Personality Reflection
Personality Reflection
PSY/250
09/23/2014
MARK PETERSON
Personality Reflection The definition of personality is a group of characteristic patterns of thoughts, feelings and behaviors that make a person unique. In addition to this, personality arises from within the individual and remains fairly consistent throughout the life. (Webster-Dictionary.org Sept 2014) I would define personality as a collection of visible aspects showing an individual’s character. Through these unique aspects, allows others see someone as they are for what they are on a day to day basis. Some key personality features for me are fair, I try to my best not judge or criticize others when working as a team as well as being fair to those I work with and the classmates I have assignments within the future. I am an intelligent person capable of understanding a given scenario or situation handed to me. I can be impartial when I have to not take a side for a decision to be made for a particular problem and showing that I able to make a sound judgment on the subject at hand. I can be dependable when the time comes, and I showed this well when serving in the United States Coast Guard as an Aviation Maintenance Technician working on C-130 Aircraft. Being dependable is a must when you are in the military because you have to be able to do your job, or it can cause a fatal mistake and create unnecessary risk to aircrews and to aircraft assets. To understand myself the key constructs use to explain my personality is extroversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, and experience. I feel these four key constructs help distinguish who I am as a person and establish relevance on the personality features that make me unique from my peers. Extroversion is used to be outgoing and thrive through life, agreeableness used to understand others around you, conscientiousness used to understand fairness, knowing our responsibilities and the consequences of our actions. Experience helps have the knowledge to
PSY/250
09/23/2014
MARK PETERSON
Personality Reflection The definition of personality is a group of characteristic patterns of thoughts, feelings and behaviors that make a person unique. In addition to this, personality arises from within the individual and remains fairly consistent throughout the life. (Webster-Dictionary.org Sept 2014) I would define personality as a collection of visible aspects showing an individual’s character. Through these unique aspects, allows others see someone as they are for what they are on a day to day basis. Some key personality features for me are fair, I try to my best not judge or criticize others when working as a team as well as being fair to those I work with and the classmates I have assignments within the future. I am an intelligent person capable of understanding a given scenario or situation handed to me. I can be impartial when I have to not take a side for a decision to be made for a particular problem and showing that I able to make a sound judgment on the subject at hand. I can be dependable when the time comes, and I showed this well when serving in the United States Coast Guard as an Aviation Maintenance Technician working on C-130 Aircraft. Being dependable is a must when you are in the military because you have to be able to do your job, or it can cause a fatal mistake and create unnecessary risk to aircrews and to aircraft assets. To understand myself the key constructs use to explain my personality is extroversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, and experience. I feel these four key constructs help distinguish who I am as a person and establish relevance on the personality features that make me unique from my peers. Extroversion is used to be outgoing and thrive through life, agreeableness used to understand others around you, conscientiousness used to understand fairness, knowing our responsibilities and the consequences of our actions. Experience helps have the knowledge to
References: Friedman, H. S. & Schustack M.W. (2012). Personality: Classic Theories and Modern Research, Fifth Edition (5th ed.). Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon. Webster-dictionary.org. (September 23, 2014). http://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/personality. Retrieved from http://http://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/personality