Spencer’s primary mode of living is concentrated, where he take things in via his own five senses in a literal, concrete fashion. His secondary mode is internal, where he deals with things according to how he feels about them, or how they fit with his personal value system.Spencer lives in the world of people possibilities. He loves people and new experiences. He lives in the here-and-now, and relish excitement and drama in his life.Spencer has very strong interpersonal skills and may find himself in the role of the peacemakery. Since he makes decisions by using his personal values, he is usually very sympathetic and concerned for other people's well-being. He is usually quite generous and warm. He is very observant about other people, and seem to sense what is …show more content…
he loves to be the center of attention and perform for people. He is putting on a show for others to entertain them and make them happy. He enjoys stimulating other people's senses, and are good at it. He would love nothing more than for life to be a continual party, in which He plays the role of the loved host. Spencer, under a great deal of stress, gets overwhelmed with negatives thoughts and possibilities. As an optimistic individual who lives in the world of possibilities, negative possibilities do not sit well with them. To combat these thoughts, He's likely to come up with simple, global statements to explain away the problem. These simplistic explanations may or may not get to the nature of the issue, but they serve the ESFP well by allowing them to get over it.Spencer is likely to be very practical. He likes to "go with the flow", trusting in his ability to improvise in any situation presented to him. He learns best with "hands-on" experience, rather than by studying a book. He’s uncomfortable with theory. If he hasn't developed his intuitive side, he may tend to avoid situations which involve a lot of theoretical thinking, or which are complex and
Strengths for Duquesne University would be that it is nationally ranked number 115. This is a number that can beat many competitors and creates benefits for those that attend. Classes that have fewer than twenty students is 40.9% and classes that have fifty or more students is only at 9%.. (http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/duquesne-university-3258/rankings). Duquesne is located in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania and is known to be one of the top places to live in the country. Pittsburgh is considered the most livable and resilient. There is a young crowd that could be an interest for young adults, also this city is considered to be the third safest cities in the states (https://fitt.co/pittsburgh/pittsburgh-best-city/). Religious values are what many people look for to keep that connect they have with their beliefs, having these values instilled in the curriculum could be a benefit view for parents and students.
The Big Five Theory can be used to identify Clark’s low conscientiousness, demonstrated by his irresponsibility, low self-discipline, and erratic behavior. The psychoanalytic approach, with a particular emphasis on regression as a defense mechanism, helps explain why Clark has such enormous emotional and mental breakdowns when his idea of the “perfect Christmas” fails to come to fruition. Of the two, the trait approach is preferable due to the ability to better predict Clark’s personality and future behaviors, though additional analysis from Bowlby’s Attachment Theory would offer useful insight. Given personality is a complex combination of factors that converge to create the unique identity of each individual (also applicable to entertaining and unpredictable characters such as Clark Griswold), it makes sense that multiple approaches and analyses can yield useful insight regarding
In the story “Peaches”, Reginald McKnight introduces his main characters, one being Marcus. Marcus is a good guy, but he is described in different ways, due to his confidence and insecurity. Throughout the work, author Reginald McKnight takes great care to illustrate situations and describe feelings and personalities that many men experience. This way, even though Marcus is having trouble controlling himself around other people and arrogant at times, he still tries to be a better person for Rita and for himself. He does this by going out of the country to experience other cultures and enhance his morals. On one level Marcus demonstrates that he is incredibly confident, on the other level he shows signs of being insecure, manipulative, unstable and incapable of achieving change.
... nine personalities. Sammy in "A & P" has a mysterious side and yet sensitive side to him. Sammy also showed his flamboyant way of thinking and his wild and wicked imaginations. A personality can shape the way you think and what you do. In Sammy's case, through his way of thinking, showed us that he is a character full of imaginations and a distressed on life. He also showed his emotional side without getting overly sensitive and not wanting others to notice he has a weak side to him; this is usually the case of a romantic personality. As stated by Chou: "fours (are) sensitive to emotional pain... (and) they share a need for intensity."
This essay will explore one of the possible combinations of theories on personality and explain how it can be applied in practical therapy.
The character that I am going to analyze is Gilbert Grape from What's Eating Gilbert Grape an American drama film directed by Lasse Hallström. The personality theory that I would provide to analyze Gilbert Grape’s character is Carl Roger’s theory, which is on the actualize version of the fulfillment model. Roger emphasized that central predisposition of humans is to actualize their inherent potentialities. This means that a pressure in people leads them in the direction of becoming whatever it is in their inherited nature to be, however this process is not always easily possible in all the individuals. Such as with Gilbert Grape who is restricted and embedded from expressing himself fully due to the expectations or his duties he has towards his family. The reason I chose this personality theory to describe Gilbert Grape because Gilbert, who watches the trailers pass by his house with his brother, desires to receive or get something out of his simple and routine based life. His actualizing tendency is to go and explore, and not to feel as if he is tied down to something and is restricted. However, in the beginning of the movie Gilbert inhibits from expressing his actualizing tendency, because in his life he hasn’t gotten any positive regard to express himself. However, when Becky a free spirited girl who lives life as it comes enters Gilbert’s life, and then she teaches him that he shouldn’t restrict himself from expressing his true self. Therefore, towards the end of the movie we see that Gilbert actualizes his inherent potential to travel, and in the end of the movie he waits for the trailers to drive by again, but this time he is going to be riding in the trailers.
The optimism and hopefulness in contrast to the negativity and bitterness that the characters Markwardt and Parsons display justifies their individual actions that result in the creation of the polar outcomes in their lives. The story displays Parsons as a positive and optimistic individual that creates great success for himself; while the story displays Markwardt as a negative and bitter individual whose self-pity places him in a lifestyle of peddling. Despite his disability, Parsons deals with his obstacles with a positive attitude, as he becomes “successful, respected, [and] admired” (Kantor 328) in spite of being “a little more than a skilled laborer” (Kantor 328) in his earlier life. Additionally, Parsons was able to amount to his success “alone, unaided struggling beneath handicaps” (Kantor 328), demonstrating the optimism and determination that he possesses to conquer his hindrances. On the contrary, though sharing a mutual disability with Parsons, Markwardt acts with a negative attitude towards his misfortune, attempts nothing to improve his situation, and becomes a “shaggy, thick-necked fellow” (Kantor 328) who collects donations to
Emily’s psychotic personality disorder is made completely obvious through the details of the story. Before his death Emily’s father refused to allow her to reach sexual maturity by preventing her from loving any man below their class. This caused sexual ...
Klimstra et al. (2009), explains how certain traits may hinder or benefit lifespan development “Extraversion refers to dominance and activity in interpersonal situations; Agreeableness refers to the willingness to maintain positive and reciprocal relationships with others; Conscientiousness refers to organizational and motivational aspects of a person’s behavior; Emotional Stability indicates the ability to deal effectively with negative emotions; and Openness to Experience refers to how a person deals with new information at a personal and experiential level”. Extraversion is seen in the beginning; Cady is a very introvert person when she eats lunch by herself. Agreeableness is portrayed when she begins to agree to do anything to fit in and gain acceptance. Conscientiousness, she had a very good conscientious from starting off as a good daughter, student, and friend but she begins to lose sight of it all. However, gains recognition of her conscientiousness, self-identity, and overall self-worth in the end. Her emotional stability is weak because she gives in to her social norms that change her character. Cady’s openness to experience is high because she is not shy to new experiences out of the ordinary. Her experiences throughout the film hindered and benefited her moral character and her development. However, she gained a whole new perspective from her experience with
... much like the average human might experience it. Therefore, Everyman's contradictory love and resentment for the “perfect” life that his brother lives is indeed a natural reaction to which most people, when faced with the troubles Everyman has, would agree with.
Personality is patterns of thinking, behavior and emotional responses that make up individuality over time. Psychologist attempt to understand how personality develops and its impact on how we behave. Several theories attempt to explain personality, using different approaches. The social-cognitive and humanistic approaches are two of many theories that attempt to explain personality. This essay will identify the main concepts of social-cognitive and humanistic approach, identify perspective differences and discuss approach limitations.
It’s always helpful to look at the man, as well as his sociological theories in order to understand the stance from which he writes. The reasoning being such that in order to look at the ideas and relevancy in which a sociologist presents their arguments, the historical time period and influences they live in as they mature is also extremely important. That being said, Herbert Spencer was born in 1820 at the height of the British industrial revolution. He was not a robust and healthy young man, and saw the loss of his siblings at a young age. In modern day, he might be considered schizophrenic and an opium addict, as well as an insomniac. He was quite eccentric and wore ear-plugs to tune out what went on around him, although he did work as a civil engineer on the railways, which helped him find optimism in life. His book Social Statics was met with great acclaim when it was published in 1851, but his second book Principles of Psychology published in 1855 was highly criticized.
This paper explores three different theories to discuss (Alex Blake’s) personality development. I will explore different online personality test as well as breaking down some of the way Alex reactions to different circumstances as I evaluate some of her reactions and conclude if she is adaptive or maladaptive to the situation(s)
People are complex beings with complex minds and there are many intriguing individuals one can attempt to analyze. One such example is Donald Trump. It can be incredibly difficult to dissect a personality, especially one like his, in order to see into their lives and get an idea of who they are why they do what they do. In Dan P. McAdams’ What Do We Know When We Know A Person?, personalities are broken down into three levels. Level one consists of non-conditional and broad decontextualized traits such as the Big Five (extraversion, openness, agreeableness, conscientiousness, and neuroticism) and provides a dispositional description of personality (McAdams, 1995). Level two digs deeper, including personal concerns and strivings, defense mechanisms, coping methods, motivations, and life tasks (McAdams, 1995). Beyond that lies level three, a person’s identity and life story that makes up one’s personality. By delving into the personality levels of Donald Trump, one can get a better idea of what makes him do what he does.
...y perceiving function in my outer life. People think that I prefer flexible way of life and I prefer to adapt to the changes and adapt to the world rather than changing it as per my convenience. But inside I am very decisive. I do not take work as burden but consider it as a play and sometimes mix work and play. Sometimes I stay open to new information that I miss the deadlines. Sometime, I am stimulated by an approaching deadline. Thus I seem to have both Judging and perceiving outer form. For a manger the combination of both these features is essential. He has to have planned life so that he can be effective. He should also accept the changes in life and acclimatize himself to the new surrounding as soon as he can. Therefore, I think that I have the right combination of Judging and Perceiving as I respond commensurate to the surrounding and the circumstances.