Reflection Of A Personal Perspective : The Influence Of Personality

3. Given that Mike and Marty Scanlon are twins and share some of their genetic makeup, how

Life in the military is very strict, routined-based, and confidential. Once you have lived and witnessed this lifestyle, it becomes a part of you all throughout your life. Even after getting out, those past memories still stays with you as you try to live a more civilized life. James, a twenty-eight year old former Army soldier had just recently gotten out of the Army six months ago back in April of 2016. Through his story, I was able to find out what an ex military soldier actually felt about his career and how he is coping with a new lifestyle.

Extraversion is one of the five core personality traits described in the big five theory of personality. This trait is characterized by sociability, assertiveness, emotional expressiveness and excitability. People who are high in this trait are often described as being outgoing ad talkative, while those low in this trait are described as quiet and reserved. An extroverted disposition ; concern with what is outside the self rather what is inside.

Do you ever wonder why you are the way you are that you are? There are many influences that affect your personality, you would be surprised if you knew the how many there actually are. If you were thinking something along the lines of media or peers or family you are correct! There is one additional factor over which you have no control over, that factor is genetics. Overall these are the things that influence a person the most.

Many psychologists throughout many years present theoretical approaches in an attempt to understand personality. Hans Eysenck’s approach of personality differed from that of Sigmund Freud and his psychoanalytical theory of personality. Eysenck’s theory of personality relies on the scientific basis of biology in explaining human personality. Although Freud’s theories are intriguing to an open mind, Eysenck’s approach made measurable scientific sense. He relied on the use of trait and factor analysis, which is a statistical method. Freud relied on faith and his personal opinions based on observational research to reach the assumptions that set forth his theories (Feist & Feist, 2009). Eysenck and Freud did not agree on anything about

personality types, behavioural styles theories, personality and testing systems - for self-awareness, self-development, motivation, management, and recruitment

You make some interesting point in your post this week. I believe that EMR can make charting easier, however, this is dependent on the system your organization uses and the tools built into the system. It was told to me that my organization bought the lower version of EPIC. Having not seen the advanced system, I can truly say it would be easier but that is what was told to me by someone who works for EPIC. Our former system, Picis, allowed for more detailed charting and was easier on the eyes.

When you think of personality, you may think of a lot of things. How a person acts or behaves, the little quirks they have, the way they think or what they like. When it’s explained on a psychological level, its much more that just what they like or enjoy doing or how they act. Personality is thought to be a combination of many things, most of these things occurring genetically, in your childhood, and subconsciously. Although some traits are learned, most of our personalities are determined in our early years or genetically pre-determined. Personality Disorders are also something that can be genetically passed down, or can be a result of trauma or events in childhood or adolescence. In this paper, it will explore how personality is formed from

After taking the three assessments about my work interest, leisure interest, and the 16 personalities. I learned many things about myself. Majority of assessments are aligned up with each other and said what I expected them to.

Allport defines personality as ‘the dynamic organisation within the individual of those psychological systems that determine his unique adjustment to his environment’ (Allport, 1937). An individual’s unique personality traits and attributes are a powerful indicator of how he/she will interact with the work environment. The difference between average and outstanding employees can often be solely personality related. As the employee is the most valuable asset to the company, ‘selecting the right employee during the process is critical’ (Carbery and Cross, 2013, pp. 41-53)

Life in the military is very strict, routine-based, and confidential. Once a person has lived and witnessed this lifestyle, it becomes a part of his or her life. Even after getting out, those past memories still stays with them as they try to live a more civilized life. James, a twenty-eight-year-old former Army soldier had just recently gotten out of the Army six months ago back in April of 2016. Through his story, I was able to find out what an ex military soldier actually felt about his career and how he is coping with a new lifestyle. The past experiences and all the stories he had to share brought him back to a reminiscence. The struggle of transitioning from military to civilian life causes obstacles due to the feeling of nostalgia of one’s past lifestyle.

Personality is widely studied within psychology it looks at how a person interacts with the world around them and with other people. Personality is based on the characteristics that individuals have which result in shared features or differences within their behaviour (McLeod, P. 2014). From this psychologists want to understand personality and how it is varied among individuals as well as how some people share similar characterises. Personality psychologist take a scientific look at these differences.

Leigh Anne Touhy is the fictional representation of the real life Leigh Anne, famed adoptive mother of Michael Oher from the 2009 film The Blind Side. Leigh Anne is a white interior designer, living in the south with her husband and two children. The family is considered to be part of the upper class, and made their money from owning a string of fast food chains. Leigh Anne and her family take in a black homeless boy, Michael, and throughout the film experience a growing love and bond. They eventually adopt Michael and the Leigh Anne becomes a fiercely protective mother. Very little is revealed about her upbringing

Humanistic psychology has led to the development of several different psychotherapies. All are based on the idea that people possess the resources for growth and healing and that the goal of therapy is to help remove the barriers that block this growth and achievement. Although, several theorists have contributed to Humanistic Psychology, one of the most renowned is, Abraham Maslow. Humanistic psychology is defined as:

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.