As of right now I am in my early thirties. I have had three decades of life experience, and though that may not be very much time considering I learn many new things every day that contribute to my growth, but there certain personality traits that I have exhibited since childhood.
I was born in Pennsylvania and lived here until I was seven years old, during this time in my life my mother and I were in a very abusive relationship with my adoptive father. He was an extreme alcoholic and drug addict, who was also very good at manipulation. We had to leave in the middle of the night to escape him, and we traveled to Connecticut to live with my maternal Grandmother. She was not a very nice women at the time we moved in with her, only two of her …show more content…
I always tried to find the good in people, this is something that I struggled with growing up, I tend to give people many chances, and forgive people easily. I think this is why I tend to gravitate towards the humanistic theorist because I think most people tend to be good. Agreeableness is defined as “Agreeableness is a personality trait manifesting itself in individual behavioral characteristics that are perceived as kind, sympathetic, cooperative, warm and considerate. In contemporary personality psychology, agreeableness is one of the five major dimensions of personality structure, reflecting the individual difference in cooperation and social harmony. People who score high on this dimension tend to believe that most people are honest, decent, and trustworthy” (Costa,2010). This tends …show more content…
I tend to be more open to new things, and creativity. I have always like learning new things, and while in a school setting I may have been more hesitant, I always loved learning about other cultures, art, religions, and life experiences. I learned sign language, at a young age to communicate with the people my mom worked for. I then learned more when I began skateboarding, and I made friends with a couple guys who were deaf. I still tend to do this I will read a book on a subject, and I will need research more on the subject to make sure I can properly discuss it. Openness is defined by Costa and McRae as “Openness has moderate positive relationships with creativity, intelligence, and knowledge. Openness is related to the psychological trait of absorption, and like absorption has a modest relationship to individual differences in hypnotic susceptibility” (Costa,2010). I normally do not judge anyone and try to be accepting to everyone. I also love to learn about many people, I love how we are all so different, and nothing makes me happier than being exposed to a new culture or way of
I was born in Pennsylvania and lived here until I was seven years old, during this time in my life my mother and I were in a very abusive relationship with my adoptive father. He was an extreme alcoholic and drug addict, who was also very good at manipulation. We had to leave in the middle of the night to escape him, and we traveled to Connecticut to live with my maternal Grandmother. She was not a very nice women at the time we moved in with her, only two of her …show more content…
I always tried to find the good in people, this is something that I struggled with growing up, I tend to give people many chances, and forgive people easily. I think this is why I tend to gravitate towards the humanistic theorist because I think most people tend to be good. Agreeableness is defined as “Agreeableness is a personality trait manifesting itself in individual behavioral characteristics that are perceived as kind, sympathetic, cooperative, warm and considerate. In contemporary personality psychology, agreeableness is one of the five major dimensions of personality structure, reflecting the individual difference in cooperation and social harmony. People who score high on this dimension tend to believe that most people are honest, decent, and trustworthy” (Costa,2010). This tends …show more content…
I tend to be more open to new things, and creativity. I have always like learning new things, and while in a school setting I may have been more hesitant, I always loved learning about other cultures, art, religions, and life experiences. I learned sign language, at a young age to communicate with the people my mom worked for. I then learned more when I began skateboarding, and I made friends with a couple guys who were deaf. I still tend to do this I will read a book on a subject, and I will need research more on the subject to make sure I can properly discuss it. Openness is defined by Costa and McRae as “Openness has moderate positive relationships with creativity, intelligence, and knowledge. Openness is related to the psychological trait of absorption, and like absorption has a modest relationship to individual differences in hypnotic susceptibility” (Costa,2010). I normally do not judge anyone and try to be accepting to everyone. I also love to learn about many people, I love how we are all so different, and nothing makes me happier than being exposed to a new culture or way of