Pat's Personality Traits

Her main trait for NPD is a persistent pattern of lavishness, need for admiration, and a lack of empathy. There are countless examples from the film Mean Girls that allow us to see that Regina carries all of these traits. For example, the patient is so easily influenced by a friend who told her to eat some bars that will make her lose weight that she does not question it. The bars, however, are designed for people who want to gain weight.

Personality is a complex area of Psychology, which has been studied for many years, by many experts in the field. Each having their own ideas about how to understand, study and evaluate it. Here I will introduce personality briefly, looking at the theories behind it. Then explain the need for testing. As there are many test that are available to use, for the purpose of this essay I will look at The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) and the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ) and discuss the reliability and validity of some studies around these tests.

Dispositional personality theories are quite different from biological personality theories. The two will be compared and dissected in this article. The Big Five Personality Test will also be analyzed and how it is used to study personality will be examined.

The five-factor model (FFM) is a contemporary construct describing personality. It incorporates five traits – openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness and neuroticism also referred to as OCEAN. Within each dimension, there are specific personality attributes, for example, openness includes subcategories of feelings and actions. The FFM was influenced by Cattell’s 16-factor model (1957) and shares traits with many other personality theories such as Eysenck’s PEN model. There has been an ongoing debate discussing how many factors appropriately represent the brain structure of personality, suggestions have varied from 2-7, recently Almagor et al. (1995) advocated that a 7-factor model unfolds when evaluative traits are involved. Costa & Mcrae (1992) claim that the FFM is the best theory of personality, however, the model has received much criticism. Through examining different aspects of the model its credibility can be explored.

This paper introduces the overview of personality assessment approaches in use currently in society. It proceeds to review the big five personality measures, its validity in prediction of personality types (Archer, 2011). The topic on MIPS questionnaires use in personality measurements and scoring methods used by the system is reviewed. Aspects on the social desirability trait and the distortion produced in responses to evaluation questionnaires, being a significant part of the problems in personality assessment is examined. Social desirability does not have an influence on the predictive validity of personality assessments. It is not related to performance in the job. Various strategies used for reduction of social desirability have been studied. The various tools used in assessments are recapitulated including some methodological aspects (Weiner, 2009). Cultural aspects in evaluation of personality discussed are touched upon. Two case studies are used to show the real life situation of personality assessment.

What disorder(s) do you think Sonya is likely experiencing? Provide support for the diagnosis/diagnoses you make, walking me through your reasons. Specifically, you might outline what is needed to meet diagnostic criteria and explain how the patient fits these criteria. (10pts)

Ms. Lewis demonstrated a high elevation in the psychasthenia scale (Pt), which is indicative of anxiety and maladjustment. Individuals tend to worry excessively and are apprehensive over minor situations. They tend to be tense, anxious, uncomfortable, agitated, and have difficulties with concentration. Others view them as introspective, obsessive, and compulsive. Common personality characteristics are insecurity, lack of self-confidence, shyness, poor social interaction, moralistic, guilt-ridden, conscientious, and meticulous. These characteristics make individuals vulnerable to self-criticism (Butcher,

The characteristics that I choose that represent Michael’s behavior are, an unhealthy dependence on the relationship, poor communication, difficulty identifying feelings and difficulty adjusting to change. Michael showed unhealthy dependence on the relationship during Alice’s recovery when

I would describe Jane as a wife and mother. Jane is married to John and recently had a child, possible this causing her to suffer symptoms of postpartum depression. 

In this movie I chose Alex Forrest to diagnose. I chose her to be diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder. The symptoms that make her BPD are her extreme reactions to issues that come about while she having this separation from her secret lover Dan. When Dan tries to leave her after a night of sex, she throws a jealous rage and stats hitting and kicking him. Another symptom to show that Alex has BPD is her self-harming behavior. She is a cutter. She cuts herself when she gets anxious and upset. Dan had to stay

The use of personality and IQ test are not going to be beneficial to help diagnose Phil. The mental status exam is not necessary as well because Phil is aware and able to talk and understand what is going on. A neuropsychological, neuroimaging, psychophysiological assessments would be no use to diagnose Phil. The projective test would not contribute in a diagnosis in Phil’s case either.

The Analysis of the Five Factor Model In this essay, first the Five Factor Model (FFM) will be described. Secondly, psychologists for and against the model will be looked at. Following this, the stability of traits will be looked at, both longitudinal and cross situational. Finally, the application of the model within and outside psychology will be evaluated to show support that the FFM provides a solid foundation for an adequate personality psychology.

The study was conducted using the IPIP measure scales; (Extraversion, Neuroticism, Openness, Agreeableness & Conscientiousness), (Goldberg, 1999) and the Big Five Factor Model which measure the personality factors of the Big Five (Costa & McCrae, 1992). The four goals of Psychology was taken into consideration using the 25-item translated questionnaire with a 5 point Likert scale.

They are not prepared to handle Pat after he was diagnosed with his disorder. In the essay “Bipolar Disorder in Children and Adolescents”, Rasim Diler and Boris Birmaher discuss the importance on family members of patients to be educated on bipolar disorder. Diler and Birmaher (2012) write, “The patient and family should be equipped for what is likely to be a recurrent and often chronic illness with frequent fluctuations in the child’s mood…” (p. 14). Families of the patient need to be aware that there will be changes occurring with the patient’s behavior since their mood will be inconsistent due to having bipolar disorder. Pat’s family in the movie did not come off as being educated at all and should have been taught about the symptoms of bipolar disorder in order to properly interact with him. The essay also says, “It is critical to help parents understand that the negativity and rapid mood swings are not a reflection of oppositionality in misbehaving children” (Diler & Birmaher, 2012 p. 14). This understanding is what Pat’s parents lacked, as they simply believed he was purposely causing trouble and that he could control his emotions and moods. His parents would ask him what was wrong with him, showing that they had no understanding about his symptoms as a person with bipolar disorder. At one point in the movie while Pat was having an outburst he ends

To understand personality there are three main aspects that must be looked at: LArsen and Buss Definition of personality, The Six Domains of knowledge of personality, and Costa and McCrae's Five Factor Theory. In this essay I will first break down larsen and Buss definition and connect it to the domains, then connect the domains to the five factor thoery (FFT).