In a parallel universe, there is a world very similar to our own, in which space aliens who are the physical embodiments of gemstones that came to earth in order to create a new colony. As these aliens started their reign, a rebellion started forming, named the Crystal Gems, in order to stop the Homeworld gems from taking over the Earth. Fast forwards five thousand years and we are left with only four remaining crystal gems, one of which is a human gem hybrid. This is the basic premise of the Cartoon Network show, Steven Universe. In many ways, this show is innovating in depicting different psychological and social aspects of life while also creating a space for some progressive and not so heteronormative issues. All this provides and interesting
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Neuroticism, of commonly known as emotional stability/instability, refers to an individual 's ability to cope with everyday stresses (Larsen & Buss, 2014). In other words, it is how affected that individual may get for any given surprise or unexpected event. It is not too farfetched to suggest that Steven exhibits an average level of neuroticism. All of his previous traits makes him both able to be emotionally stable, but also quite susceptible to the consequences of his inexperience and things not going as he expects. For example, whenever Steven is faced with a difficult problem during a mission, where he alone most solve it on his own, Steven becomes easily frazzled and unsure of what to do next. Although this might seem like something that would put him on the higher scale of neuroticism, Steven does have some emotional control, and this is further amplified/stabilized when he feels support from those around …show more content…
The need for intimacy is considered the preference for close, warm, communication with others. (Larsen & Buss, 2014) In this regard, we see that Steven has a high need for intimacy, constantly trying to cultivate a deep and unique relationship with everyone around him. In fact, that is what makes Steven who he is. A fun caring guy that tries to make sure that he is in good terms with his whole community. Even with those who aren 't always the most caring or deserving people to try to befriend, Steven will go out of his way to make things as right as he can with
Neuroticism, of commonly known as emotional stability/instability, refers to an individual 's ability to cope with everyday stresses (Larsen & Buss, 2014). In other words, it is how affected that individual may get for any given surprise or unexpected event. It is not too farfetched to suggest that Steven exhibits an average level of neuroticism. All of his previous traits makes him both able to be emotionally stable, but also quite susceptible to the consequences of his inexperience and things not going as he expects. For example, whenever Steven is faced with a difficult problem during a mission, where he alone most solve it on his own, Steven becomes easily frazzled and unsure of what to do next. Although this might seem like something that would put him on the higher scale of neuroticism, Steven does have some emotional control, and this is further amplified/stabilized when he feels support from those around …show more content…
The need for intimacy is considered the preference for close, warm, communication with others. (Larsen & Buss, 2014) In this regard, we see that Steven has a high need for intimacy, constantly trying to cultivate a deep and unique relationship with everyone around him. In fact, that is what makes Steven who he is. A fun caring guy that tries to make sure that he is in good terms with his whole community. Even with those who aren 't always the most caring or deserving people to try to befriend, Steven will go out of his way to make things as right as he can with