Compare And Contrast My Mother

For the Test, I decided to compare myself to my mother. My mother has been a huge part of my life, and is someone I admire and look up too. By completing this test, I wanted to see how similar or different our personalities were. However, before starting the test, I knew that my mother and I had some similar interests and qualities, yet very different personalities. After taking the (BFT) I was surprised by the results to see how similar my personalities was to my mothers. By using this test it gave me a much clearer understanding of how it factored our results. It also put into perspective how similar my mother and I actually are in terms of personality. For openness to experience, the results showed that, my mother and I both received …show more content…
I happen to be the middle child, although I enjoy new experiences, they are mainly experiences my older siblings have talked about and their view on them, which results in me wanting to experience it aswell. For conscientiousness my mother and I also received similar results, well organized and can be relied on. I believe that is a quality I have learned and gained from my mother because she religiously explained how important it is to be organized with your back pack, room, and how it will make life much easier. As for extraversion, my mother and I received different results. My mother was very high on the spectrum while mine was very low, which stated I would shy away from social occasions. For agreeableness, we received similar score on being supportive and courteous individuals. Lastly, for neuroticism, I received a score of generally relaxed while my mother recieved a result of staying calm even in intense …show more content…
By using The Big Five and Maslow 's Hierarchy of needs, I am able to support students by using these theories as a foundation when working with students whose needs have not, or are not being met. I can use this foundation when I see a student who is struggling in class possibly without a jacket in weather which requires a jacket. Ther information can gain from Maslow 's theory is if a student does not feel safe at their house, or if a student is caught stealing other kids food at school. This might question if they are lacking that at home which can result to not being feeling safe and that need not being met. Students can not move towards self actualization if their need has not been met, which results in not being able to move to the next need because they will always try to fulfill the need they lack. The (BFT) can also provide me with a foundation by using OCEAN, I can use it to get a feel of students personalities and to get to build our relationship a lot more. It is crucial to build a counseling relationship. The better the relationship with the student the more the student will feel comfortable and want to open up to the