There are several events that lead to the lifelong characteristics of one’s behavior and among the most significant is the background in which one was brought up which affects their personality (McAndrew, 2018). For instance, while some families cultivate confidence, self, esteem, love, and unity, others cultivate hatred, low self-esteem, and lack of confidence. Similarly, some of the life events, whether one faces them during their childhood or adulthood, leads to the alteration of one’s behavior as they cope or adapt to the situation emotionally.
Personally, I’ve had several experiences in my life that I believe have had a lot of significance in my personality and its resulting behaviors (Singh, 2014). For instance, the results of the Timothy Leary’s Interpersonal Behavior Circle depict that my personality is more inclined towards the 4 th quadrant which is submissive-love. This quadrant has the following subcategories (“Leary, Timothy - Interpersonal Circle Model of Personality”, 2008):
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Responsible
Hyper-normal
Cooperative
Dependent
Conventional
I believe this is a positive personality trait that was instilled in me by my family, particularly my parents, as they are loving and kind people that tend to encourage the aforementioned traits. Similarly, my family is also religious and the combinations of both family culture, values, and religion have facilitated the positive traits of love and affiliation as depicted by the test result in appendix 1. This has also extended to my behavior with others as I’m usually very caring and loving, especially with my friends, colleagues, and family. I also believe I am compassionate and considerate of the others and would be ready to help anyone in the case that they need my help. In addition, I also believe I’m selfless and would be ready to get out of my comfort zone to aid someone and this has enabled my family and friends to have trust in me.
In the same manner, as depicted by the Sorensen Self-Esteem Test, I typically have the characteristics of an individual with low self-esteem, and to some extent, the results of the test are compelling. This personality is a result of a myriad of elements that contributed towards this trait. For instance, naturally, I am a very shy person and this can especially manifest itself when I face new situations, new people, and new experiences but it fades away as I familiarize myself with my environs and the people around me. To some extent, I would say that I am introverted and this has been my nature since childhood as I am fond of being indoors and playing computer games. However, I also do believe that my shyness is due to genetics as most of my siblings are also shy. Lyness (2020) concurs by saying that about 20% of people have genetic tendencies to be naturally shy. Another primary reason why Sorensen Self-Esteem Test also depicted my low self-esteem is because I tend to take my time, especially when trusting individuals. After all, I’ve had several bad experiences by trusting people as a result of my kind nature and this has altered my perception of trust. Therefore, this is one of the life experiences that had affected my personality.
Conclusively, several factors have contributed towards my personality and they are mostly in the form of life experiences and my life during childhood. Each person has their own personality and it is hard to change one’s inner nature. Therefore, we should accept all individuals as they are and not try to alter their personality as it representative of their unique nature.
References
Leary, Timothy - Interpersonal Circle Model of Personality. (2008). PAEI - Structures of Concern. Retrieved 14 March 2020, from http://paei.wikidot.com/leary-timothy-interpersonal-circle-model-of-personality
Lyness, D. (2020). Shyness . KidsHealth. Retrieved 14 March 2020, from https://kidshealth.org/en/teens/shyness.html
McAndrew, F. (2018). When Do Personality Traits Predict Behavior? Retrieved 14 March 2020, from https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/out-the-ooze/201810/when-do-personality-traits-predict-behavior
Singh, M. (2014). Some Early Childhood Experiences Shape Adult Life, But Which Ones? NPR Choice page. Retrieved 14 March 2020, from https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2014/12/19/371679655/some-early-childhood-experiences-shape-adult-life-but-which
Appendices
Results
Timothy Leary’s Interpersonal Behavior Circle
P= 4 =3, 4, 33, 36
A= 1 =39
B= 0
C= 1 = 47
D= 2 = 17, 49
E= 2 = 21, 55
F= 1 = 25
G= 4= 30, 63, 62, 61
H= 5= 99, 98, 97, 100, 65
I= 4= 69, 71, 72, 103
J= 5= 73, 74, 76, 105, 107
K= 3= 77, 79, 110,
L= 3= 84, 115, 116
M= 8= 85, 86, 87, 88, 117, 118, 119, 120
N= 7= 89, 90, 91, 92, 121, 123, 124
O = 6= 93, 95, 96, 125, 126, 128
Sorensen Self-Esteem Test
