Personality

Personality Characteristics

Tiffany Wilfong

Psy/504

Professor Kersey

June 14, 2010

Personality Characteristics

Personalities are characteristics that differ from one person to the next. Personalities can change over time depending on the situation or environment one is in. Personalities is the traits that makes a person unique and different. According to Costa and McCrae Big five factor traits an individual can be categorized as being neuroticism, extraversion, openness, agreeableness and conscientiousness (Cervone, Pervin, 2010). In order to understand how a person personality falls under any of these categories one have to take a look at early development, family and social relationship and educational background

Three Personality Characteristics

According to the Big Five Trait Factor my personality lies in the extraversion and agreeableness category. The three main personality characteristic that everyone has observed is friendly, sociable and good natured. These personality traits and many others have made me the person I am today. Extraversion and Agreeableness individuals are sociable, active, person oriented, soft hearted, good natured, forgiving and affectionate ( Cervone, Pervin, 2010). Individuals in these two categories who are talkative, sociable, confident make friends easy and love being in social setting ( Adnan, Adnan, 2002).

Early Development

The development of the above dimension Extrovert and Agreeabless began around five years old. In 1985 my mother was in a very serious accident and resulted in a comma for months. My grandmother decided to raise me given my mother’s situation. Growing up without a mother was hard but my grandmother played a great mother figure and role model. The personality of my grandmother is sympathetic, good nature, warm and friendly. My personality reflects all the same traits, which has lead me to believe they were inherited from my grandmother genes and not my mother’s. My mother...