridentityisthemainthingthat separatesyoufromtheothersevenbillionpeopleonyourplanet,ifyoudon'tknowyouridentity thenwhoareyou?Although,everyonehasaspecialskillortalentthatmakesyouuniquenomatter howsmallyourgiftmayseemPeoplehaveskillsandtalentsinareassuchasplayinganinstrument, playingsports,beingcreative,artistic,acting,singing,etc.Peoplerealizetheirgiftsatdifferent stagesintheirlives.Wheneachofusbringsourindividualtalentsandskillstogether,theworld becomesamasterpieceofapaintingIrealizedmygiftwhenIwasfiveyearsoldMymomwas workingwithGEHealthcarefixinghospitalmachines.Iwouldgowithhertowork,sitdownonthe chairandjustwatchher,usinghertoolstotakeapartdifferentparts,bigandsmall.Shewould troubleshootthemachineandjusttryandfigureoutwhatwaswrong.Shewouldusehercomputer totryandfind...showmorecontent...

IwantedtolearnmoreTheinternetbecamemyshinynewtoyandIwanttolearneverythingI couldaboutit.AfterschoolwaitingformymomtogetoutofworkiswhenIstartedtolearnbasic HTML,thebasicbuildingblocksofeverywebsite.Then,Istartedtomakemyownwebsite,andmy owngames.Ievenwonacodingcontestinmyclasswinningmeagoogletablet.Therefore, throughoutmylearningprocesswithtechnologyandcomputersIrealizedmydreamistopushthe boundariesandexistinglimitationsofinternetandtechnologyIliketheideaofcreatingsomething thathasvaluetothosewhouseit.ThereisstillalotIhaveyettolearnwhencomesmygiftandI maynotbethebesthoweverIplantobeontheforefrontofnewsoftwareanddevelopmentsof

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MyPersonalQualities

Overthecourse,Ihavelearnedthatallpeopleareuniqueandhavetheirownpersonaltraitsand qualities.Onepersondoesnotjustsimplyfallintoonecategory,butvariouscategories.Whatis beautifulaboutallofusisthatweallhavediversepersonalities,traitsandqualitiesIhavelearned thatweshouldbeproudofandembracetheseuniquequalitiesofours.

Asaperfectionist,Iliketopresentmythingsbeautifullyandcreatively,anditisclearlyseenonmy collage.IappreciatebeautifulthingsandthisiswhyIgotbeauty/aestheticsasoneofmyhighest totalsonthevaluessurvey.Onmycollage,Iputapictureofamicroscope,withthecircularflask andtesttubes.Ialsoshowmorecontent

IknowandIhavebeentoldthatIamakindandsympatheticperson,becauseIlovetohelppeople andputasmileontheirfacesEvenwhensomeoneisbeingrude,Itryto"killthemwithkindness" inreturn.Iusedthequote:"Beautyisn'tabouthavingaprettyface.Itisabouthavingaprettymind, aprettyheart,andmostimportantly,abeautifulsoul".IchosetousethisquotebecauseIadoreit andIgobyit.Whatmattersmostisintheinside,notontheoutside.Ithinkpeoplesometimes,even me,gettoocaughtupandtrytoohardtolookbeautiful,buttheydon'tfocusonpersonality.

A)Iexpectedtogetartistic,creativeandinvestigativeasmyresultsonsurveysthatItook,becauseI alreadyknewIhadthesetraitsasapartofmypersonality.However,theresultsfrommylearning stylessurveywerealittlesurprisingtomeIgotvisualasmyhighesttotalscore,whilekinesthetic andauditorywerealmostbalancedoutscores.ThereasonwhyIwasalittlesurprisedwasthatlast year,Itookasurveytofigureoutmylearningstyle,andIgotbothauditoryandvisuallearner.The resultshavetheirlittledifferences,butthatshowspeopledochangeovertime.Learningstylescan belearnedandstrengthened.

Ilearnedplentyofthingsfrommyresults.Myvalues–whichIdidn'tseeclearly–arenowclear,andI foundoutthelittleuniquethingsthatmakeupmypersonality.Frommypersonalitysurvey,Iam mostlyartistic,

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Mylifeexperiencesthathavemoldedmypersonality,valuesandbeliefsystemsanddecisionsto pursueacareerinsocialworkderivefrombeingavictimofdomesticviolence.Thiscontributedto mebeingmoreempathictopeople'scircumstancesThecharacteristicsofmewithoutashadowof doubtincludebeinghumble,self–less,calmandeven–temperedhassustainedmeduringmylife experiences.Ihavehadtohumblemyselfevenmoretorealizethatitoktoseekcomfortfromothers andthatpeoplearewillingtolistentoyouevenwhenyoudonotthinktheyareAllmylifeIhave beenthe"soundboard"forsomanybutneversharedmyheartacheandpainwithothers.Sowith thatbeingsaid,Ihadtolearnhowtobethevulnerableandsharewhatwasonmymindinorderto copeandletgowithoutgoingfromzerotoonethousandwhendealingwithstressfulsituations. Beingself–lessandhumblebothattributetobeingmoreconcernedwiththeneedsofothersover oneselfIhadfoundmyselfbeingapprehensivewithothersbeforemyselfbutIhadtorealizethis wasnotgoodespeciallyinmycasebecauseoftherelationshipIwasin.Thatpersonwastakingmy kindnessforweakness.WheninactualityIwasinaco–dependentrelationship,hewasinfactan alcoholicalsoisfatherwasanalcoholicIwasnotbeinghelpful,Iwasassistingthesituation instead.Ididnotlearnthisuntillateruntilduringundergradschool.IwasnothelpingthepersonI wasmakingsituationfor ...Getmorecontent...

ESSAYTOPIC:Describethetraittheoryofpersonality.Selectone"factor"or"trait"froma prominenttraittheoryanddiscusstherelativestrengthsandweaknessesofsomeonewhostrongly exhibitsthistrait.

1Introduction

Traitsaredescribedastheuniqueandconstantcharacteristictendenciesthatshapeandinfluencea person'smoodandbehaviour(Ewen2013,p110;Olesen,Thomsen&O'Toole2015,p45)

ProminentpersonalitypsychologistsGordonAllport,authoredthefirstAmericanreviewof psychologicalliteratureonpersonalityandcharacterin1921,citingnumeroussourcesthatinvolved traitconcepts(Barenbaum&Winter2008,p.3).Notably,personalitypsychologistsGordonAllport, RaymondCattellandHansEysenckmadeimportantcontributionstowardstheunderstandingof personalitytraitsthatcontinuetoinfluencemoderntraittheory(Barenbaum&Winter2008,p12) Drawingfromtheworkofthesetheorists,PaulCostaandRobertMcCraedevelopedthewidely acceptedFiveFactorTheory(FFT)(Ewen2013,p.140;John,Naumann&Soto2008,p.120).

Neuroticismisoneofthebasicfactorsofpersonalityfeaturinginseveraltraittheories,includingthe FFT.Further,numerousstudieshaveshownasignificantlinkbetweennegativementalhealth outcomesandhighlevelsofneuroticism(Lahey2009,p241&242)Thisessaywilldiscussthe traittheoryofpersonalityandtheoutcomesforpeoplewhostronglyexhibitneuroticism.

2Body: Prominentpersonality

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TheTraitTheoryOfPersonalityEssay

EssayonThe"BigFive"PersonalityTraits

ReactionPaper#1The"BigFive"PersonalityTraitsThroughoutourlives,we,ashumans, encounterothersthatwemayeitherhaveanimmediateconnectionwith,mustdiscovermoreabout theindividualtodeterminetherelevantconnection,orsimply,wejustcannotmanagetomaintaina cordialrelationship.Whatdetermineswhetherornotwecangetalongwithsomeoneelseisdefined byanindividual'spersonalityApersonalityisanarrayof"psychological"characteristicsthatmakes eachpersonunique,intheirownway.Uponanalyzingmyownpersonality,Ibelievethatmyoverall characterisonethatunderstands,canrelate,andfocusesonthebigpicturebothinmypersonallife andintheworkenvironmentTherefore,inanalyzingshowmorecontent

AnexperiencethatIcanreferencebacktowhereIdealtwithaco–workerthatwasonthelowerside oftheconscientiousnessspectrumwaswhensheandIwerecompilingalisttogethertofulfilltasks thatneededtobecompletedforashowroominstallwewereworkingon.Shehadtoomanygoals thatneededtobeobtainedatonetime,whichmeantthat,withadeadline,somegoalswerenot goingtobeadequatelyfulfilledAsaresult,thismadesomeofourpresentationsappearincomplete Thebestresolutionwouldhavebeentotailorthelist,focusingonlyonkeypriorities,andworrying aboutthefillerslater.Itendtobelievethatsomeonethatonlyfocusesonafewgoalsatonetimenot onlyshowsthattheyareorganized,buttheirorganizationallowsfortheirco–workerstofeelless stressandnotunderpressure,evenwithadeadlineset.Thethird"bigfive"is"negative emotionality"ThistraitIviewasa"personallifeinterference"traitItisdefinedasthemoodiness andlackofconfidence"trait."Itisunderstandablethateveryone,atsomepointintime,becomes stressedduringwork,yet,"why"heorsheisstressedand"how"heorshedealswithit,arethekey factorsAnindividualthatbecomesstressedaboutareportthathasbeenassignedtohimorherwith anunrealisticdeadlineisrelativetotheworkenvironment.Beingabletoremainpoiseand reassuringone'sselfthatthedeadlinecanbemadeare

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Theprecisedefinitionofpersonalityhasbeenapointofdiscussionamongstmanydifferenttheorists withinmanydifferentdisciplinessincethebeginningofcivilization.Personalitycanbedefinedas "thedistinctiveandcharacteristicpatternsofthought,emotion,andbehaviorthatdefinean individual'spersonalstyleandinfluencehisorherinteractionswiththeenvironment"(Atkinson, Atkinson,Smith&Bem,1993:525).Itcanbeproposedthatpersonalitypsychologyhastwo differenttasks"Thefirstinvolvesspecifyingthevariablesonwhichindividualsdifferfromone another.Thesecondinvolvessynthesizingthepsychologicalprocessesofhumanfunctioningintoan integratedaccountofthetotalperson"(Atkinson...showmorecontent...

Oncethevariablesmakingupthefactorshavebeenidentified,someoftheredundantvariablesmay beremoved(Diekhoff,1992).Assuch,alargenumberoftraitsmaybereducedtoanumberof personalityfactorsTheprocedureoffactoranalysiswasasignificantpartofboththedevelopment andcriticismofthefivepersonalityfactortheory,aswellasthetheoriesonwhichitisbased.

AnexperimentconductedbyAllportandOddbert(1936,citedinGoldberg, 1990)wasbasedontheassumptionthatadictionarycontainsalistofeverypossibletraitname.

OddbertandAllporttookeverywordfromadictionarythatrelatedtopersonalitydescriptorsThis listwasthenrevisedtoremovesynonymsandunclearordoubtfulwords.Anotherresearcher, RaymondCattell (1945,citedinAtkinsonetal,1993)furtherrevisedtheAllport–Oddbertlistto171wordsAstudy wasthenconductedbyCattellonagroupofsubjectswhowereaskedtoratepeopletheyknewon the171traits.Theresultswerefactoranalysedand12personalityfactorswerefound.However,4 additionalfactorswerefoundbyanalysingself–ratings.Cattellconcludedthat,intheadulthuman, 16personalityfactorsweredominant.

Eyesenck,(1953,citedinAtkinsonetal,1993)wasanothermajortheoristtousefactoranalysis. Althoughusingthesamebasicapproachas Cattell,Eyesenckusedamorediscriminatoryfactoranalysiswhichresultedinfarlessthan16 factors.

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Describeyourpersonalityusingacolor,animal,oranobjectofyourchoice. IfIhadtodescribemyselfasananimal,Iwouldchooseadog.Surprisingly,Ididn'tjustchoosethis becauseIlikedogsDon'tgetmewrongdogsarefantastic;butIchoseadogbecauseofits characteristics.Everyoneknowsaboutthatlittledogthatbarkslouderthananydogontheblock. Thatdogisme;exceptluckyforyouIdon'tbark,noramIcoveredinhairwithatail.WhatImean tosayis,fromadistanceImightseemintimidating,butonceyoucomecloserandgettoknowme you'llrealizeI'mactuallyateddybear.(metaphoricallyofcourse)Ilovetogreetpeople,whetherit befriendsorfamily,withopenarmsandmakethemfeel...showmorecontent...

Takingadvantageoftheopportunitytoattendcollegeisapriorityinmylife.Furthermore,Iam passionateaboutbeingabletoprovideformyparentswhenI'molder.Ihopetobeableto,oneday, takecareofmyparentshowtheyhaveformeduringthepast16yearsAnotherpassionateconcernI haveisbeingabletohelpothers.ThisisaconcernofminebecauseIwouldlovetobeabletowork forsomethingbiggerthanmyself.Anexampleofthiswouldbetheopportunitytoworktowards curingadiseasewithnoknowncureThesepassionateconcernsarenotallfullyinmycontrol,but throughhardworkIfeelasthoughIcanbringthemclosertoreality.

3.Duringyoursenioryear,discusstheareawithinyourselfthatyouwouldliketoseesomegrowth orimprovement.

Duringmysenioryear,Iwouldliketoseemyselfgrowthroughmycontributionstothecommunity Inthepastandpresent,IhavevolunteeredthroughclubssuchasNationalHonorSocietyandClass Council.Iwouldliketonotonlyvolunteermorethroughschoolclubs,butalsothroughoutside facilities.Makingadifferencehasalwaysbeensomethingthatisimportanttome.Throughadded communityserviceandvolunteerwork,Ihopetobeabletomakealastingchangeinthelocal community

4.Whoisyourhero?Why?

MydadismyheroThroughouthislife,mydadhasprovedhimselftobehardworking,dedicated andselfless.WhenmydadmovedtoAmericaasachild,hehadto

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Aperson'sidentityisshapedbymanydifferentaspects.Family,culture,friends,personalinterests andsurroundingenvironmentsareallfactorsthattendtohelpshapeaperson'sidentity.Some factorsmayhavemoreofaninfluencethanothersandsomemaynothaveanyinfluenceatall.Asa persongrowsupinafamily,theyareinfluencedbymanyaspectsoftheirlife.Familyandculture mayinfluenceaperson'ssenseofresponsibilities,ethicsandmorals,tastesinmusic,humorand sports,andmanyotheraspectsoflife.Friendsandsurroundingenvironmentsmayinfluencea person'stasteinclothing,music,speech,andsocialactivities.Personalinterestsarewhattrulyset individualsapartAnindividualisnotapuppetshowmorecontent Societyhashadalimitedimpactonmylifestyle,mostlybecauseIdespisetrends.Thelargesttrends Idespisearerapandhip–hopandtheclothing,attitudes,andtypeofspeechthatthattypeof'music' isbreeding.Ichosetosteerawayfromthatcrowd,butitmayalsobebecauseIlivemylifeoffof adrenaline.MyhighonlifeistheenergyIhavewhenIgetmybloodpumping,myheartpounding, andmyadrenalineragingMostaspectsofmyindividualityreflectthatverywellIlovehard, aggressivemusic,andalsoguns,butmypassioninlifeisextremesports,whetheritbeonadirt bike,abmxbike,asnowmobile,orasnowboard.IhaveastrongsetofmoralsandethicsthatIhave partlyadoptedfrommyparents,butsomearealsopartlymyown.Mymoralsmostlyconsistof karma(beingkind,caring,helpful,truthful,andconsideratetoothers),notlittering(especiallyin nature),respectingnature,keepingacleanandwelcominghome,successthatismeasuredwith happinessandnotpossessions,andhavingstrongfamilyties.IfeelthatIamverystronglyrounded individualwhoisgoingtogofarinlife.Manypeoplewouldagreewiththat,althoughsomepeople justthinkthatIamanabsolutelycrazypersonwhohasadeathwishandwillnotgoanywherebutto thehospitalorthemorgue.Educationalexperiencesalsotendtoinfluenceaperson'sidentity.Ihave nothadtoomanyeducational

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Therearemultipletraitsthatdescribemeasahuman.Ibelievethattherearethreecertaintraits describeme.Thethreetraitsarebeneficialtomanypeople.Thethreecharactertraitsthatdescribe mearefriendly,trusting,anddetermined.Examplesforfriendlywouldbehowavastamountof kindnessfrommeandhowmypersonacancaninitiateafriendship.Examplesfortrustingwouldbe howunsuspectingIamAbountifulamountofpeoplehaveentrustedmewithkeepingtheirsecrets whichmademepossessthetrait.Thelasttrait,determinedwouldbemymostexcellenttrait. ExamplesfordeterminedwouldbehowIwouldbeputdownmentallyandIwouldpickmyself backupWhateverismygoalIwoulddedicatetoacquirethegoalWith

ThreeTraitsThatDescribeMe
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IMustDescribeMyAttitudeAndBehavior

ThewaythatIwoulddescribemyattitudeandbehaviorwhenrelatingwithpeopleisalrightinmy opinionIbelievethatIdonotcomeoffasbeingrude,asbeingcaring,andsincere.ThewaythatI woulddescribemyselfinstressfulsituationsisthatItendtopanicrightawayinsteadofstopping andthinkingwhatshouldIdotoresolvethisproblem.Insteadofpanickingandstressingoutright awaymaybeIshouldasktheotherpersonwhatIshoulddoorwhattheywoulddoNon–Verbal Behavior:IwoulddescribethemessagesthatmynonverbalbehaviorsendisthatIactvery approachabletoothers,peoplealwaystellmethatIamalwayshappyandsmiling,andthat wheneverpeopleseemeIamalwayssmilingListeningskills:ThewaythatIwoulddescribe myselfwhenlisteningtoothersisfirstIletthemspeaktogettheirwholepointacross.Isometimes interrupt,andIalsoaskquestions,aswellaspaycloseattentiontowhatthepersonissayingbutI alsotendtodoseoffsomewhereelse,andIdogeteasilydistractedbynoises,orotherconversations. Isometimestendtoconnecttomyownexperiencesbut,oftentakethefocusofftheotherperson andgoonandonIwoulddescribemyselfasbeingwarmtopeople,butyoungpeoplemyagefind melessapproachable,becauseofmylackofconfidence.Butolderpeoplechildrenfindmevery approachable,kind,andwarmthatisbecauseIammoreconfidentwiththatagegroup.Somepeople havetoldmethatmyface

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ThePersonalityTraitsofaManagerAmeliaMartinMOD310:IssuesinManagementWeek5 September17,2014Aperson'spersonalitytraitcandefinewhotheyare.Somecantellthesetraits bythewayapersonreactstocertainsituations,personaloronthejob.Apersondeveloptraitsfrom thewaytheywereraisedandtheenvironmentthatsurroundedthem.Everyonecarriessometypeof personalitytrait,butnoonecarriesanythatareidenticalManagershavepersonalitytraitsjustlike everyoneelse.Traitsarelinkedpersonallyandindicatesaperson'scharacter.Noonehasthesame feelingsorthoughts.Soitisvitalformanagertounderstandtheirpersonaltraitsandfigureawayto usetheminmanagementTheseshowmorecontent

Thekeytoopennesstoexperiencewouldbetoseekandgainnewexperiences.Managerswitha highlevelofthistraitaremorecreativeandencourageotherstotrysomethingdifferent.Managers withalowlevelwillthinktwiceabouttakingarisk(McGraw–Hill,2006).Therearemanyother personalitytraitsthatcanalsohaveaneffectonmanagers.Thesetraitsplaysapartofamanager's demeanorandthewayitcoincideswithothersOnetraitmayaffectamanagerdifferentlythan another.Onemaybehigherorlowerthantheother.Managersneedstoknowthatlearningand understandingthedifferenceintheircolleagueswillbethekey(McGraw–Hill,2006).When someonehastheconfidenceinthemselvesandwhattheyarecapableofaccomplishingiscalled self–esteem.Theyhavethenotionthattheycanachieveanytypeofsituations.Theytakeongoals thataremoreontheirlevelManagersshouldhaveveryhighself–esteemsothattheycanacquire thedesiretokeeppushingforwardwhenfacedwithproblematicsituations(McGraw–Hill,2006). Thentherearetheinternallocusandexternallocusofcontrolwhichconcernswhatisgoingon aroundthemInternallocusofcontroltakesownershipoftheirownactionsandlookforpromotions becauseofthem.Theytakethecompanygoalstoheart.Externallocusofcontrolblameothersfor theiractionsbecausetheydonotbelieveinthem.

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AnIndividual'sPersonalityChangeEssay

Overtheyears,therehasbeenadebateoverwhetherornotpersonalitycanbechanged.Growing older,experiencinglife,andseekingpersonalitychangeareallfactorsthatplayapartinthischange. Throughoutanindividual'slife,theyareconstantlystrengtheningandweakeningcertaintraits, whethertheywanttoornot.Inthecontentsofthispaper,personalitychangeisdiscussed,showing thatitispossibleforanindividualtochangetheirpersonalityCananIndividual'sPersonality Change?Sometimesitseemsunfairthatindividual'sareassignedcertainpersonalitytraitswithout thewantofthosetraits.Anindividualmightwanttobeanintrovertwantingtobeanextrovert,a procrastinatorwantingtobeproductive,oranyotherpersonalitytraitthattheywanttotradefor another.Isitpossibletochangeanindividual'spersonalityoraretheystuckwiththesame personalitytheirwholelife?Anindividual'spersonalitycanchangebecauseofaging,majorlife events,andsimplythedesiretochangeone'spersonality.AgingMostofthetime,apersoncan changetheirpersonalityunintentionallythroughsimplygrowingolder.Throughaging,sometraits willstrengthenandsometraitswillweakenForinstance,whenstartingtoworkatanewjob,an individualwillhavetolearntodevelopnewskills,whichcanchangetheirpersonality.Accordingto theBig–Fivetheory,personalityisdescribedbyopenness,conscientiousness,extroversion, agreeableness,and

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3AdjectivesToDescribeYourself

Listthreeadjectivesthatdescribehowyouseeyourself.Giveexamplestoexplainwhyyouchose theseadjectives.ThreeadjectivesthatIwouldusetodescribemyselfarethoughtful,passionate,and strong–willed.IchosethoughtfulbecauseIthinkthatwhenIaminasituation,Iamnotpassing throughit,ontothenextthingwithoutthinking.Iam,inmanycases,criticallythinkingand analyzingwhatishappeningaroundmeIamoftenverycritical,whichcanbebeneficial,butin mostcases,somewhathindersme.However,Ibelievethatinasituation,Iprocesswhatisoccurring aroundmeandcontemplateandanalyze.Forexample,onafamilytriptoSicily,weattendedmany localchurches,someofthemostbeautifulIhaveeverseen,

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UnderstandingPersonality

Introduction

ThisessayisaconciseguidetotheunderstandingofpersonalityintermsofTheories,structureand testing,lookingatTrait,situationandinteractionaltheoriesinparticular.Everyindividualhasa uniquepersonality,whichisknownastheirpsychologicalmakeup.Thisisknownastherelatively stable,psychologicalstructuresthatshapeaperson'sactionsinaspecificenvironment(Gill,1986) Thisessaywilllookattheestablishedtheoreticalpsychologicalunderstandofpersonalities. Wheredidsportspsychologybegin?Sportpsychologybeganinthe1890sthankstothe psychologistNormanTriplett,whowasakeencyclist,heaskedthequestion,"Whydocyclists sometimesridefasterwhentheyraceingroupsorpairs...showmorecontent...

Thisfirstpartlooksintohowthesetwoconflictwiththesuperegowhichcanbeplacedapartofthe consciouspersonality.Thesecondpartfocusesonthepersonasawholeinsteadoflabelling individualtraits.Thisapproachisverycomplexandisconstantlyadaptingtothechangesof confliction(Weinberg&Gould,2011)

TheTraitApproachsuggeststhereareunitsofpersonalitywhichhavetraits.Inthisapproach psychologistsbelievethatthecausesofbehaviouroriginatewithinapersonandthatenvironmental andsituationalfactorsareminimalintheoutcomeofanevent.(Weinberg&Gould,2011)This assumesthatoncewehaveidentifiedaspecifictrait,thatwecanthenpredictcertainbehaviourina givensituation(Gill,1986)Thistheorydoesnotmeanthatanaggressiveathletewillbeaggressive ineverycompetition;itjustmeansthattheathleteislikelytobeaggressive.(Weinberg&Gould, 2011)Nearlyallpsychologistsbehindthesetheoriesagreeonthe"bigfive"modelwithits5labels ofPersonalitytraits/characteristicsTheseincludeExtraversion,opennesstoexperience, agreeableness,neuroticismandconscientiousness.(Gill,1986)"Ihavelearnedthatmuchofour researchontraitsisoverweightedwithmethodologicalpreoccupation;andthatwehavetoofew restraintsholdingustothestructureoflifeasitislived."(Allport,1966,p.8)

Thesituationalapproachsuggeststhatbehaviourisduetothesituationandenvironment.

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EssayonMeMyselfandPersonalityTraits

MeMyselfandPersonalityTraitsWhenaskedtodescribemyselfIneverknowwhattosay,butI shouldknowmyselfthebest,right?Iliketolookatmyselfasagenuine,thoughtfulyounglady.I'm ahardworker;Ibelievenothingiseverhandedtoyousoyouhavetogogetit.Iworkedhardtoget tothispointofmylifeandworkingevenhardertogettothesuccessfulandgraduatepartofmylife. IcaremoreforsomeothersthanIdomyselfbutIhaveahugenonchalantattitudeIdon'treally showangerorsadnessmuchIalwayssmilebecauseI'moptimisticaboutlife.Ilookatlifeasif somethingbadcomesalong,noneedtodwellonityoucan'ttakeitbacksojustmove–onand improvewhatyoudidwrongifit'spossibleshowmorecontent Iwastaughttobecaringandthoughtful;Iwasn'ttaughtanythingelsefromanyoneotherthannotto trustpeople.I'mtheoddballofmyfamilybecauseIamnothinglikeanyone.IcansayIwasalso taughttobelieveinmyselfandneverdownmyselfbecauseIcanaccomplishanything.Thatis shownthroughmydeterminationandhardworkbecauseifIdidn'tbelieveinmyselfIwouldn'ttry ashardLastbutnotall,Humanisticapproachsumsupmypersonalityalittlemorethan psychodynamicdoesbecauseitinvolvesnaturevs.nurtureandthatkindofsumsitupjustsaying that.EnvironmentandHeredityiskindofthemainreasonsofmyattitudesandactions.Inthe article,Time–LimitedPsychodynamicPsychotherapy,Briggsconductsdifferentformsof psychotherapytechniquestoprovewhetherthingsinanadolescent'slifeeffectdifferentadolescents differentlyHisstudywasasuccessandprovedthatmanyadolescentshavedifferentinterpretations onthesameissue.Hereadthemoffdifferentproblemsandwantedtoseehowtheywouldinterpret them.Heusedchildrenintheagegroupsof12–17anditworkedout.Ithinkthatthedifferent approachescanbebroughttogetherinsomecircumstancesbutinmycaseitdoesn'tMypersonality makesmoresensecomingfromthehumanisticapproach.Briggs,Stephen(2010).Time–Limited PsychodynamicPsychotherapyforAdolescentsandYoungAdults.JournalofSocialWork

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