Personality Reflections Essay

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Psy/250 07/12/2012 University of Phoenix Personality Reflection Using the textbook, the University Library, the Internet, and/or other resources, answer the following questions. Your responses to each question will vary but overall should be 700- to 1,050-words in length. What is personality? In this assignment I will discuss what personality is and how I have developed a personality of my own. I will also reevaluate my skills and give a formal and concise reason behind why my personality changes or is consistent. Also I will discuss what a personality test is and what makes them reliable and valid. How would you define personality? I would define personality as personal identity. According to our reading it is the essential character of a person. It is the general trend of how a person thinks and behaves. It's based on a few inherited traits, but mostly it is how a person builds on that, making decisions in life to learn and interact a certain way. Every personality is unique. There are no two exactly identical personalities. This is because no two people are alike and no two people grow up under the same conditions with the same experiences and decisions. Each day a different experience changes us for better or worse. Certain characteristics such as thoughts and emotions determine how we adjust to changes in our environment. We all have a public self or personality that we present to others around us, expressing ourselves in such a way to create a positive influence or impression to others. I also believe that it is nurtured by an environment with positive and negative enforcement. What are some key personality features that define you? Some key personality features that define me are my kindness and friendliness. I like to interact with people and get to know them. Some people take my kindness for a weakness and try to take advantage
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