PERSONALITY Psychologists define personality as the reasonably stable patterns of emotions, motives, and behavior that distinguish on person from another. (Rathus, 2014) There are some theory perspectives on personality that give pause to the depth of each personality type. For instance, there are several theories of the psychodynamic perspective. This is also known as psychoanalytic theory. According to the work of Sigmund Freud, the psychodynamic perspective emphasizes unconscious…
What influences someone’s identity? Mental abilities, religious beliefs, and family are just a few examples of how people’s identity could be influenced. Different people are influenced by different things, and family is one of the most prominent contributors. The absence of family can negatively influence an individual’s identity. In the book Anthem, the main character Equality 7-2521 never had a family. He lived in such a society where mankind was taught to be alike, that everyone was his…
Many people have a variety of talents, interests, and an identity that makes them unique. My grandfather once told me, “You are what you want to become, do not let anyone change your way of being.” What he meant was that I should not let anyone change me for who I am not. One of my interests is Medicine, since I want to become an OB/GYN when I graduate. Some of my identities are that I am organized, creative, and a fast learner; people can totally tell. Some of my talents are multitasking, play…
Personality disorder is associated with personality traits of a person. Personality has been viewed as constant and rather unchanging especially by the Western cultures. The expression of personality traits in researches has been proven not to change even after long periods of time. People tend to view old friends the same way they did decades ago. The people always think that there are no changes that have occurred to a person especially in terms of character. Personality disorder is considered…
Clothing helps define people. What people wear can help express their characteristics. When a government takes away people's right to express themselves by requiring them to wear fundamentalist clothing, like in the graphic novel, Persepolis, it forces people into conformity and tears away individuality as a standard in people's mind. Once civilians are forced to wear specific clothing, the government can force citizens to do anything because people will often assimilate to society’s standards,…
I’ve been asked to describe myself. I always replied with the answers I assumed were “right” and “impressive”, words such as, outgoing, and intelligent, but those words don’t describe me. Words don’t describe me, actions do. You learn more about a person by observing how they act and what they participate in than they could ever try to explain. I was always the kid in class who finished all her work and excelled on all the tests. I was eventually labeled the nerd but I enjoyed being smart. I…
You see, the memories we have are the foundation, the wisdom we acquire makes up the house, and our passions give the house character. Likewise, you can never stop improving a house, just as you are never really finished reinventing yourself as a person either. Thus, the affair that helped me “build my house,” and construct my identity, was when I witnessed my father’s journey through entailing a major heart surgery. It was November 21, 2012, I was twelve years old, and my mother and I had…
Heroes are people who stand for what they believe in. A hero is someone who is selfless, thinks of others before themselves, and had made a significant impact in history. These individuals perform extraordinary deeds, and make sacrifices for others. Most heroes believe that the world can always change for the better. Welles Crowther saved many people in an extraordinary act of heroism. Welles saved and affected a great many people in an extraordinary act of heroism. He was born May 17, 1977…
The journey of the perception of an individual’s identity originates from birth and may perpetuate to assume multifarious dimensions over the course of a lifetime. While some dimensions of their identity are predetermined depending on the biological characteristics, sexual orientation, country of birth, race, ethnicity, religion and historic period they are born into; other dimensions are acquired through travel, migration or global changes. The identity of an individual vastly varies even…
Everyone lives their life differently. Some people go through things that others will never have to. Everyone comes to the point in life where they have to choose their path. And their decisions are based off of many different variables. Even though everyone's life is different, we all experience one common thing, stress. No matter who you are, or where you live, stress is something that always plays a part. And it can affect a lot of aspects in life. But do people realize it affects their bodys…