Personality is what defined us as an individual. It is the, who and what and how we interact with one another. Personality is what gives an individual his or her identity on how they feel and act in a certain way. Understanding the types of personalities one have can help in deciphering emotions and social interactions. I will address the definition of personality, my own key personality features, how others view my personality, personality test and results, what makes a test reliable and valid.
According to Online Dictionary.com (2011), personality is defined as “the quality of being a person; existence as a self-conscious human being; personal identity.” The state of being a self-conscious is how I would define personality. Personality is the essence of human interaction. Take away the individual personalities and the interactions will become somewhat like a robotic and very predictable. Many researchers now and then have also tried to answer the question of what personality is and have come up with eight general approaches. The eight key aspects, which together help us understand the complex nature of the individual personality, are: “unconscious aspects, ego forces, biological being, conditioned and shaped, cognitive dimension, traits, skills and predispositions, spiritual dimension and interaction. (“Howard S. friedman and Miriam W. Schustack, 2009, p. 2”)
Some personality features that define me are helpful, motivating, caring, and peacemaker. Many people state that I am helpful and tend to lend a helping hand when needed. For as long as I can remember I have always been a helpful individual. More so than being rewarded for helping, my satisfaction has come from just knowing I help another in need. For example, I’ve learned at a young age to just help my mother in everything she does, this is also a