No one has a personality that doesn’t change. This change in personality can cause people to have two sides to their personality. “People have two sides, a good side and a bad side.” (The Tourist) The two sides are: one bursting of goodness and one filled with evil. This difference in a personality is either helping or hurting themselves and their peers. Many stories contain characters that exhibit these bipolar, two-sided personalities. This inconsistency is part of what makes them interesting. The reader expects a character to act in a certain way, but the double-sided personality causes them to do something unexpected. Many authors use this to grasp the reader. In his book, Fifth Business, Robertson Davies demonstrates that Dunstan Ramsay, Boy Staunton, and Mary Dempster each have a good side, and an evil side to their personalities.…
In the story, “The Painted Door,” Sinclair Ross creates a mood of bitter cold, extreme isolation and loneliness. For the environmental means, the story is set in winter and there is a large snowstorm coming. The isolation of the farmland is made abundantly clear when we learn the closest neighbouring farm is “five miles away.” The physical setting of the environment is important to a good story as it reflects the moods and emotions of the characters and it gives the reader a glimpse into how the characters are feeling. The environment of a story can also be used to bring out issues between the characters or as a technique for foreshadowing what is to come later in the story. The mental setting of Ann is that of the physical environment. She has turned cold and indifferent toward her husband John; her feelings are stormy because she longs for another man but struggles with the guilt of it all. Both of these physical and mental settings contribute to the climax and conclusion of the story. The repetition of Ann’s feelings of boredom, loneliness and indifference all contribute to the reader really understanding her emotional turmoil. Ross also uses the physical description of the storm to describe the feelings of Anne towards the two men. She is conflicted and is going back and forth between hot and cold for both John and Steven. This emotion is also made clear with the help of describing the fire in the stove going from hot to cold and back to hot again. Sinclair Ross does a great job at using the flames and heat of the fire to describe her unresolved feelings for not only her husband, but for Steven as well. A great deal of this story is spent describing Ann’s environment, both inside and outside of her home. The barrenness of the surroundings in which the characters live is probably the most vividly expressed theme of the entire story and gives clues to how it is possible for Anne to engage…
What defines the personality and actions of someone? Certainly how one is brought up plays a large role in determining who they are as a person, but does that play a larger role than ones life changing experiences? The creature turns to a…
Why are some people shy and others are outgoing? Why are some people kind and gentle, while others are hostile and aggressive? The answer to these questions can be found in three of the theories that describe personality. These theories are; psychoanalytic, humanistic, and social cognitive. Founded by Sigmund Freud, psychoanalysis is a theory that “stresses the influence of unconscious mental processes, the importance of sexual and aggressive instincts, and the enduring effects of early childhood experience on personality.” (Hockenbury 2014) This theory states that a person’s behavior and attitude are a result of past experiences, unconscious thoughts, buried memories, as well as a desire for pleasure. The second theory, based upon the potential that all humans have, is called the humanistic perspective. Rather than focusing on negative personality aspects, humanists think of all people as good and completely self-aware. An important concept to be aware of within this area of self-awareness is passed on to children from their parents. This concept is known as conditional positive regard. Hockenbury (2014) describes this as, “the sense that the child is valued and loved only when she behaves in a way that is acceptable to others.” While it is important to feel loved and valued, placing limitations on those feelings can be detrimental to a child, as they may end up in denial and never learn how to express their true feelings. The third theory is the social cognitive perspective. This perspective focuses on how conscious thought affects the beliefs and goals that a person has. Hockenbury (2014) paraphrases a leading theorist, Albert Bandura by saying, “collectively a person’s cognitive skills, abilities and attitudes represent the person’s self-system… it is out self-esteem that guides how we perceive, evaluate, and control our behavior in different situations.” What gives this perspective more credibility is that there is a way to measure its’…
**Psychoanalytic Aspects of Personality -five stages of Freudian psychosexual development -Id, Ego, and Superego ***Neo-Analytic and Ego Aspects of Personality: Identity. -Erikson's eight stages of development -Jung's idea of the collective unconscious ***Biological Aspects of Personality ***Behaviorist and Learning Aspects of Personality - "extinguish" classically conditioned fear responses -classical conditioning and operant conditioning ***Cognitive and Social-Cognitive Aspects of Personality -vicarious learning -internal versus external locus of control from social learning ***Trait and Skill Aspects of Personality -five traits included in the Big Five theory of personality -Henry Murray's needs ***Humanistic and Existential Aspects of Personality. -positive psychology - humanistic/existential approach and free will ***Situational-Interactionist Aspects of Personality -Walter Mischel's critique of personality -the two broad types of self-healing personalities ***Male-Female Differences, Cultural and Ethnic Differences ***Love and Hate, Where Will We Find Personality? -two of the many possible explanations for people's aggression and hatred -three romantic attachment styles described by Shaver and colleagues ***Summary and Evaluation -designer personality -positive and negitive potentialities of the human genome project Learning Objectives: At the completion of this course, learners will be able to: 1.…
Maslow came up with a theory that motivates people. The hierarchy of needs is what he called it, and he analyzed how the needs influence people in general. The needs are self-actualization motives, esteem needs, belongingness and love needs, safety needs, and physiological needs. Each need serves its own purpose.…
personality, whether it is good or bad. Sometimes a person’s personality is affected with a…
Lastly, my family member’s personalities have influenced the development of the person I am today. While every person in my family has a unique personality, from my father being hardworking and serious, to my mother being kind and courteous, to Taylar being determined and competitive, to Tessa being ditsy and friendly, they taught me to try to be an overall balanced person, and to not be only hardworking, kind, competitive, or friendly, but rather a mix of all of them as I grow and further develop in my life going…
Huswifery by Edward Taylor Make me, O Lord, Thy spinning wheel complete, Thy holy word my distaff make for me, Make mine affections Thy swfit flyers neat, And make my soul Thy holy spool to be. My conversation make to be Thy reel,…
Cognitive theorists look at the lack of substance and the extreme suggestibility seen in people with the…
Over the many years, theorists have tried to find the answers on a number of personality questions: What makes a personality so unique to the individual? What are the origins of a personality? Is personality a psychoanalytical phenomenon, a biological process or perhaps slow learning processes developed over the course of your life? These people have developed their own perspectives on personality which each try to describe a person. There are currently…
Personality is, “a persons characteristic patterns of behaving, thinking and feeling” (psych book, 352). Heredity may in fact play an important role in the development of an individual’s personality. On the other hand, most psychological theories, including analytical theory, give more emphasis to interpersonal influences. In kindergarten, learning to share is just as important as learning to write. Learning core values at a young age may have more impact on a child’s individuality than any specific genetic code.…
Studies show that nurture is more powerful in shaping personality than nature is. For an example, Jeanie was born a feral child, but she was quiet because she was abused by her dad if she did talk. Also, she couldn’t stand up straight because her dad made her sit in a small chair. When she was saved, she was given up on. But, one day this lady said that she is just like us. Jeanie became less quiet with the help of her surroundings. Oxana was the same way too except she was raised with wild dogs. Since she grew up with them she acted like them.…
In comparing the Humanistic and Trait Theories, a researcher will find that there are a plethora of differences between the two theories and quite a few similarities. However, the theories equally concur that a person’s personality is somewhat invented by the choices the person make. These two theories hardly come close to each other’s depiction of a person’s personality and have just about nothing in common.…
Some say that personality is inherited or hereditary. Some raised the idea that it is environment that shapes one’s personality.…