The subject of this psychobiography is Ms. Onika Maraj or more commonly known as Nicki Minaj. Nicki Minaj is a Rapper and Singer who was born in Saint James, Trinidad and Tobago on December 8, 1982. Nicki Minaj had a tumultuous childhood moving from Saint James to Queens New York at a young age. Along with the difficult move early on in her childhood she also suffered the effects of having a parent addicted to drugs and alcohol. This coupled with his anger issues lead to her suffering the devastating loss of her childhood home and possessions. She however, would overcome that and continue on in life to achieve the success she has today. In order to hone her skills Nicki Minaj would spend much time dedicating herself to her craft in an effort to reach success.
Nicki Minaj’s personality can be best characterized through the sex and gender theoretical perspective. This theoretical perspective states that men and women’s personalities tend to differ from one another at various points based on how women and men are treated in society. This theoretical perspective discusses how men and women’s behavior differ and how this behavioral difference can be attributed to how society views the sexes. Sex and gender has had a large impact on society as a whole which in turn has had an impact on Nicki Minaj’s personality. This has effected how Nicki Minaj views herself as a whole and also has put into perspective how society views her which allows her to be more aware of herself. Working in
Fantasia Barrino personality development falls under the personality theorist by the name Karen Horney. A key concept of Horney’s theory is neurotic trends. Neurotic trends are three categories of behaviors and attitudes toward oneself and others that express a person’s needs (Duane & Sydney, 2009). The neurotic types are character strategies that individuals create to cope with the anxiety-hostility conflict (Horney, 1937). The three trends are movements that are used dealing with people. The movements are toward, against, and away from other people. Karen Horney She fits in all three movements. Fantasia Barrino fits in with the movement against other people which is the aggressive personality. The aggressive personality is defined as behaviors and attitudes associated with the neurotic trend of moving against people, such as a domineering and controlling manner (Duane & Sydney, 2009). As a child she motivated others with the singing voice that she have. At her childhood age she had the aggressive personalities. Her personality was motivated to better different people that where in her life during her childhood stage. She grew in up poverty during her late adolescence years. But she had the admiration to get out and she the world that she can make it in life. She
My personality type is ENTJ. Each letter has its own characteristic within my personality type. The E stands for Extraversion, N for Intuition, T for Thinking, and J for Judging. People with ENTJ personality types are natural born leaders. They like to take charge and direct people whenever they can. They’re self confident and career focused so they naturally fit in with the corporate world. Their strengths include being highly self confident, strategic thinkers, energetic, very efficient, strong willed and having excellent verbal communication skills. Some of an ENTJ’s weaknesses are impatience, poor handling of their own and other people’s emotions, intolerance, and stubbornness. Interestingly I found that Bill Gates,
The study of personality traits is beneficial in identifying the many variables that exist from human to human; the combinations of these variables provide us with a true level of individuality and uniqueness. In the field of psychology, trait theory is considered to be a key approach to the study of human personality (Crowne, 2007; Burton, Westen & Kowalski, 2009). This paper aims to identify a number of significant contributors who have played crucial roles in both the development and application of trait theory. This paper then moves focus to these theorists, outlining their theory and analysing both the strengths and weaknesses of those theories. An illustration of the methods used in trait measurement is given and includes the
Every generation has someone or something that has influenced or shaped them in one way or another. Onika Maraj, who also goes by her stage name Nicki Minaj, is one of the many faces in modern pop culture. Her presence in the Black and LGBT community, ability to shut down everyday sexism, and encouragement of education in
There are many character traits that make someone successful in life. Some traits you are born with, other traits are mindsets. There are a few character traits that coaches, teachers, bosses, or any other significant figure looks for in particular. One of the most important character traits is a hard-working attitude. You aren’t born with a hard-working attitude. It is a mindset. You may not be the best employee, but an employer will be more willing to work with someone that works hard than someone that can do the job but is lazy. Although I am not the best at everything, I give 100% effort in everything that I do and believe that working hard is the most important trait a person can possess.
However with advantages come disadvantages. For example, with correlational studies there is no background information obtained. Therefore, the reliability of the correlational studies is questioned.
Feist, J., & Feist, G. J. (2009). Theories of Personality (7th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill.
No two people are alike, and no two personalities are alike. A personality is made up of different characteristics, which help to define a person. Per the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator everyone has a four-letter personality type with 16 different personality combinations. These personality types affect everyone’s personal, social and work life. My four-letter personality type is ISFJ (introvert, sensing, feeling and judgment).
If there I one person who has truly turned his life around and has become a success, it is my nephew Paul Lugs. Paul is a caring, sensitive and loving person whom I have known his entire life. He has a great sense of humor and is always willing to help anytime. For the last five years he has been employed with the same company, is married with three beautiful children of his own, maintains a lovely household, and is one of the most responsible and mature persons I know. I have watched Paul grow from a child into an adult who is now a responsible citizen, dedicated employee, family man, and all around good person.
The INFJ personality is known to be the world rarest personality type and often misunderstood. This type stand for a percentage of less than 2% of the overall world population according to Holm (2009), the majority of that percentage being female and some famous INFJ that can be named are Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King and Mother Teresa. My INFJ in academic and business milieu: from the past week assignment, my preferred four letters chosen base on the instructions received from Myers-Briggs type indicator were INFJ, which stands for Introverting, iNtuiting, Feeling and Judging. For this week assignment I was very surprise after taking the Jungian test to discover that my personality type fours letter were confirmed to be the same INFJ. Having my conformed INFJ profile means that in business milieu, my creativity and sense of responsibility come in first. Although as an INFJ I’m strongly introverted, I nevertheless highly care about my relationship with other individuals. At work I’m open to communication and always available when it comes to help colleagues to carry out on tasks or explaining work procedures. However, my personality type also implies that I can have sudden need for personal time away from others, which is my way to recharge and regain my energy. In an academic milieu, I’m more focus on setting and reaching my goals; I get motivated by planning in advance my studying weeks and do a lot of efforts to meet my assignment deadlines. I can get emotionally
Over the last 100 years, the underpinning concepts in the fields of psychology and counseling were wrought. Within this period, these concepts have transformed and evolved from somewhat crude conceptions of the psyche toward more holistic interventions and approaches. As the profession continues to move forward, adaptations of the original theorists regarding the nature of man and the development of personality continue to emerge. These adaptations, along with the integration of new concepts and ideas, continue to contribute to the field. The author describes his view of man and human nature, personality development, and explores potential implications for counseling.
The purpose of this paper is to discuss characteristics of my personality. The main focus of this paper will be how my personality has developed over time. As I age and encounter new and different experiences, my personality has adapted and developed further. This paper will give an in-depth exploration into the people and events that have influenced my personality.
I have to admit that I was skeptical at completing the personality profile. I thought, “How could a few questions determine everything about my management style”. When I received my results, I was astonished at how accurate these results portrayed my personality. While deciding which of my personality traits were advantageous and which were detrimental to my management style, I became conflicted as all of my scores can be portrayed as both positive and negative depending on the situation.
There are many personal characteristics that can affect a person as an individual and his professional success, namely openness, ability to learn and adapt etc. These personal characteristics can sometimes make a person successful and sometimes doesn’t. As I spend more and more time as a professional, I perceive that there are few characteristics that are essential for professional success: namely ambitious, creative and adaptable. These characteristics come out in many different ways. Have you set your goals? Have you decided the path you have to take to pursue your goal? What are the sacrifices you can do to achieve your ambition? How much can you think out of the box to resolve a particular issue or bring new idea to the table? How
What is a personality? A personality is a reflection of a person identity of a human being but we don’t share the same type of personality. There are so many different type of personality in the world some people have outgoing, shy, crazy, and settle personality. There are some people where there culture and surrounding shape their personality traits. In my culture and surrounding it has help me shape my personality in many ways.