Personal Essay On Personality

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My personality ENTJ that's it, but what is that exactly? According to the Humanmetrics Jung Typology Test online I am a slight extravert, intuitive, thinking and judging person. Some might even say I am arrogant and straightforward which and I tend to be “on-duty” all the time which are also traits that were affirmed. I feel sure they did not score my answers correctly as I consider myself more an introvert. Before I began taking the online test I thought I was an open-minded and optimistic person with tendencies to be more creative versus organized with a high preference for introversion, but, after careful reading I was an introvert but have now pushed myself to become a slight extrovert with the test results leaving me feeling empowered that the traits I actually strive for are becoming my beliefs. According to the online Webster dictionary personality is as defined as “that which constitutes distinction of person; the externally evident aspects of the character or behavior of a person; individuality”. (Webster, 2013) Personality types and traits have been a topic of debate for many years and continue to be defined by theorists, psychologists, physicians, priests, pastors and pretty much anyone with an opinion. “The theory of psychological type was introduced in the 1920s by Carl G. Jung while The Myers Briggs Type Indicator tool was not developed until the 1940s by Isabel Briggs Myers and continues today. (Myers Briggs, 2003) Many personality tests are available but the MBTI has been adopted as the industry standard. Another personality test is The Five-Factor model of personality is one of the more prominent models in contemporary psychology (Digman, 1990). The five factor theory includes Extraversion, Agreeable... ... middle of paper ... ...at drive me to excellence and compel me to be the best were strong within those results. If you can move beyond the introvert and become more comfortable in public and be more outgoing you can change the way others see you and eventually the way you see yourself. Several things became obvious after taking the online personality tests; I didn’t like the first results, the second was similar but better and by the last one I learned how to manipulate the answers, just slightly. I Today I would be the model employee, friend and spouse if I were to be asked to take this test from one of those because I have After taking many different psychology tests I have concluded that these tests can be manipulated if taken multiple times. I do believe that he fundamental choice of personality can be altered if you are determined enough to overcome your insecurities

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