To begin this case study, I will begin with describing my personal background. I am eighteen years old, and I 'm male. I am unemployed and a full time student at Thomas Nelson. I have no history of drug or alcohol use, but my family tends to be moderate smokers and drinkers. My parents are divorced, I live with my mother while my father lives overseas in Bahrain. Regarding my social relationships, I am on good terms with my family and have a few good friends. My goals in life are to achieve a successful lifestyle as well as start a career as a computer programmer. Some of my skills are coding, studying, drawing, and analytical thinking. One of my major weaknesses is time management. I tend to procrastinate on larger tasks and put them off
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People with low neuroticism have emotional stability, and are able to handle these emotions better than neurotics. In neuroticism, I rate myself as a 2.
I tend to have a cool composure, and rarely display these kinds of emotions and feelings around others. Although i do experience these emotions from time to time, they don 't have a noticeable impact on my daily life.
Although it can range from person to person, I believe that a personality can adapt and change throughout a person’s lifetime. In my case, I feel my openness to experience has developed since i have grown older. When I was young, I would always order the same things in a restaurant, in fear of ordering something that i wouldn 't like. But now, I like to order dishes that i’ve never tried before, in hopes of finding something I might try again. In addition, I feel that my Agreeableness has gone down in age as well. I used to very gullible and optimistic, and tried to be on good terms with everyone. But now, I am more cynical, and I care less what others think about me compared to when I was younger. I was always unorganized as a child, but now that i 've grown up, I feel less conscientious than before. I threw quite a few tantrums as a child, so i was quite neurotic back then. Of course now, I’m more composed and stable. I’ve always been introverted, and i feel that that trait will …show more content…
People can have similar personality traits as their parents but the way they were raised also plays a part. I am introverted and quiet like my father, compared to my mother who is extroverted and talkative. I was also raised as a single child in a neighborhood. I believe both of these factors led to me being an introverted person. Both of my parents are slightly laid back, similar to me. They were also not strict when raising me, and I was assigned few chores. Once again, both of these factors contributed to me having a low conscientious personality. Genetics are important to personality because not only are some traits directly inherited, but children tend to model how their parents act, which includes their personality. Similarly, If a child was raised with strict rules and punishments, then they may form a strict, conscientious personality in response. I believe that genes and how you were raised have an equal effect on your
People with low neuroticism have emotional stability, and are able to handle these emotions better than neurotics. In neuroticism, I rate myself as a 2.
I tend to have a cool composure, and rarely display these kinds of emotions and feelings around others. Although i do experience these emotions from time to time, they don 't have a noticeable impact on my daily life.
Although it can range from person to person, I believe that a personality can adapt and change throughout a person’s lifetime. In my case, I feel my openness to experience has developed since i have grown older. When I was young, I would always order the same things in a restaurant, in fear of ordering something that i wouldn 't like. But now, I like to order dishes that i’ve never tried before, in hopes of finding something I might try again. In addition, I feel that my Agreeableness has gone down in age as well. I used to very gullible and optimistic, and tried to be on good terms with everyone. But now, I am more cynical, and I care less what others think about me compared to when I was younger. I was always unorganized as a child, but now that i 've grown up, I feel less conscientious than before. I threw quite a few tantrums as a child, so i was quite neurotic back then. Of course now, I’m more composed and stable. I’ve always been introverted, and i feel that that trait will …show more content…
People can have similar personality traits as their parents but the way they were raised also plays a part. I am introverted and quiet like my father, compared to my mother who is extroverted and talkative. I was also raised as a single child in a neighborhood. I believe both of these factors led to me being an introverted person. Both of my parents are slightly laid back, similar to me. They were also not strict when raising me, and I was assigned few chores. Once again, both of these factors contributed to me having a low conscientious personality. Genetics are important to personality because not only are some traits directly inherited, but children tend to model how their parents act, which includes their personality. Similarly, If a child was raised with strict rules and punishments, then they may form a strict, conscientious personality in response. I believe that genes and how you were raised have an equal effect on your