...Holland's Six Personality Types According to John Holland's theory, most people are one of six personality types: Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, and Conventional. The characteristics of each of these are described below: Realistic • Likes to work with animals, tools, or machines; generally avoids social activities like teaching, healing, and informing others; • Has good skills in working with tools, mechanical or electrical drawings, machines, or plants and animals; • Values practical things you can see, touch, and use like plants and animals, tools, equipment, or machines; and • Sees self as practical, mechanical, and realistic. Investigative • Likes to study and solve math or science problems; generally avoids leading, selling, or persuading people; • Is good at understanding and solving science and math problems; • Values science; and • Sees self as precise, scientific, and intellectual. Artistic • Likes to do creative activities like art, drama, crafts, dance, music, or creative writing; generally avoids highly ordered or repetitive activities; • Has good artistic abilities -- in creative writing, drama, crafts, music, or art; • Values the creative arts -- like drama, music, art, or the works of creative writers; and • Sees self as expressive, original, and independent. Social • Likes to do things to help people -- like, teaching, nursing, or giving first aid, providing information;...
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...Type A and B Personality Types Mariana Puche Los Angeles Southwest College Health 11- Principles of Healthful Living Priscilla Watkins March 4, 2012 While conducting research on stress related heart disease, Cardiologists Friedman and Rosenman acknowledged two basic personality types, Type A personality and Type B personality. Type A personality is described as “being extremely competitive, achievement oriented, hostile, aggressive, and as exhibiting a sense of urgency” (Goethals, 2004, p.1189). People with type A personalities often come off as aggressive because of their mannerisms and their competitiveness. They are loud and quick in their speech, they are very rigid, and they judge themselves very harshly. They seek to always be engaged and stimulated and are often perfectionists. They are very different than Type B personalities. Type B personalities are “characterized by a more calm and even-tempered demeanor… Type B individuals show more muscle relaxation and lower levels of activity and alertness” (Darity, 2008, p.224). Type Bs are less angry and aggressive and more tolerant and understanding of others. They also tend to be less stressed which equates to them having lower incidence of Coronary Heart Disease. I would classify myself as a Type A personality. I am ambitious, competitive, and a perfectionist. My ambition is a positive stressor because it fuels me to work my hardest, Reference Darity, W. (2008) Personality, Type A/ Type B. In International...
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...Abstract This paper is based on my construction and support of my decision to pursue my MBA degree and its importance to me. I will also include the results from the Jungian 16 type Personality self-assessment that was done to assess my personality type and to determine how others perceive me. Importance of Earning an MBA Degree The question been asked is why do I need an MBA to excel? This is just a question in the minds of thousands of individuals who wish to excel in their professional career and who seek to achieve some form of independence. ‘Why does achieving an MBA important to my development’, an MBA is seen as a steppingstone to further enrich my way of life. Earning an MBA can be seen as a very important accomplishment in one’s life, as it allows the individual the opportunity to accomplish his or her goals in life and have a standing in society and the business world. Achieving an MBA is not just acquiring a piece of paper with one’s name written on it but rather a milestone in one’s accomplishment. The milestone that will allow me to be better equipped for managerial level positions in the professional world and also will allow me greater marketability as it paves a path for my professional growth. This will allow me to go out into the world with a better chance of obtaining a job and to be in a specific socio class. In other word’s an educational investment paying off. According to Tomar (2010), “Major companies are presently requiring for their employees...
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...1.1 Background of the study We are assigned to prepare a term paper on “Type A personality and occupational stress” to fulfill our MGT 251 course requirement. We include 10 respondents personality of Bank Asia Limited and find out the relation among personality, stress and job performance. In working environment there may be various job related stress. Personality affects the stress. Because the ability of adopt with the level of stress depends on the Type of Personality. And the level of stress affects the employee’s performance. 1.2 Objective of the study The objective of the study is to determine the personality and level of job stress experienced by the employees of Bank Asia Limited. We find out whether there is a significant difference in term of the occupational stress level experienced by the Type A personality employees. We also try to develop a new stress model and show the relationship among occupational stress, personality and performance. 1.3 Methodology of the study To prepare our term paper we have gathered information through both of primary and secondary resources. We have visited the selected organization to take information from the personnel of Bank Asia Limited.. Also collected data and necessary information by interviewing officials .The information has been gathered from the internet and different books about the topic for theoretical part. 1.4 Scope of the study The scope of the study is limited within banking sector in Bangladesh...
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...What is your personality type according to the four-letter score, and what does each letter stand for? My personality according to the Jungian 16 type personality is ESTP. E is for extraversion. That means that I like to direct my thoughts and feelings outwards. S stands for sensing. I like to touch things to learn and I look at fine details rather than the big picture. T stands thinking; that means I look at the facts of a problem instead of my feelings. P stands for perception. This means that I keep an open mind about situations and try to perceive all of the options so, that I may be able to change my mind at a later time. List at least four to six key characteristics of your personality type that you recognize in your own behavior and style. Support the list with the help of specific examples. Four of my own personality characteristics that I recognize in my own behavior and style would be 1. Sometimes saying what I think, when I think it. 2. When starting something new I want the detail steps rather than the big picture. 3. I like facts and not emotions in decision making 4. I keep an open mind incase the situation changes. One of the best and worst things about my personality is that I will tell others what I am thinking. Sometimes it doesn’t even matter if the thought that pops into my head has nothing to do with anything that we were talking about. Like if my mom and I are talking about soccer, I could say something about the amount of money that Texas is spending...
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...Accuracy of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Test Everyone has different personalities, and their individual personality determines their decisions and actions. Psychoanalyst Carl Jung was a pioneer of the study of personalities. After reading Jung’s theory of personality, Katherine Briggs used it as a foundation for a personality type indicator for practical use. Briggs and her daughter, Isabel Briggs-Myers, determined that there were four different personality preference scales, each with two extremes, and from this 16 different personality types. From here, Briggs and Briggs-Myers developed a test that would determine each individual’s personality type. This test is called the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), which is quite detailed and has been refined over the years through scientific research to help validate the results. Throughout the remainder of this paper I will provide an overview of the different MBTI types, and I will try to determine the tests dependability by comparing the results of my test to my own insight of my personality. There are four different scales of personality types. The test helps determine your preference on each of these scales. The first scale, which measures how we interact with the world, is the scale between extraversion (E) and introversion (I). Extraverts draw their energy and focus from the outside world whereas introverts draw their energy from within themselves. The second scale, how we process information, is the scale between sensing...
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...(Compliant personality, move towards others) Karen Horney – she discusses 3 different kinds of needs – and kinds of personalities: compliant, aggressive, detached – these needs were used to measure personality. a. If compliant, move towards others – need to be loved, appreciated b. If aggressive, move against others – need to excel, be on top c. If detached, move away from others – self-sufficient, independent. The Compliant Personality The compliant personality displays attitudes and behaviors that reflect a desire to move toward other people: an intense and continuous need for affection and approvals, an urge to be loved, wanted, and protected. Compliant personalities display these needs toward everyone, although they usually have a need for one dominant person, such as a friend or spouse, who will take charge of their lives and offer protection and guidance. For example: Facebook, Twitter, Google+ which help to draw attention of people who may not be seeing it regularly and it also promoted posts will give best results for forthcoming events and special promos. (Aggressive personality, move against from others) The Aggressive Personality Aggressive personalities move against other people. In their world, everyone is hostile; only the fittest and most cunning survive. Life is a jungle in which supremacy, strength, and ferocity are the paramount virtues. Although their motivation is the same as that of the compliant type, to alleviate...
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...ESTP Personality Type What makes an ESTP tick? The Dominant function is the perceptive one of Sensing. Characteristics associated with this function include: • Likes looking at information in terms of facts and details • Focuses more on the here and now rather than possibilities for the future • Feels comfortable in areas of proven experience • Takes a realistic approach The perceptive Sensing function is extraverted. That is, Sensing is used primarily to govern the outer world of actions and spoken words. The ESTP will therefore: • Seek to experience and enjoy the world as it is • Be very responsive to current events, with life tending to be a succession of events • Be pragmatic in nature, constantly seeking to change the world to the way the ESTP wants it to be • Observe in an objective way, valuing facts without necessarily putting an interpretation upon them The Sensing function is primarily supported by introverted Thinking judgment. That is, thinking judgment is used primarily to manage the inner world of thoughts and emotions. This will modify the way that the Sensing is directed, by: • focusing the (outer world) Sensing on impersonal facts and logical options • tending to enjoy action and events for themselves rather than for the company of others • leading to enjoyment of material possessions The classic temperament of an ESTP is Dionesian, or Sanguine, for whom freedom is a basic driving force - seeking...
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...Abstract "Personality has been defined as an individual's characteristic patterns of thought, emotion, and behavior, together with the psychological mechanisms--hidden or not--behind those patterns.” (Funder, D. C. (2001). The personality puzzle. (2nd Ed.) New York: Norton). Relationship between Personality Types and Health Almost every day we describe and assess the personalities of the people around us. In my daily job, as a massage therapist, I meet people on a more personal level and tend to focus more on individuals. Instead, psychologists use the conceptions of personality that can apply to everyone. Personality research has led to the development of a number of theories that help explain how and why certain personality traits develop. There are many different theories of personality; the first step is to understand exactly what is meant by the term personality. A brief definition would be that personality is made up of the 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 life. Some of the fundamental characteristics of personality include: * Consistency- Essentially, people act in the same ways or similar ways in a variety of situations. * Psychological and physiological - Personality is a psychological construct, but research suggests that it is also influenced by biological processes...
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...Holland Personality Types in Action Name University Holland Personality Types in Action Psychologist John Holland came up with the Careers Theory, which led to the formation of the Holland Codes that refer to what influences personal career choices. According to John Holland, most of the people fall into one of six personality types. These personality types are artistic, investigative, conventional, realistic, enterprising, and social (Holland, 1966). To gain success in careers, individual should match their personalities with their career choices. The realistic personality type or doer prefers physical and practical activities that require skill, strength, and coordination. Such people are steady, authentic, compliant, and realistic. Example of a profession that would be most suitable is engineer. Investigative personality types are more inquisitive and analytical. They prefer working with theory and information, thinking, organizing, and understanding. Example of a suitable profession include lawyer. Artistic personalities prefer innovative, creative, and random actions enabling them to express themselves creatively. Such people are original in thinking, riotous, touching, romantic, and unfeasible. Example of a preferred profession for this personality type would a musician. Social personality types are more interested in helping, healing, or developing others. They are usually cooperative, friendly, sociable, and understanding. Example...
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...Typology Test™ Your Type ENTJ Extravert(12%) iNtuitive(12%) Thinking(12%) Judging(25%) You have slight preference of Extraversion over Introversion (12%) You have slight preference of Intuition over Sensing (12%) You have slight preference of Thinking over Feeling (12%) You have moderate preference of Judging over Perceiving (25%) permanent link to bookmark or share (/hr/jtypesresult.aspx?EI=12&SN=-12&TF=12&JP=25) How Do You Want to Leverage The Type? ENTJ Type Description (/personality/entj) ENTJs have a natural tendency to marshall and direct. This may be expressed with the charm and finesse of a world leader or with... (/personality/entj) (/personality/entj) Read full description » (/personality/entj) ENTJ Career Choices (/personality/career-choices? EI=12&SN=-12&TF=12&JP=25) (/personality/career-choices? EI=12&SN=-12&TF=12&JP=25) Discover most favourable careers from personality type standpoint (/personality/career-choices? EI=12&SN=-12&TF=12&JP=25) Click to view » (/personality/careerchoices?EI=12&SN=-12&TF=12&JP=25) ENTJ Communication Skills (/personality/entj-communication-style) (/personality/entjcommunication- Understand and be understood: the way we come across in communication (/personality/entj-communication-style) Click to view » (/personality/entj-communication-style) style) Famous ENTJs (/personality/famous-entjs) Which famous personalities do you share your personality type with? (/personality/famous-entjs) ...
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...Samantha Parker October 9, 2014 Personality Type Traits of an ENFP The results of my personality type assessment were ENFP which means extroverted, intuitive, feeling, and perceiving. After doing some research I realized the characteristics, strengths, and weaknesses were a very accurate judgment of my personality. It’s interesting that when a few simple questions are answered the consummation can sum up an entire personality of an individual. Some of the characteristics of my personality type include impulsive, creative, impatient, enthusiastic, procrastination, and animated. Some good and some not so good but in all it describes me. My mother has told me my entire life that I’m animated. She used to tell me to try and talk with my hands behind my back as a joke and I would actually stutter and fumble my words. I find it impossible to speak without my body especially my hands. I’m very impulsive and this seems to go both ways with me. For instance I might wake up one day and decide that I want to go to the beach and invite my friends and have a random yet memorable outing. Unfortunately I forgot to check my bank account and get to the beach and realize I can’t buy anything. I seem to do a lot of things without thinking them all the way through. I also tend to get bored easy and what was once a project I committed myself to is now left unfinished and uninteresting. Impatience and procrastination are the two that seem to be a downfall for me. You would think an impatient...
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...Team Leadership MGT521 January 20, 2014 Team Leadership The team members assigned to this group are of multiple personality types. The types range from reserved, creative, and highly idealistic too skeptical, critical, independent, and stubborn. Based on the personality test the “E” category individuals are aware of the external areas that surround them, the individuals around them, and outward happenings. The “I” category individuals are aware of the internal areas that surround them like ideas and experiences. “S” category individuals use the five senses to relate to what is around them while “N” category individuals relate by viewing the correlation and the piecing together of facts. “T” category individuals tend to view the common-sense values of a decision or act while the “F” category individuals tend to contemplate what is significant to them and individuals around them. “J” category individuals tend to live in a deliberate, organized approach, they want to standardize and regulate life while “P” category individuals tend to be aware and are flexible, and impulsive in their approach. They pursue an experience and comprehend, rather than regulate ("Jungian Theory Explained", n.d.). In terms of urgency, and culture the team is made up of varying personalities and styles. The wide range of skills will assist the team in interlacing their personalities, listening skills, and levels of trust in order to work more efficiently, and effectively as a solid team unit. The...
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...Outline and evaluate research into personality types and stress related illness. (12 marks) Friedman and Rosenman identified two types of personality that relate to individual responses to stress these were type A and type B. Type A personalities are said to be impatient, competitive, ambitious, aggressive, find it hard to relax. In contrast, type B personalities are the opposite, being less driven, more easy going, patient and able to relax. Friedman and Rosenman conducted a longitudinal study in which 3000 middle aged men in california were examined for signs of CHD, while there personalities were also assessed using a structured interview. The findings showed after 81/2 years, twice as many type A participants had died of cardiovascular problems. while over 12% of type A participants had experiencedd a heart attack compared to just 6% of type B participants. Friedman and Rosenman concluded that Type A behaviour signifcantly increased the risk of coronary heart disease, and that personality types can contributre to stress related illness. A strenght of this study is its sample size as there is a increase in population validity. This is because 3000 participants were used which therefore provides a more representative set of results. However on the other hand a criticism of this study is it also lack external validity as all the participants were male therefore it cant be generalised to other cultures. Furthermore a study which is against Friedman and Rosenman is Myrtek...
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...Communication and Collaboration: Learning Styles and Personality Types Communication and Collaboration: Learning Styles and Personality Types Learning how to communicate with others can be difficult at times, but if one learns what each person needs to do in order to succeed and knows one’s self, then working with these different individuals can be an extremely enlightening experience. The most important factors in this process are learning each person’s learning styles and personality traits. Knowing Yourself Learning Styles “When you understand how you learn, you can make more active and effective decisions about how to choose study strategies and pursue learning goals” (Carter, Bishop & Kravits, 2007). In the Pathways to Learning worksheet, developed by Joyce Bishop, Ph.D. and based upon Howard Gardener’s Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligence, Gardener shows that there are many different learning styles and with each learning style come strengths and weaknesses for each individual. These learning styles consist of “Verbal/Linguistic, Musical/Rhythmic, Logical/Mathematical, Visual/Spatial, Bodily/Kinesthetic, Intrapersonal, Interpersonal, and Naturalistic” (Carter et al, 2007). Every individual fits under a certain category and sometimes more than one. That is why it is sometimes frustrating to find effective studying techniques and can be difficult to harness in a setting with multiple people. After taking this assessment I learned that I have three strong...
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