I Am An Introvert, Mentally, Intellectually Reactive, And Not A Big Imagination

One of them being conscientiousness. Conscientious people are very driven and orderly. They set goals and firm plans to achieve these goals. Rarely are they spontaneous or disorganized. My score within the Big Five Personality Profile was moderate for conscientiousness. I would say that I do exhibit some of these characteristics. I can be very organized and reliable. As a weakness, I find that I am not always a self-starter. I will set goals and stick to them, but need that push from others to get started. For instance, I was given the opportunity to work on an exciting new project at work that involves direct feedback from employees that I would personally deliver to upper management. This would be a big responsibility as I would be representing hundreds of employees and voice the current concerns of our group. I was asked to think it over. While processing the position, three others volunteered and I lost out of the opportunity. I took my time and wasn’t as organized in my decision making, therefore I missed out greatly.

Today, it is very easy to believe anything seen on the internet. With numerous resources available instantaneously, it is impossible to know which ones are misleading, and which ones are legitimate. In the end, it all comes down to being able to distinguish a fake source, from a real source.

You see what you see, you hear what you hear but do you always believe what you see and hear. Most people do believe everything they see and hear because they only remember what confirms their own bias. We as people associate with others or certain medias that support the beliefs we have, and our memories help us remember information that can be used as proof to make what we believe seem true. The only problem that stands in the way is if the information we are receiving is true or not. There is where most of us go wrong we don’t fact check we just assume. We assumed pizzagate was true without even considering it. Almost everyone uses confirmation bias wheather they realize it or not. Confirmation bias is used to show intelligence and boosts self-esteem, it is heavily influenced in the news outlets and social media, and has a huge effect on society today.

Based off my result after taking the VIA Survey of Character Strengths survey my first strength is my judgment, my effective use of critical thinking, and my open-mindedness. I agree with this because I actually spend more time thinking things through and assessing the cost and rewards than I do with the action I was originally thinking about. The Second Strength was Fairness, equity, and justice. I do agree with this strength but its description is not how I would describe it. I treat all people fairly and how I would want to be treated. I may give everyone a chance but ultimately I believe you get what you give; if you treat others good will get the same in return. I completely agree with the third strength- Hope, optimism, and future-mindedness.

The extraversion trait was asked in a lot of these tests and it would seem in each one I got a high score. For example in the NEO test I got a high score on extraversion indicating that I like to be around people and I like to start up conversations. I have never really been afraid to put myself out there and get to know others. If I am not being social it is very much my decision and has nothing to do with me feeling that I cannot be social. Furthermore, on the Anxiousness scale it showed that I did not have a lot of social anxiety which is consistent with the statements mentioned above. If anything when I am not social it means that I am probably just tired and drained of energy. The other test that indicated I was high in extraversion was Eysenck's personality test. In this scale the questions seemed to center around what kind of activities you like to engage in and how assertive you are. In this category I am very into doing active activities and jumping into new things. I always feel a need to be doing something and cannot stay still really. I like to have my day packed with things back to back so I don't really have a lot of down time. Additionally, I have always been assertive and open about my opinion with people. This stems from the family I come from where it is very common to say what is on your mind and to not really filter. Our family would probably be categorized as thick-skinned. Meaning I had to get over any sense of shyness that I felt very quickly. My family jokes were unrelenting and almost conditioned you to be assertive and sharp

After receiving my results of the StrengthsFinder 2.0 test, I’m left to reflect upon my personality and analyze the accuracy of the test’s evaluation. Following are my strengths:

The test was telling very different side of me. I never viewed myself as introverted, enjoys time being alone, being artsy. But also I agreed with myself being sensitive to what I say to others, tend to avoid hurting other’s emotions. I tend to be empathic and tries to approach a problem from other’s perspective view point. I tend to watch what others do, want and uncomfortable with before I take my action toward to it. From that I noticed that I tend to get stressed out from being with big group of people where I feel I can handle all of their differences and tend to keep the group small then I feel more comfortable being with

My top five strengths were achiever, adaptability, input, learner, and analytical. Being classified as an achiever means I have the physical and mental drive to complete a given task long after others have stopped working. This applies to me because I feel like I always strive to last longer and complete more than others participating with me. Adaptability means that I can easily “go with the flow” and deal with tasks the moment they arise. This is especially true because I have transitioned, or adapted exceptionally well into college-life and feel like I have a place. Input means that I always crave to know more and love to collect and archive all kinds of information. This classification truly fits me the best. I love obtaining new information and I love accomplishing tasks I set for my future self. Being classified as a learner means that I tend to being an upbeat perspective on instruction and embrace exposure to new ideas and concepts. Lastly, I am analytical. That means I feel good about the decisions I make because of sound reasoning and judgement.

I am not surprised I scored the lowest in Extroversion. I would describe myself as an introvert. Openness to Experience was my highest and that makes sense. Based on my work experiences, I tend to do well with new projects, even when they’re thrown at me last minute with little direction, and I don’t like doing the same type of projects long term. I would not describe myself as a risk-taker, though. I’d say I’m very cautious, and that may explain why Agreeableness is my second highest because I don’t want to upset .

I agree to the final result of the three assessments. I know that there are no right or wrong answers but I would like to increase my self- awareness. The results will help me to improve my behavior and develop leadership skills. My strongest dimensions are agreeableness, adjustment, and conscientiousness. On the other hand, I have weaker scores on other dimensions such as surgency and openness to experience. For agreeableness traits, I have strong sociability. I like to spend more time with friends than things. Also, I have the ability to work well with other. For adjustment traits, I have good self-control and self-confidence. Lastly, I’m dependable. I’m willing to work hard to accomplish goals. I have high need for achievement and affiliation.

We have likely grown up thinking the mainstream media was reliable. The commonsense, natural judge that tell us everything the guide to existence. But we might also realise, this is not always true.

They say that a person’s biggest strength is also their biggest weakness. The strongest suit of my personality is that I have a soft heart towards others. I am dedicated to my investments, caring, and a meticulous worker. The person that I am the hardest on is myself and I aim for perfection or as close as I can achieve. As they are my strongest traits, they are also my weakest. I do not hide that though because I am aware of who I am. My self-awareness allows me to continually improve myself and become better as opposed to letting my traits weaken me.

The purpose of this paper is to reflect upon the result of the personality quiz we have taken and to reflect upon how our strongest personality trait is a strength. We are also to reflect on how we can apply this personality trait to the important areas of our lives such as school, work, etc. So, to begin my strongest personality trait at forty points is conscientiousness. Although agreeableness had thirty-eight points and openness had thirty-seven points so these three are all pretty close in strength. But for the purpose of this essay, I am going to reflect on conscientiousness and how this trait is a personal strength for me.

Part I of the Prentice Hall Self Assessment provided me with some interesting information about my personality, some of which was known and some that was new to me. The test covering my basic personality provided me with what I would consider known information. My scores were spot on for the Extroversion, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, and Emotional stability, but what really surprised me was my score for openness to experience. In this category I scored a 7 which makes me a moderate-low in that area which I find to be the perfect score as I often have a tendency to lean towards those things that I am most familiar with, but I also have small interest in the unfamiliar and am slightly open to exploring new ways of doing things.

According to my IPIP-NEO narrative report I am a very independent, outgoing, calm, and curious person. My comprehensive report shows that I am: high scoring in openness, conscientiousness, and extraversion, average scoring in agreeableness and low scoring in Neuroticism. Raking in the 82nd percentile, extraversion was my second highest scoring trait. This means I am pretty outgoing, extraverted and love people. This is evident my scores of 89 in friendliness, 84 in assertiveness and 75 in activity level. Despite my high score in extraversion, I am on the lower side of average in the excitement-seeking facet with a score or 33. This means that even though I might like a little hustle and bustle and take charge I wont take to many risks and don’t always need a thrill to be satisfied.