Holland Analysis

Dominant (D) – Described as demanding, vocal, adventurous and competitive, people with dominant personalities often make the first move in social situations and take the lead at work. They are often project leaders, pioneers in their field, and innovators. People with this personality type may seem rude as they are often in a hurry and tend to interrupt other people as they are speaking. Most people would consider them blunt, opinionated and not up for open discussion.

In my opinion "Pass the Dutchie" resonated with Afro-British youth more because they were a British reggae band singing about the racial profiling and financial hardships that were occurring in the UK at that time. When their song was released in the early 80's it was a big hit in NYC. It wasn't until I watched this video thirty-seven years later and completed the reading that I finally understood what the songs message was actually trying to send. Musical Youth wore cut off sweatshirts, plain jeans, and white sneakers, and they kept their video very simple, but to the point. On the other hand "Fight the Power" was released in the summer of 1989 and Public Enemy although trying to send basically the same type of political message did

In his conflict model of the personality theory, Otto Rank suggests that there are three different peripheral personality types. Those three types include the artist, the neurotic, and the average person. The ideal personality type is the artist – the person who (1) accepts both the fear of life and the fear of death, (2) accepts both the inevitable pressure towards individuation and the unavoidable longing for union, and (3) achieves integration of the two. This typically includes people who show a high degree of differentiation and

Many parents have hopes and dream for their children and aspirer for their child to live a fulling life. In the articles Welcome to Holland writes a very honest perspective of being a parent of a child with special needs. She compares it planning Italy but ending up in Holland which is not a bad place but a different place. However, she does make a very honest point that yes Holland is special in its own right it is still not where you excepted to go and that pain may never go away but it is important not to let that stop you from enjoying Holland for what it is. I work with elementary students with special needs therefore I don’t have any professional experience with student’s transition but I specific that a parent of a child with special

Doers- According to Holland this category is predicated on individuals who are independent, stable, persistent, and thrifty. These individuals enjoy tasks that are physical, athletic, or mechanical in nature. Many of these individuals are more physically oriented and enjoy being outdoors, using tools, and operating machines. Working with their hands, they prefer to perform manual labor as oppose to being in an office. Examples include firefighters, engineers,

Artistic or A-type personalities include musicians, performers, designers, and those in communication and marketing. These individuals value originality and creativity such as composing and writing. A-type characters tend to be unconventional and do not believe in conforming to societal standards. They tend to lean towards more collaborative projects and

Personal Traits: I am a very well-oriented, responsible, patient, and I try to solve problems as quick as possible which means I will never forget to do my work and I will turn it in on time with accuracy and effort to provide as much as detail as possible and give as much time on each portion as needed. If I encounter a problem then I will be determined to find a quick and easy solution.

The next personality test I took was the multiple intelligence survey. I found that I was kinesthetic, interpersonal and musical. Being kinesthetic means, I have ability to control body movements and handle objects skillfully. Being interpersonal means, I have the ability to relate and understand others. The third personality I have is a musical personality which means, I have the capacity to discern pitch, rhythm, timbre and tone. I agree with all of these because they fit to who I am in my everyday life, almost

Holland’s Theory can be summarized as follows: In western culture what are referred to in this theory as, “Holland’s Codes”, make up one of six personality types (Career Key Organization, 1997) (see details and specifics in section two). Workers in any given

Holland’s Theory of Types is based on the assumption that personality types are reflected in an Individuals choice of employment. Individuals have a natural inclination to gravitate towards like- minded people, who in turn reinforce their ideas and view of the world, and who see things from the same perspective. In the work

They see themselves as precise, scientific and intellectual. Artistic personalities are creative and may like art, drama, crafts, music and creative writing. This personality type values creative arts and may see themselves as expressive, original and independent. Social personalities tend to like to help people. This personality type likes teaching, nursing and providing information.

According to him, there are six personality types: realistic, investigative, artistic, social, enterprising, and conventional.

John Holland argued that people’s impressions and generalizations about work are usually accurate, and by researching these ‘stereotypes’ he concluded that people personalities can be matched to certain work environments (Sharf, 2013). Holland proposed that people’s satisfaction, success, and stability in the work environment is determined by the degree of congruence between one’s personality and one’s chosen occupation (Miller & Miller, 2005). Holland proposed that people can be categorized according to six personality types: Realistic (R), Investigative (I), Artistic (A), Social (S), Enterprising (E), and Conventional (C) (Ohler & Levinson, 2012).

I believe that I fall into this category of leadership for many reasons. Although there are some parts of this leadership style that I do not follow, like, the inability to listen to others ideas and making most of the decisions. I know that I am pretty open minded when it comes to new ideas and I usually will let people make decisions for the group if their idea is legitimate and it is appropriate. I actually encourage new ideas that can better

Spontaneous • disorganised • prefers flexible plans 48MiddleConscientious • disciplined • efficient • well organised