Five Factor Model Of Character Sadness

1. I chose the emotion-character Sadness, who’s personality was overall gloomy. Sadness did not feel included with the other emotions and had a hard time finding her place within the mind. For example, the other emotions were predominantly used every day whereas, sadness was pushed off into a corner and not allowed to touch anything. Sadness never wants to do anything exciting, she only wants to lay on the floor and cry even when it is unnecessary. The second character I chose was Riley, who’s personality was overall happy and extroverted for the most part. Riley loved playing hockey, hanging with her best friend, and having family time. When everything was going great in each of those aspects she was feeling happy and content. However, when

The Five Factor Model is able to explain Sadness’s behavior and interactions with other characters. Since the model allows traits to be on a spectrum, Sadness’s behavior can either be relatively high or low for a specific trait. The best two traits to explain Sadness’s behavior is neuroticism and extraversion. Sadness’s behavior was seen as very shy and introverted, showing that she was relatively low on the extraversion trait. For example, in the film when Joy attempts to get Sadness to come back to headquarters with her she states that “Just let me go! Riley’s better off without me”, showing that she’d rather not socialize and that she’s not happy (Rivera & Docter, 2015). Even throughout the entire film, sadness is more upset and isolated instead of having positive emotions. For example, when Riley’s dad simply left for work, the first thought that came to her mind was that the dad did not love them anymore which is extreme. Low neuroticism is the best way to describe Sadness’s behavior overall. Sadness was relatively high in neuroticism leading her to be unhappy. For example, as Riley was going through various emotions as she changed schools and moved to a new home, all of the other emotions were seen as a key component to keeping Riley happy. However, Joy placed Sadness in a circle to keep her away from the rest of the emotions which caused Sadness to feel rejected. As Sadness was placed in the circle she was withdrawn from the group. Even when she stepped outside of

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs is a pyramidal structure that is necessary to reach a person’s full potential. Maslow’s theory consists of 5 levels, where each one must be mastered before going to the next level (Funder, 2013, p. 434). The lowest layer is the basic psychological needs such as having food and water that are necessary for the survival of the human body. The second layer is the need for safety and security. The third layer is the need for belonging and social activity. The third is the need for status and self-esteem. The top layer is the need for self-actualization. In order for a person to reach their full potential all of these needs must be met. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs theory shows how’s Riley’s developing character is not satisfied. According to Maslow’s theory, Riley’s defiant behavior is explained by not having her needs met. Before Riley moved she satisfactory shelter, food, and water. She had stability and personal security. Riley’s friendships and her relationship with her mother and father was great. Riley’s hockey hobby allowed her to have a great self-esteem about herself and made her feel even more accepted by her family friends. If Riley continued on this route, she would be on her way to self-actualization. For example, most of Riley’s core memories were extremely happy and did everything to the best of her ability. However, Riley’s life changed and her needs began to not be