Profile: Personality Psychology and Better Understanding Essay

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Personal Profile Project-Assignment #2 What’s important for college success? Self-Awareness is the key to your college success. You must be able to understand your strengths and weaknesses. It’s about gaining knowledge that will make you successful not only in school but in everyday life. Your self-awareness guides the way you learn and the way you process information. Your self-awareness has more influence than you may realize. A few a weeks ago I was given an assignment, to complete a series of assessments and share my thought about what I discovered about myself.
Do you know what intelligence is? It’s defined as our intellectual potential; something we are born with, something that can be measured and a capacity that is difficult to change. My two top intelligences are intrapersonal and bodily-kinesthetic. The definition of intrapersonal is the capacity to understand oneself and one’s thought and feelings and to use such knowledge in planning and directing one’s life. I learned that I do have a better understanding of my own behavior. The intrapersonal intelligences learns best by working alone in a quite area, likes to keep a journal of some sort and learns more about themselves through self- assessments. My second top intelligences is bodily-kinesthetic. The definition of bodily-kinesthetic is the capacity to manipulate objects and use a variety of physical skills. I learned that I prefer the hands-on approach. The bodily-kinesthetic learns best by actively exploring the physical world around them. Having this information will help me decide if I want to stay in the current position I have at my job or if I want to gear more into the social service field. While taking this assessment I have discovered a deeper appreciation of human conditions.
What is personality? The definition of personality is the particular combination of emotional, attitudinal, and behavioral response patterns of an individual. When I completed the Myers-Briggs-Type-Indicator Assessment (MBTI) I discovered that my personality code is INFP. According to my results I was an “I” which made me an introvert. Introverts tend to be standoffish and reserved. Some strengths of an introvert are, self-motivated, able to concentrate for long periods of time and being able to work independently. There weaknesses are difficulty speaking in public, and working in teams or groups. I do use my extrovert side at work when I give orientations or group workshops to classes of 30 people or more. I now have a better understanding of why I do not like big crowds and prefer working alone. My results said I was an “N” which makes me Intuitive. I tend to disregard the present moment and think about the future. I don’t really think about what’s going on now. My focus is what I have to do to get what I want in the future. I value originality, so I tend to make things make sense using my own interpretations. When I started attending college I would look at my assignment that had been assigned to be and would break in down to see how it related to me. I was really surprised to find out that I’m an “F” which made me a feeler. Feelers tend to be ruled by their hearts more than their head. My approach to learning is using my own personal experiences. I do believe that everyone should be treated fairly. I work for an agency that offer services to the community and I sometimes find the stories of my customer’s heart breaking. The last letter is the “P”. Which is a perceiver? Perceivers tend to be spontaneous, impulsive and adaptive. I like to