Personality Refection
Julia Carter
PSY/250
January 4, 2012
Dr. Helen Ordinde

Personality Refection When we think of personality, what are we actually thinking about? In 1811 attached twins were born, joined at the waist they were said to have gotten along very well. Although these men were joined at the waist, they could feel one another's feelings. Chang and Eng had a great deal in common, gene and environment. They eventually develop a unique personality, as do other conjoined twin (Smith 1988). Here we will define personalities. How personality features defines one. We will describe how key concept or “construct’ are used to explain personality. We will look into the writers’ personality features, and how it changes according to the situations. Here we would exam result, if any of the writers’ personality test and find out their reactions to such test. Lastly, what would their expectation of a proper test be and what would make a personality test a reliable and valid?
How would you define personality? Personality makeup the characteristic patterns of those thoughts, feelings, behaviors that make a person unique. In addition to this, personalities arise from within the individual and remain fairly consistent throughout life (Kendra Cherry). “We know that personality has eight key concepts, which together help us understand the complex nature of the individual. First, the individual is affected by unconscious aspects, forces that are not in the moment to moment awareness. Secondly, the individual is affected by so-called ego forces that provide a sense of identity or “self”. Third, a person is a biological being, with a unique genetic, physical, psychological, and temperamental nature. Fourth, people are conditioned and shaped by the experience and environment that surrounds them. Fifth, people have a cognitive dimension, thinking about and actively interpreting the world around them. Sixth, an individual is a collection of specific traits, skills, and predisposition. Seventh, human beings have a spiritual dimension to their lives, which ennobles them and promotes them to ponder the meaning of their existence. Eight , and finally, the individual’ nature is an ongoing interaction between the person and the particular environment” (Howard S Friedman and Miriam W. Schustack, 2009).
What key concepts are “constructs “are used to explain your personality?
Are your personality features consistent or do they change according to the situation? Over recent years the writer has observed their personality features. The writer personality changes according to their situation. Although upbeat, the personality change occurs to the situation there involved in. For instance, if starting a new job the writer tends to appear shy and quiet. One adjusted to their environment, and feels comfortable they tend to express an extrovert personality.
Have you ever taken a personality test before? If so, what was your reaction to the analyst? If not, what would you expect a proper test to measure? The writer has taken a couple of test Myers-Briggs Test Indicators (MBTI). The one taken last year resulted that the writer was an ESFJ (extrovert. sensing, feeling, and judging). Last week the writers’ results were ISFJ (introvert, sensing, feeling, and judging). The test results from last year the writer agrees with totally. The test results from last week were inaccurate, due to their circumstance prior to the test. The writer has been caring for her husband for the last four months, only working and school with little socialize with friends and family.
What would make a personality test reliable and valid? “Validity basically refers to research that provides evidence that a test actually measure what is supposed to measure. Reliability is more of a measure of consistent. For instance if you took a tape measure and measured the length of your desk and found it with 60 feet long, you would expect it to be 60 feet again tomorrow. But if it measured only 56 inches when you measured it and the following day question what will you have to find out what went wrong with the measurements. A reliable measurement of a death linked would also have to be yield to the same measurement. If it is not we would say that the measurement is unreliable (Saterfiel and Associates, 2003). In summary, personality makes up the character patterns of one’s thought, feeling and behaviors that make a person unique. For instance the way you walk, talk, and interaction at home or society are all features of personality that defines you.

Reference What is personality by Kendra Cherry, about.com Guide www.employment-testing.com/ reliability.htm Saterfiel & Associates, 2003