1. The factors that influenced my emotional development were temperament, unconscious influences, transactional analysis, cultural intelligence, and mindfulness. My temperament was molded by my strict upbringing. My father was strict and no nonsense and I have became like him in ways. My relationship with my father wasn't the best growing up, so I believe that has affected my relationships with males in my life who even somewhat resemble my father. I don't communicate well with an aggressive male and I have at times shut down communication with them because of the unconscious influence my past relationship with my father had on me. A transactional analysis scenario I experience is when I'm mowing my lawn. My father was a perfectionist and
