Temperament And How Is It Formed?

Anthropologist Margaret Mead addressed the differences in temperament found between men and women in her book Sex and Temperament in Three Primitive Societies (1935). In this study she concluded that sex has no bearing on social traits and the temperament of an individual. Her research looked at whether masculine or feminine traits are innate or learned. She also questioned whether men and women differ because of nature (heredity) or nurture (socialization). She concludes that cultural conditioning is more important than biology in shaping the behavior of women and men. The observed differences in temperament between men and women are not a function of their biological differences. Rather, they result from differences in the socialization

According to the text book there are 3 classic types of temperament in the Thomas and Chess typology. First type of temperament is the easy child which about 40% of most groups of children. This group of children will show regular eating, sleeping, generally positive in mood and adapt easily to new experiences. Second type of temperament is the difficult child which about 10% of children. The difficult child is the opposite of the easy child. This group of children is irregular in daily routines and will show a negative attitude to new situations and tends to react negatively and intensely. Third type of temperament is the slow-warm-up child which about 15% of children. This group of children are inactive, shows mild, and show discomfort with change. Also they are low-key reactions to environmental stimuli and adjust slowly to new experiences. I think that everyone wants an easy child because it certainly does make life a lot easier for the caregivers. Unfortunately, not every child is easy child but having a difficult child doesn't mean that the child can not be changed.The reason why a child become difficult depend on the caregivers’attitude toward the child.

My Virtual Child fits into Thomas & Chess’s easy temperament style. The description of an easy child is that they quickly establish a regular routines in infancy, and are generally cheerful, and adapt to new experiences. She is rarely fussy or irritable, and smiles constantly. Violet does not have trouble interacting with new people. She is comfortable being in new environments. When our family goes on family outings and there is a change in schedule, Violet has little to no trouble going with the flow and adjusting. On a normal day, she follows her set schedule.

In regards to temperament and the whole theory of nature vs. nurture, I think nurture plays the biggest role in the development of an individual. Our genes may determine our characteristics and what type of person we are, but it is our surroundings that can alter that and shape the way we function as people.

There are 4 Temperaments ranging from Guardian, Artisan, Idealist. and Rational. Upon taking the Jung Typology Test I received ENFJ or, Extravert, Intuitive, Feeling and Judging. (“Finding Your Passion,”2017).ENFJ would fall under the Idealist temperament. A moderate preference for Intuition over Sensing and Judging over Perceiving was established. ENFJ means my temperament is that of an idealist or a teacher. I am not surprised that I was matched with an idealist however, a teacher did take me a little by surprise. I always joke that I would love to be a motivational speaker however, I do not have enough patience to watch people continue to make poor decisions without offering some not so constructive criticism. This article stated teachers

Rothbart's realized that what formed a child character is how well they react in a given situation and how much self-control they have when in this situation (Berk, 2014, p. 191). Rothbart's Model of Temperament is composed of six dimensions: "activity level, attention span/persistence, fearful distress, irritable distress, positive affect, effortful control" (Berk, 2014, p.191).

One thing I learned from this chapter that I would offer fellow classmates is Temperament. This is a big part of education because this deals with labeling students as good kids or bad kids due to their behavior. The problem with this is that teachers should not label their students because if u treat a student like they are bad they will believe that they are bad and won’t progress. I suggest to all future teachers that they treat their students the same without labeling. I believe that if you treat all them the same they will grow together.

How would you describe your own temperament? (Do you think you were an easy child, a difficult child, or a slow-to-warm-up child?)

Four temperaments is a proto-psychological theory that believes that individuals are one of the four personality types.

This topic is really interesting and I have found myself asking a lot of questions about myself. I feel like traits like height, weight, skin color, and physical appearance are majorly affected by of nature. Most these traits are received from our parents or ancestors. From the above traits we listed some of them can be affected by nurture as well. For instance weight can be affected by the types of food we are consuming and the amount of exercise we are doing in daily basis. However, things like being out going, friendly, and being shay are more can be defined by nurture. i think we can be friendly if we grew up with the family which are all friendly and outgoing. When a kid grew up with a parents who doesn’t communicate that much, he tend

Another cultural influence on infants’ development is temperament. According to (Nilsen, 2014), she suggested that along with attachment comes infants’ temperament that is an inborn characteristic trait, in that the appearance of emotions are express by infants’ reflexes, joy, and cries that vary in intensity. Some infants express contentment or joy motionless, while other actively express these emotions. Their intensity of their cries also differs, depending on their temperament instead of their discontent, and change over time by influences that have impacted their emotions such as human interaction (Nilsen, 2014). In accordance, (Bremmer and Wachs, 2010) added that temperament is also affected

Temperament is defined as the way in which each individual reacts, responds, and self regulates in different situations. Since this is considered the “cornerstone of the adult personality” (Berk, 2012)it is very important that children begin learning effortful control as early as possible. Meaning that an inhibited child, a child who is shy, will have a completely different set of needs than that of an uninhibited child, difficult child, or easy child. This is why one of the most beneficial things a parent can do is acknowledge these difference in their children’s individual needs. Although temperament can be influenced by a child’s environment, firstly it is set by genetics. This explains why two children can be raised in abusive homes and

Temperaments are biologically based tendencies to feel or act in certain ways. There are three basic characteristics can be considered temperaments,

Over many years of research, the word personality is still hard to define. Many psychologists disagreed on how to define psychology and how to identify behaviors through personalities. As there are many theories and models of personality, this essay will discuss the five-factor model, and its wide application within a culture or a community. One of the most important goals of personality psychology is the establishment of a model that can describe a person 's personality and disorders that are associated with personality. Not only is the model suppose to be able to describe the human personality but it is suppose to help gain better insight and understanding of personality. Over time many models have come about from different Psychologist

“A personality is a unique collection of attitudes, emotions, thoughts, habits, impulses and behaviors that define how a person typically behaves across situations.”