Personality

In this paper I will be outlining my theory of human personality. I will explore the dimensions of my concept of humanity, human motivation, personality development, and pathological behavior, concluding with my vision of an ideal world. Concept of Humanity On the dimension of determinism vs. free choice, I take a limited freedom position. I agree with Allport’s claim (Feist, Feist, & Roberts, 2013) that we have the ability to make conscious choices in the present as we act in and react to our…

Personality, which is the sum of all the characteristics of an individual that make him distinctive, determines in which ways he or she adjusts to the environment around. Both heredity and environment have influence on the formation of personality, with greater weight on the genetic side according to some conducted researches. Personality is who we are, it arises within us and closely influences our relationships, thoughts, feelings and the causes of our actions. If a person demonstrates some…

Psychoanalysis, Humanism, and Trait Personality are all theories of personality that we possess. Psychoanalysis is defined as someone investigating the interaction of the conscious and unconscious mind and bringing repressed fears and conflicts into the conscious mind. Alfonso’s personality is influenced by psychoanalysis. Humanism is the study of a whole person which includes their uniqueness, creativity, and their values. Alfonso’s personality is possessed by humanism because of the lack of…

This paper will disclose my personality assessment scores define by Pearson Education, as well as insights gained from our textbook, Type Talk at Work and The Gospel and Personal Reflections. With the results from the assessment test I will relate the different personality categories to how I operate in the organization, how I relate to others in the organization and life in the organization. Each of these categories will reveal scores that will signify high or low ability, consequently…

illustrates symptoms of a patient with borderline personality disorder in a family practice setting. Major characteristics of borderline personality disorder include severe mood instability, fear of abandonment, chronic boredom, self-injury, unstable interpersonal relationships, "splitting," identity instability and borderline rage. Early diagnosis may help…

The Myers-Briggs type and the Five Factor test of personality are to help gain a better understanding of my own personality, the five-factor personality test of the human characteristics and explain each of results in a different category and they are Extraversion, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, and Openness. The Myers-Briggs test breaks down into four parts like the letters ISFP. First, When I took the big Five Personality test results came up to Average or Low. Between those two results, it…

Upon taking the Myers-Briggs personality assessment, I identified with the ISTJ group. ISTJ personality group is also known as “THE INSPECTOR”. You may be asking, what does ISTJ mean? Well ISTJ personality category stands for Introverted, Sensing, Thinking, and Judging. People like me that relate to ISTJ’s category are known to be stubborn, insensitive, strong willed, honest, and responsible. My “ISTJ” communication style is very simple. I am very direct and straightforward. I like for things…

Two Personality Strengths Two personality dimensions I consider to be strengths are conscientious and extraversion. Conscientious is a personality dimension described as having the following characteristics “dependable, reasonable, achievement oriented, and persistent” (Kinicki & Fugate, 2015, p. 81). The personality dimension extraversion is made up of the characteristics of “outgoing, talkative, sociable, assertive” (Kinicki & Fugate, 2015, p. 81). Having these characteristics of the two…

many personality theories that can be related to the film Divergent. Two of which are Alfred Alder’s theory of individual psychology, looking specifically at striving for superiority and Gordon Allport’s trait theory. Personality is the “organization of a person’s character, temperament, intellect, and physique, which determines his unique adjustment to the environment” (Eysenck, 1970). These two theories examine how personality develops and features of an individual or group’s personality.…

The Trait Approach Another common way to study personality is through the lens of the trait approach. The trait approach focuses on the measurement of individual differences of both personality and behavior within each person (Funder, 2013). This approach attempts to assess how people differ, and how each individual is unique. To measure this, researchers often use personality assessments in order to understand what traits are common within a person, and how those traits, or absence of such…