my true potential would shine. As a teenager, I rolled my eyes and allowed the commentary to roll off my back. “Half-ass”, “lazy”, “procrastinator”, were all words thrown in my direction by my mother growing up, comparing me to my biological father whom I had yet to meet, so I had zero reference. Over the years, it became obvious to me that no matter what I tried, I wouldn’t satisfy her need for me to go all the way- either professionally or personally. It wasn’t until our relationship became estranged…
our personality. A personality is a pattern of approximately permanent traits and individual characteristics that are both consistent and are individual to a person’s behavior (Fiest, 2014). A paradox is any statement or proposition that is self-contradictory, but expresses a possible truth (Merriam, 2016). Each and every one of us has a personality that is unique to ourselves. Our personality affects every aspect of our lives. Including our behavioral and mental process. Various personality theorists…
“A study designed to determine what relationship, if any, exists between personality and sales success. “ Personality and Sales Success were carried on with a group of 75 salespeople from a large department store. Brief summary of the findings follows”. (Arthur F. Dodge). 1. A low positive correlation (+6=.16) was indicated between social dominance and sales success. 2. This correlation is much too low to be of value in differentiating between good and poor salespeople. 3. None of the other Bernreuter…
Facial Physiognomy: Relationship Between Physical Characteristics And Personality One’s personality and characteristics both come through nurture and nature; it is both innate and shaped by the society and everyday interactions. Due to the fact that it is innate and biological, it is possible to think that other innate characteristics can predict personality. For example, one’s physical characteristics might be a factor that determines his personality. Physiognomy, as Britannica Encyclopedia defines…
Correlation not Causation: The Relationship between Personality Traits and Political Ideologies This article seeks to establish that a correlation exists between personality traits of humans and the political ideologies that they hold. This is a political science issue that analyzes the extent to which the two aspects are correlated, and more specifically, the effect of personality traits on political ideologies. Causation is hinged on the assumption that the personality of an individual motivates…
desired organizational outcomes. For example, personality, employee health, and employee engagement are a few antecedents that are fundamental for organizations to explore in order to promote job performance and positive organizational outcomes. One antecedent that is frequently researched is employees’ personality. Joyce Hogan and Brent Holland (2003) explored how using socioanalytical theory can be used to evaluate the relationship between personality and job performance. Their study showed support…
to analyze the relationship between game narrative, personality and immersion. He used the questionnaire method to analyze the relationship. He gathered 630 respondents by sending personal emails to disseminate the survey. The emails contained the website link, where the respondents could access the questionnaire. The survey had three sections that measured personality, past game experience and recent game experience. The NEO Five Factory Inventory was used to measure the personality of the respondents…
psychological evidence concerning the relationship between personality, stress and disease. Many psychologists believe that stress is a common cause of many illnesses, both physically and psychologically. So how does a person’s personality contribute to their levels of stress and thus make them a target for stress related illnesses such as coronary heart disease? This essay aims to look at definitions for stress and personality and see how the relationship between these can produce disease in the human…
The relationship between personality and health spans multiple levels, and different models have addressed different aspects of this relationship. So far, most of the models available provide useful information to understand the effects of personality and stress on health. Below, I will discuss the models from personality psychology that could be used to integrate the effects of personality and stress on health outcomes. The transactional stress moderation model (TSMM) states that personality influences…
Personality Impact Daniel Buress MGT/312 October 6th, 2014 Tina Emrich Personality Impact Very rarely so we take stock in our own well-being in the workplace and even less time is spent on determining if our personalities fit within the expected model of behavior that is expected at the organization for which we are part of. Occasionally it is good to sit back and look at oneself and determine what your personality traits are and if they coincide with your goals. According…