Essays on Personality

There are several theories that can be used to explain the antisocial behavior that shows the progression from juvenile to adult criminality. The subject can be said to be in connection to deviance, juvenile deviance, as well as criminal deviance. Deviance refers to certain behaviors that are contrary to social expectations or standards of conduct of a given society or a group. Juvenile deviance, on the other hand, refers to the antisocial behavior shown by the youths. These include the violation of juvenile laws as well as delinquent actions affecting the society and criminal acts. Lastly, criminal deviance can be explained ...

The article puts across the concept of ‘Birth Orders’ in a very clear and lucid manner.

Birth order forms an important part of one’s personality and many behavioral traits of a person are based upon his/her birth order in the family. This argument forms the gist of the article and sufficiently explains what the author has to say. Apart from the person’s personal personality traits, Birth order also drives the attitude of other family members towards the person. Author elaborates on the point by stating how the eldest child is often regarded as the most capable and responsible, while the youngest are the most care free with an ...

Narcissistic Personality Disorder, like other personality disorders, is a mental health condition in which people have behaviors and traits that are distressing to themselves and others; the disorder interferes with other areas of their lives such as school, work, and relationships. Narcissistic Personality Disorder specifically is more than just self-love. The name of the disorder comes from the Greek myth about Narcissus, in which the young man Narcissus sees his reflection in a pool of water and falls in love with it to the point that he cannot tear his gaze away; he wastes away and dies. Although this is not ...

This issue focuses on research done in the area of personality disorders, giving special attention on adolescents. The article portrays a snapshot review of current research in both adult and adolescent personality disorders. This paper identifies the nature of personality disorders (PDs) in both adults and adolescents. The method of treating personality disorders in adolescents is addressed. Methods such as emotional training, cognitive analytic therapy and mentalization are suggested. However, due to the lack of sufficient studies of adolescent PDs, this area of concern is left for further studies and analysis. The collections of articles in this issue point out ...

Abstract

Large multinational corporations in the contemporary business environment have a strong focus on leadership as the external environment places pressure on sustainability of their business models, based solely on the downstream advantages. With the growing complexity of the business, HRM became a paramount strategic element of the organizations, where leadership development and retention build on the core of business competitiveness. Many companies in the modern environment recognize the role of human capital in building productive and efficient internal environment and creating rare and inimitable assets. At the same time, there are numerous barriers that can be seen in the contemporary ...

In their article “Congruence Reconsidered”, Keith Tudor and Mike Worrall reconsider the elements of congruence, as described by Rogers, and its importance in therapeutic personality change compared to the other core conditions. According to the authors, congruence is the main primary quality of a counselor that makes therapy effective. Congruence as authenticity consists of four elements: self-awareness, self-awareness in action, communication and appropriateness. All other conditions including psychological contact, the state of client, unconditional positive regard, empathic understanding, the client’s perception and presence will not suffice without the central condition, which is congruence.

In his article “The Necessary ...

Organizational structure refers to the typical hierarchical arrangement of authority lines, rights and duties of the organization, communications operations of the organization. It is used to determine the assigning, controlling and coordinating of powers, roles and responsibilities and the flow of information among the various levels of management within the organization. The structures of organizations are, therefore, used in accomplishing the set goals and objective of organizations. Due to these varied roles, there are various types of organizational structures. The main categories are Divisional, Line and Staff organizational structure, Functional and Matrix structure (Miles & Snow, 2003).

Divisional organizational ...

The biological study of criminal behavior is known as bio criminology. The theories suggest that a person deviate from the social norms and moral values due to his/her biological makeup. The biological interpretation of crime originated from the Italian school of criminology. It was advanced in the nineteenth century. A medical criminologist called Cesare Lombroso did a research and proved that crime comes from biological traits that are in some human beings. The theories originated in the year 1810 (Ferrell & Hayward, 2011).The biological theories of crime include: Lombroso’s Theory-This was advanced by an Italian criminologist in 1880s. He ...

Every child’s life starts with a first teacher. The result of education and upbringing of kindergarten students depends on three factors: who is teaching, who is being taught and how is this process organized. A huge role in education certainly belongs to the teacher himself, his personality and skills. I do understand that this is one of the difficult and responsible professions, especially when it comes to kindergarten. There are a lot of books and articles written about the greatness and of pedagogical work and its’ difficulties. A good teacher must form his strategy of ...

With the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960’s and those not afraid to speak out against the unjust, such as Martin Luther King Jr., the fight against racism and segregation has made great leaps into the more accepting and integrated society we now enjoy. Government has worked tirelessly in promoting new legislation to ensure equal rights for all who live in America. All citizens now have the opportunity to vote, giving them power in their country’s government. The recent election of our first African American president goes a long way in demonstrating just how much more excepting America ...

Various organizations have found that expanding the differences of their workforce pays off in enhanced execution, more content clients, and more fulfilled representatives. For example; some employees grasp change in organization and others are frightful of it; a few employees are able to adapt new tasks more viable than others; a few workers will be gainful just under keen observation. Successful management at workplace obliges that individual differences must be perceived, and taken into consideration while managing job placements and organizational behavior (Douglas & Martinko, 2001).

Inherited Differences, Capacity, and Abilities, recognition, identity, and disposition, are the factors ...

Theories on personality have been variously described by psychologists. Different psychologists have proposed different theories that attempt to explain and identify the origins of personality. These theories of personality include the psychodynamic theory, humanistic model, five-factor model and the social-cognitive theory. Sigmund Freud coined the famous psychodynamics theory in relation to his psychoanalytical approach. The psychodynamics theory focuses on the interrelationship of different parts of humanity. These includes the mind, personal character, personality, or psyche in relation to the mental, motivational drives or emotional forces particularly at the unconscious level (Frick 8). The theory studies the psychological forces that ...

In life, it is not always easy to identify oneself with a particular quality or features. Despite this fact, it is easier to count on oneself than counting on the other. This is contrary to the fact that knowing yourself is one of the toughest things in this society. However, despite the difficulty in characterizing myself, I have been able to identify pertinent features that have made me who I am. Wait a minute!! These features not only portray me as a person with positive personality but also brings out the negative side of me. This is sometimes referred to as being ...

The big five traits have a remarkable universality aspect. Studies focusing on people across different cultures indicate that these dimensions are accurately applicable in describing personality. With this research, psychologists believe that the character dimensions share universality and have biological origins (Ashcraft, 2011). It is proposed that the evolutionary explanation for core personality characteristics suggests that the personality characteristics are representative of the important qualities shaping the social landscape.

Behavior involves interaction between the underlying character of a person and the situational variables. Situations that people find them in have a major role in the way they react. In most cases, individuals ...

1. Based on the given results from taken assessments, I need to admit that in almost all the categories I am on an average scale. If I have to separate one of my strengths, that will be self-esteem. The results show that I have a moderate self-esteem (47) that is somewhat below the class average (51). Regardless of my future profession, self-esteem is highly important because it creates a sense of calmness, fulfillment that comes from inside. My goal is to develop and work on my self-esteem, because low self-esteem influences other traits in a person that may lead to failure and ...

My friend and I are very close to each other. We are open to each other’s problems and little secrets. She would always help me whenever I need her, and I would do the same for her. Because we are very close friends, we have similar personality types – I think this is the reason why we get along with each other well. We have similar dominant personality traits; according to the results of the personality test, we are both dominantly white. My friend’s score for white is 18 points while my score is 14 points. We ...

Introduction

Culture has a great influence on the development of our self-identity. Various factors that include; tightness, complexity and individualism versus collectivism found in culture, influence a person’s personality traits. Individualistic cultures emphasize independence, development of self-goals and competitiveness (Matsumoto, 2001). Collectivistic cultures, require an individual to belong to a certain group. Group goals are the priority and one’s behavior is expected to conform to what is acceptable in the group. Collectivist cultures embrace working together whereas in individualistic cultures individuals are self-reliant. A lot of studies suggest that the big 5 personality trait emerge from a variety of cultures.

Discussion

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INTRODUCTION

Personality refers to the collective traits of an individual that distinguishes one from another. Each individual has a distinct personality and hence, it becomes an identity of that person. According to Gordon Allport, personality is defined as “the dynamic organization within the individual of those psychophysical systems that determine his characteristic behavior and thought” (Chapter 8, slide 6). Our personality determines the kind of behavior we are most likely to display. For example, you may perceive me as an arrogant person just because I do not have a big circle of friends. On the contrary, I am a self-centered person and ...

Before studying personality, I thought that when people talked about personality, they were referring to whether someone was easy and fun to be around instead of not easy or fun to be around. So, people either had a good personality or bad personality. I also thought personality was something that could be present or absent such as if reflected in the statement that someone has no personality. This is similar to having a bad personality except it refers more to someone who is dull, uninteresting and has nothing to say. I believed that being extroverted was the same thing as having a ...

According to the DSM 5, it identifies individuals who have Narcissistic Personality Disorder lack the ability to empathize with other people and the primary belief that the world revolves around them Narcissistic individuals tend to have higher self-esteem characterized by their sense of grandiosity. Heinz Kohut that it is natural for children to undergo the primitive stage of grandiosity, children develop a sense of inkling that everything and all needs revolve around them. Ronningstam (2011) mentioned that it is important for the primary caregivers of children to do some agreeing in the child’s grandiosity. This is approving to the ...

The personality trait that tends to irritate me is that of perception, and it is under the Meyer-Briggs personality type indicator. I find it uncomfortable working with someone who can easily be influenced to change their minds when the going gets tough (Bayne,82). Introversion is a personality trait that is found to be irritating to a majority of people. The basis behind it being uncomfortable is the fact that an individual is never willing to share their troubles and blocking everyone around them from the internal beliefs and ideas. As a way of improving one's personality, simple measures like understanding ...

INTRODUCTION

Professional and personal achievement is optimistic, distinguished and refined. This Personal Development will facilitate me to evaluate individual development requirements, set explicit targets and goal opportunities to meet up these objectives. This achievement of my overall personality will, eventually, benefit me as a person, my family and my learning organization.

Intended for moving up in any type of career an appropriate choice of career development model is must. While following the model, one can go far in his career and climb ladder of success. The most frequently worn process is a 5- step career development model. It takes account of five ...

Introduction

Given that humans are of the same species, we have some alike personality traits regardless of culture. They are referred to as the big five personality traits and consist of; conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, openness and neuroticism. These are personality traits that will be found in every culture. Just as there is universal personality traits, there is also cultural specific personality traits. The following essay discusses two personality traits that are considered universal and two that are considered culture specific.

Discussion

Neuroticism is a universal trait that is characterized by worry, jealousy, anxiety and moodiness. Neurotics are more prone to mental disorders ...

According to Sigmund Freud, the psychological development of a person is dependent on some fixed stages of development which are also known as psychosexual stages. The personality of a person is developed as a child develops through the different stages of childhood. During this time, the pleasure seeking energies of the id needs immediate satisfaction and gratification, and this is what Freud calls the force behind behavior (Engler 2013). When these facts are put into perspective then I get to understand the reason I behave like I do because of the personality I developed through the years. The first stages of my ...

Question 1: I believe that conscientiousness is the greatest strength that I have for my team; my team has many different distinct personalities, and the vast majority of them have very extroverted interests. I think I can put those traits to good use if I led them with compassion and conscientiousness toward their wants and needs, so they will feel valued. I want to contribute to a collaborative spirit with my team so I can bring out the best in them. I believe my biggest weakness is my neuroticism, which seems to be more present than my other personality traits ( ...

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in civilians vs. military

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is the main psychological challenge affecting veterans. According to Gaylord, Holcomb and Zolezzi (2009), up to thirty percent of combat veterans suffer from PTSD. In addition, up to 20 percent non-injured war veterans suffer from PTSD (Gaylord, Holcomb, & Zolezzi, 2009). With respect to civilians, victims of burns are more susceptible to PTSD than others. However, it is evident that PTSD is more common in military personnel than civilians.

Personality Disorders (PDs)

These are mental disorders that occur following maladaptive cognition, inner experience, and behaviors, manifested across many spheres and contradict societally acceptable behaviors (Kreger, 2008). These disorders develop ...

Personality is a useful tool in every developing person. Personality helps individuals in the areas of self-development. I believe individuals learning and applying the theories that personality deal with personality type are acquitting the most useful tool in social life. Personality should be used as a discovery tool rather than a tool for creating influence to cause an excuse or a specific behavior. Personality includes responding fruitfully to what occurred and being able to take extra step in the communication process just as Stewart puts it. We have to acknowledge that communication process is convoluted, elaborate and pretty complex. However, despite the events ...

Introduction

As a writer, I have come to appreciate the exciting and lifting moment when my mind connects with the thoughts of another, through his or her piece of writing, which enriches the my experience of the world and the area of study. Further, it is because I – don’t only – get the opportunity to read the author’s piece, but I also get the chance to explore his or her true intention through the language and the literary devices employed. The overall purpose of the writer, about the piece they are writing, determines the techniques they adopt, as ...

In the article titled Stereotypes: Why We Act without Thinking, the author makes an observation that stereotypes can be as useful to the same extent that they are detrimental when used in judging others. The author gives an example of the stereotypes associated with psychologists – they are nosy, and always seek to find out a lot of things about an individual. While this is a generalized point of view, it makes a lot of sense. Similarly, the author explains that, while people hold the assumption that all French people are rude, not all, actually are. To this extent, I agree with ...

Abstract

Cognitive development focuses on the mental processes that determine how individuals behave and interact with the environment. It involves the use of logical, critical, reflective, metacognitive and creative thinking in solving problems. Life has various questions, dilemmas, uncertainties and unfamiliar problems. It calls for the efficient application of strategies in finding solutions. Creativity is a significant aspect in problem solving. Cognitive creativity helps an individual in carrying out simple applications, discriminations, analysis, and actions based on knowledge of the problem. Arguments arise on whether the concept of cognitive creativity is a skill or a trait. An individual’s creativity depends on his ...

Explain the impact of an individual's personality on work performance

One’s individual personality has a great influence on the work performance. Different personality factors have a direct influence on one’s job performance. Factors like extroversion versus introversion, self-esteem, conscientiousness and stability influence one’s execution of learnt skills. Some personality factors result in undesirable tensions between employees in the organization. Such tensions are costly when interpreted in the context of superior-subordinate relations, employee-employer relations and peer relations. These organizational conflicts cause low turnover and job dissatisfaction (Barrick & Ryan, 2003).

Different personality types have different features. Some of these features arouse different reactions in different people. For instance, some ...

There is no universally accepted definition for the term personality among different psychologists. This is why they have developed different unique theories about personality. However, the term personality can be defined as a given pattern with relatively permanent and unique features which provide individuality and consistency to an individual’s life. It is prudent to note that different psychologist have come up with different theories of personality. However, the father of personality theory still remains to be Sigmund Freud. This is because he was the first person to develop the theory of personality and that other psychologists just borrowed from ...

Psychosocial development incorporates the behavioral advancement of an individual from childhood to adulthood. According to Erikson, personality development is based on the attitudes developed by each individual. The concept displayed by Erickson shows that two people in the same age group can present completely different character traits while reacting to similar life situations. Moreover, the manner in which a person carries himself through one stage determines the success of the succeeding stage. Erickson asserts that there is a crisis at the end of every stage as a person transits to the next stage.

In the first stage the baby has a challenge to ...

In the Context of human and personality development, the role of psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic theories cannot be underrated. The psychoanalytic theory seeks to explain the personality of an individual by analyzing the various psychosexual stages involved during their personal development. Central to the theories of psychoanalytic are the efforts of Sigmund Fred who proposed that people mostly operates from three distinct states of being: the id which seeks self-gratification; the superego which seeks to do what is morally right; and the ego, the rational mediator between id and the superego (Fred, 2011). These theories are vital in defining the ...

The modern study of personality traces its origins to Carl Gustav Jung and his magnum opus Psychologische Typen. Jung postulated that there are functionally 2 axes of personality, the perceiving function and the judging function. The perceiving function involved sensation and intuition whereas the judging function was comprised of thinking and feeling. Katharine Briggs and her daughter, Isabel Myers, based their groundbreaking questionnaire on Jung’s analysis while offering minor modifications of the theory. The original goal of the questionnaire was to aid in the empowerment of women in the workplace by determining what jobs they would feel most ...

According to Stabile (1997) the prevalent use of personality tests as a method to determine the mental an emotional aptitude of employees during the recruitment process has raised ethical and professional issues that question that validity and reliability of the tests that may amount to invasion of privacy and discrimination against minorities. Aside from these concerns, the main thesis of the article is whether personality tests will be advantageous for the employer to outweigh the costs to be regarded as effective hiring tools. Based on the study of Stabile (1997) the usefulness of personality tests will mainly rely on ...

This is a reflection of my experience in the learning of the module Personal Development Planning (PDP). The report highlights the lessons learnt as well as the understanding gained in the module. The application of the ideas in the module in my personal and professional development is also a key aspect of this reflection.

While this report is an important part of this subject module, it’s has not been lost for me that the ideas learnt in the module may be of great importance to my academic and professional life and may therefore demand further interrogation in any future engagements.

What did you find most beneficial/enjoyable?

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Traits are defined as the actions, thoughts and feelings which distinguish individuals from each other. They are the internal characteristics of a person which correspond to the behavior of a person. Individual traits remain stable throughout the life span of a person. The adaptive processes of a person lead to changes in the characteristic behavior of the person. Different theories have been proposed to explain the personality traits. These theories include the human motivation theory and the whole person theory.

Personality researchers such as D.W Fiske (1949) and Goldberg (1981) proposed five broad categories of personality traits, which were referred, to as the big ...

Introduction

Personality can be defined an individual’s unique consolation of consistent behavioral traits. Personality is both biologically acquired and learned. Some aspects of personality that determined certain behavioral characteristics are biologically acquired such as a person’s manner of speech, walking style or temperamental traits. Others such as coping with certain situations or manner of behaving when in certain situations or places are leant or acruired through social interaction or with reinforcement.

Some people have fixed qualities like intelligence and thinking. Others believe that their intellectual’s traits are acquired through education and practice. These qualities aids in such situations ...

Discussion Question 1

Forensic Science is a field that is closely related to the field of law. Based on this semester’s readings, research, academic activities and interaction with other students concerning this discipline, forensic psychology has played a major role in assisting me in understanding the basic tenets required in my field of career. One of the most essential achievements that forensic psychology has played in achieving this is creating a firm, understandable and ascertained bridge between forensic psychology and the field of law.

My desired career is Criminal Justice, and forensic science has played a major role to create a link between psychology and criminal ...

According to research conducted by Zunker (2005, p. 132), personality traits have two different approaches that define them. These include the nomothetic method and the idiographic one. However, the nomothetic method believes that individuals inherit their personality traits and there is no way the surrounding environment can affect them. However, the idiographic approach to personality differs with the nomothetic one because it draws focus on entire personalities of people. For example, it specializes on factors such as richness and complexity that are imperative in understanding the deeper details of an individual. Ferguson (2009, p. 132) also asserted that there ...

DISCUSSION-1

The Illinois ethics code on child abuse requires a psychologist to know the law and when in doubt, conduct consultations before documenting findings that can help in filling a court case. Law governs reporting a child abuse in Illinois. This protects helps as it protects the person reporting from lawsuit if the reported abuse is later not substantiated, provided the evidence provided before had seemed reasonable to support abuse and you consulted and documented your actions (Olson, Soldz & Davis, 2008). My response does not change depending on the state I am practicing because the ethic code in California and Illinois share ...

Introduction

Personality structures

Sigmund Freud has been one of the famous theorists in the study of psychology. Freud has been vibrant in his attempt to explain the personality concept of human beings. Freud asserts that there exist three different structures of personality to include the Id, the Ego and the Super Ego structures. The Id is the source of instincts and impulses; it always seeks an immediate unconscious satisfaction of the individual biological needs. It is also the unconscious structure which is a major source of the psychic energy. The Ego represents the mental structure which adapts to the reality and ...

In the study of psychology, there are five broad dimensions used to describe personality of individuals. These include; extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism and openness to experience (Srivastava, 2013). These factors have a variety of other aspects and characteristics acquired from a study of traits evident in individuals’ descriptions of themselves and other people around them.

The first factor is Extraversion; a term used to describe an individual trait of being in touch with the external world. Extroverts are interactive and spend a lot of time talking and associating with friends, family and strangers alike. They are often active and willing to engage in ...

As human beings, it is only possible that every individual coexists in groups in order to make life easier. The group that individuals coexist under is defined as a society. There are no cases that individuals have lived alone and thus; relationships are created in the event of making friendship and communicating effectively. For every relationship that is established, there is bound to be the outcome and spectacular taste that can emerge from a relationship that has been established. In most circumstances, relationships fail due to conflicts that come up during a co -existence. The main reason that results to failure of ...

Adaptation is a humorous movie, showing the life of twin brothers as they strive to complement each other and survive. Even though they are twins, they have different personalities. One of the twins, Charlie, is reserved and shy, while the other, Donald, is outgoing and confident. Despite their difference in personalities, they choose a similar career path, that of writing movies. In this scene, they are faced with a tough challenge of adopting a book into a movie. The decision to adapt a novel and transform it into a film is because of the love they have for nature. The book is all about orchids and ...

Social anxiety disorder is also known as social phobia. This state of an individual is an extreme case of the individual feeling pressure and being fearful of certain social situations. Some individuals are not confident in group settings, and constantly fear of being evaluated. Mostly this state occurs when the individual is faced with a new or novel situation. It is not uncommon to feel anxious about a new situation but some people fear it to a very large degree; hence, being a victim of the social anxiety disorder. Individuals may be so frightened of facing these new situations that they may do ...

The article presents a detailed analysis of Regulatory Focus Theory. Its summary helps in the understanding of the theory’s concepts and possible application. The theory addresses ways in which people attempt the achievement of the presence of positive outcomes, and an absence of negative outcomes; the processes are promotion and prevention respectively. It shows people may exhibit differences in their chronic orientations. The article explores the regulatory perspective in reference to a multilayered model of personality (Manczak, Zapata-Gietl & McAdams, 169). It arranges human behavior into domains such as; romantic relationships, economics, parenting and psychopathology. The study analyzes the promotion ...

The metropolis is seen as the seat of the economy. It is where money is centralized and it is where the seat of governance has been placed. Due to the fact that metropolis is equated with high monetary value, has been also equated to intellectuality and rationality. Metropolis is seen as the highest form of society where quantitative values are set high and material purchases are of importance. A metropolitan society may never be referred as the heart of a nation, and it exists where power is centralized due to higher economic value. By this, money has become the ...

Clinical Diagnosis and Rationale for the Diagnosis

Randle McMurphy is the protagonist in the movie “One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest”. Although he does not overtly show any mental disorder, he seems to be suffering from narcissistic personality disorder (Zaentz & Forma, 1975). Randle McMurphy suffers from Narcissistic Personality Disorders (in Axis 1), which, as he manifests, is proven by several symptoms. The patient employs humiliation and shame to win over others, exploits the situation to gratify himself and becomes jealous easily. He is also confident, arrogant and contemptuous, living in unrealistic fantasies, beauty, power, intelligence and romance, and appearing less emotional (American Psychiatric Association, 2014). ...

Psychologists and psychiatrists have devised several ways to study human personality. In the Five Factor Personality Test, researchers allow the respondent to fill in a survey and then analyze their score on the basis of five broad categories. However, these are not only used by professionals but any individual can analyze his/her scores given the basic understanding. The five factors of personality that are analyzed include; openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism. These five factors form the basis but there are other personality traits or characteristics that come under these broad terms. Every trait is independent of the other; hence, ...

The information on Antisocial Personality Disorder and psychopathy from both sources concur, in that, most if not all the traits seem to be alike in both cases. In both sources, traits such as distant, cold, lack of empathy, inflexible, and pervasiveness seem to appear in the cases presented. In both cases, the radio host and the author describe a person who is out of touch with the feelings that make for a normal human being. Both sources paint a picture that demonstrates an individual who is both cunning and witting, and one who is full of loathing towards the people around him. ...

Article Summary

Kuo, J. R., & Linehan, M. M. (2009). Disentangling emotion processes in borderline personality disorder: physiological and self-reported assessment of biological vulnerability, baseline intensity, and reactivity to emotionally evocative stimuli. Journal of abnormal psychology, 118(3), 531. Borderline Personality Disorder is defined as “A pervasive pattern of instability of interpersonal relationships, self-image, and affects, and marked impulsivity beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts.” The essential features of a personality disorder are “impairments in personality (self and interpersonal) functioning and the presence of pathological personality traits” (APA, 2013). In 1993, Marsha Linehan proposed a theory of Borderline ...

Abnormal psychology deals with unusual patterns of thought and behavior that are considered as a mental disorder. Scholars and prominent academicians have attempted to explain the psychological and biological causes of mental disorders. Abnormal psychology can be classified as normal, abnormal and supernormal. Clinical psychology and psychopathology are some of the branches of medicine that deal with abnormal psychology. It is a complete departure from the traditional and archaic methods of diagnosing and treating mental disorders. A case in point for these treatment methods was the trephining method. Stone Age physicians believed that evil spirits caused mental disorders. They drilled a hole ...

The movie “Hitler: The Rise of Evil” clearly depicts the personality Adolf Hitler possessed. The miseries suffered throughout his childhood; the hard relationships with his father and following deaths of both parents have given birth to cognitive dissonance that accompanied him throughout his life. He was more than aware of the lives of Germans in Austria and Germany as he had seen personally the social stratum of both nations. As was noted in the movie, he acted on the pure basis of understanding of the behavior of human-beings. He was a psychologist; the experience of influence of his speeches made ...

Numerous studies have been conducted regarding features that allow people to be classified and categorized to belong to or thought of having particular personality characteristics. Scholars and experts, therefore, have conducted research to determine the reasons why people give certain attributes or associate certain appearances with certain character. As the adage goes that a picture is worth a thousand words, the same idea has been applied by some in defining ad describing people and, therefore, categorizes them. There are many elements and attributes that experts have pointed out shape and determine personal characteristics and, therefore, their personalities. They include, but not ...

English Report

We wish to thank various people for their contribution to this paper. Special thanks should be given to our informant, Mrs. Jenny Tranter who contributed her time and provided valuable information for this paper. We would also like to acknowledge all the lectures for giving us such a good opportunity to do ECL305 Project. Also thank them for providing guidance for us to conduct the whole project. Finally, we are grateful to language support staff for their constructive and comments. Their comments and suggestions have greatly improved this paper.

Introduction:

A career is an important part of person's life, ...

Is the Experience of Happiness Gender Dependent? An Examination of Personality Traits, Happiness, and Gender

Abstract The concept of happiness is a complex one, which can be influenced by a plethora of variables, and according to some, can be subjective to the individual or even unattainable. Since personality traits are thought to influence the level of happiness one experience, the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire Abbreviated was used to assess the levels of neuroticism, extraversion, and psychoticism among participants, with the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire Short Form used to measure happiness. While females traditionally report higher levels of happiness, the sample in the current study did not mimic the typical results found by other researchers. However, the personality ...

Leadership is defined as the process of influencing other people to align their actions towards the attainment of common goals. Leadership is one of the most misunderstood concepts in the world. On the contrary, it is applied in everyday life. Besides, it is a common theme in social and political discourse. Over the years, leadership has been understood in various terms and philosophies. The early thinkers understood leadership in terms ‘superman’ and his distinctive traits. Plato for instance advanced the view of philosopher kings. He believed that only philosophers would provide effective leadership. ‘The great man’ approach to leadership was ...

Abstract

The research of personality has a wide and different history in mindset with a variety of theoretical customs. The significant concepts consist of dispositional (trait) viewpoint, psychodynamic, humanistic, scientific, behaviorist, transformative and public learning viewpoint. This paper discuses the history of personality, personality traits, Myers Briggs types, the Big Five theory as well as types and styles of personality.

Introduction

Personality mindset is a division of mindset that research personality and its difference between people. The word "personality" comes from the Latina personality, which indicates cover up. According to Friedman & Schustack, (2006) this area of research is empirically driven; such as perspective models ...