The Locus Of Control In My Life

Locus of control is the extent to which people feel that they have control over events that influence their lives. A locus of control is a belief about whether the outcomes of our actions hinge on what we do or on events outside our control. If you believe you have control over what happens in your life, then that is referred to as internal locus of control. If you feel you have no control over what happens in your life, then you have what is known as external locus of control. On my locus of control Self-Assessment my rate was more internal. My point total was thirty-four. Examples of locus of control in my life might be knowing when I start something I am determine to finish. I work hard to get the things I want. My major accomplishments …show more content…
Being the one person in a room and having all the attention focus on you all the time would be an extroversion. The opposite of extroversion is introvert where a person is not wanting to be the center of attention and keeping to them self not willing to be in or around large groups of people. On the continuum I scored a 24 that places me on the high side of the scale. I am very private person. I don’t see me wanting to be the center of attention. I have learned to be reserved from my military experience’s. You don’t know how someone feels about the things you talk about and might trigger an argument and I don’t like confrontation. The next trait we have on the big five is agreeableness. Agreeableness is a trait that is perceived as a kind, cooperative, considerate person. Being able to trust in others is on the high end of agreeableness. The other side of agreeableness there is low agreeableness where a person is not as willing to trust others be argumentative they are competitive and challenging. On the agreeableness I scored a 41 that’s on the high end. I am very agreeable person I don’t like argument and like to see when someone has a good idea they go with it. I have supported people in these cases and like to see their spark or happiness show. I will not agree when the idea in my opinion is not good and will danger someone. A disadvantage for me is that I tend to be too trusting to some people because I tend to interpret their intentions wrong. Openness is another of the big five traits. This trait on the high end a person would be well diverse in many things from art, to unusual ideas, a great deal of curiosity. With this trait on the low end are considered close minded not open to new ideas. I scored a 32 n openness which puts me medium to high on the continuum. I have learned to be very curious and using adaptation to just about