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Personalities and Emotions

            There have been many discoveries in the study of personalities and emotions. Personalities and emotions have been found to be critical factors in an employee's behavior inside and outside of the workplace. Personality is the dynamic concept describing the growth and development of a person's whole psychological system. It is the total of ways in which an individual reacts and interacts with others. Emotions are intense feelings that are directed at someone or something. There are many ways these two factors in human behavior differ but they are related also.
             About 65 years ago, a psychologist by the name of Gordan Allport said personality is "the dynamic organization within the individual of these psychophysical systems that determine his unique adjustments to his environment." This is the most frequently used definition today.
             There are three main determinants for personality: heredity, environmental, and situational. Heredity and environment are the biggest influence on personality. Situational conditions lightly affect ones personality. Heredity refers to the factors that were determined when a person is conceived. Personality is argued to be something that one inherits from their parents along with physical appearance and other characteristics.
             Three different branches of research add more credibility to the fact that heredity plays a huge role in the formation of one's personality. The first looks at the genetics of human behavior in young children. The second is the study of twins who were separated at birth. The third examines the consistency in job satisfaction over time and in various situations.
             Studies of young children show traits of shyness and distress are most likely handed down from their parents. This means that these traits are in the same genetic code as eye color, hair color, and other physical traits. Researchers have found that genetics account for about 50 percent of personality differences and more than 30 percent of occupational interests.


Essays Related to Personalities and Emotions

1. Macbeth - Lost Trust and Changing Personalities

Throughout the play the couple's personalities change, and diminishes not only their relationship, but their political power as well. ... Another reason as to why both their relationship and political power was doomed is because their personalities changed completely throughout the play. ... His vaulting ambition paired with his lack of emotion results in many poor decisions without feeling guilt, which results in many disgusting acts of misconduct piling up, until it was too late and people rebelled. ... Their relationship and political power was stable, but as the play went on, trust ...

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2. Art Review - The Two Fridas

However, from the continuous analysis of this artwork, it is imperative to note that Frida majorly bases her artwork on her own feelings and emotions which raises concern about the destiny of feminine artwork. ... The Two Fridas denotes the different personalities that this artist has. ... The viewers of these paintings may deduce that the artist did this work probably to show emotions towards her husband, Diego. ... This artwork is actually about the emotions and feelings of a suffering woman who is hoping to lead a successful life. ...

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3. Split Personality

The personalities may or may not be aware of one another. These personalities are called alternate personalities and alter personalities. In some cases, the host, or the main personality may not be aware of the alter personalities while the alter personalities are aware of the host. Two personalities may vie for control as host while in other circumstances there is one dominant personality with several subordinate personalities. ... There is little relation of thoughts and emotions. ...

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4. Multiple Personality Disorder

There can be anywhere from two to a hundred different personalities. ... The rescuer personality is usually devoid of emotion but logical, able, proficient, and responsible. ... There could be many personalities but usually there is a personality for every emotion or feeling that was involved during the abuse. ... The goal to recovery is not to make the personalities to disappear but for all of them to become one. ... When fusion is successfully accomplished, the host person can handle their own emotions, rather than before they didn't even know that these common emotions were there. ...

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5. Personalities in A&P

This shows that romantics often seek out an unusually wide range of human emotions, and in this sense, Sammy probably experienced what it means to be human in a broader range than most. Sammy seeks out the weakness in people and judged them in his mind shows he has the desire for unusual and intense emotions, sometimes with a devilishly sharp wit. ... Everyone has a distinct personality type, and through Updike's description of Sammy, it showed he is more related to being a romantic than any other type of the nine personalities. ...

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6. The Stages Children Go Through To Determine Their Personalities

Freud said that a child's early experiences determines their adult personalities. ... Fixation can greatly affect our personalities when we become adults. ... During this period an emotion called the Oedipal complex emerges. ...

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7. Marriage Preparation Courses

One of the most important factors is the compatibility of the couple's personalities. ... This book presents four basic types of personalities, all of which are categorized by their representing colors. ... "Blues" have a strong need for intimacy and emotion in a relationship. ... "Reds" are also good with commitments, however, they often lack the "emotion" needed by blues. ... While there are always those marriages that tend to defy reason, each person's personality is very important, as personalities are very difficult to change, even with professional intervention. ...

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8. schizoid disorder

Some researchers of personality disorders used to think that schizoid personalities were incapable of feeling strong emotions. The fact that some schizoid personalities claim that they rarely experience strong emotions such as anger and joy added to this belief. ... Schizoid personalities often react passively to hostile situations. This adds to the whole impression that schizoid personalities are void of emotion. ... There is more research on normal personalities than abnormal, but the results for abnormal personalities still do reveal some information. ...

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9. Convetions of Art

They dwell constantly in the darker human emotions and convey successfully all sorts of heightened emotions varying from gloom, lunacy and overindulgence. ... Both Brett Whiteley and Salvador Dali shared a common flaw within their personalities. ... They display how the mind can have many different personalities and be effected by its environment and choices. ...

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  • Grade Level: Undergraduate

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