Discussion #3

Discussion #3

by Blair Moore -
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My results are a mix of surprise and not so much of a surprise. The results were 52% Extraversion, 82% Openness to Experience, 91% Conscientiousness,52% Agreeableness, and 65% Neuroticism. First off I don’t really see myself as extroverted but on previous personality tests it seems to change between the two nearly every time so maybe I'm just a happy medium between the two. I tend to be very open to abstract ideas, especially with artwork and clothing. I like things that aren’t defined by others. For conscientiousness, I think it’s relatively true but I’m not good at being on top of school work. For agreeableness, I really try to see things the way other people see things, the last thing I want is to upset someone so I really try my best not to. I don't really agree with the neuroticism part of my results. Though I can get upset I don't lash out or show it in front of others because I don’t want to give anyone the discourtesy of that. 


I think the stages most people reach are self-esteem and belonging. I feel like these two stages are struggled with throughout the entirety of life for many. Everyone wants to be loved and be proud of themselves but it’s hard. I feel like people fail in self-esteem because of overthinking about what others think, and self-actualization is daunting because you’re completely satisfied with everything and that is almost impossible to achieve. There will always be regrets. I don't think everyone meets self-actualization or their full potential some people just give up easily.


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by Lillian Farrar -

Blair, the way you described everything from your test results to the stages was very clear. Well done with that, it is not an easy feat to explain matters of oneself easily. I can agree with your comment on the varying answers from personality assessments. There is a wide variety of assessments available to us, so it is hard to decipher which results are the most accurate for ourselves. I found the rest of the breakdown of your personality very interesting. In regard to your commentary on the stages, I completely agree with your statements. It is very difficult to get over the first two stages because it is hard enough to achieve stability in those first two levels, let alone try and reach above that. Thank you for sharing!

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by Lily Cai -

Hey Blair! After reading your results and reading what you had to say, you did a fantastic job. I liked how went into detail with each and every point elaborating on how and why you thought the score matched the results. I think it's cool how you were self-aware of your weaknesses and could tie that end to why you think you scored a certain number. I completely agree with your thoughts on self-esteem and belonging. I completely agree with how you think people portray others' opinions. People are self-conscious because of what people and how society would react. The feeling of being a let down definitely hold people back from full potential. 

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by Lily Cai -

Hey Blair! After reading your results and reading what you had to say, you did a fantastic job. I liked how went into detail with each and every point elaborating on how and why you thought the score matched the results. I think it's cool how you were self-aware of your weaknesses and could tie that end to why you think you scored a certain number. I completely agree with your thoughts on self-esteem and belonging. I completely agree with how you think people portray others' opinions. People are self-conscious because of what people and how society would react. The feeling of being a let down definitely hold people back from full potential. 

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by Addyson McCoy -

Hey Blair! Your discussion was very informative and thought provoking. You did an awesome job explaining your test results and how you felt about them. I can understand how you tend to get mixed results when finding out if you are an extrovert or introvert, I think it truly depends on ones environment and their comfortably. I like how you went in to depth about each category on the test and gave your opinion on the accuracy of the results. When discussing Maslow's Theory, I agree with you completely. Most people reach the love and belonging level because everyone experiences love in their life in one way or another. With experiencing love, people feel that sense of belonging that can help boost them up to the next level: Self-Esteem. While I feel as if the self-esteem level is harder to achieve, most people do reach it eventually but might have a hard time in that area. Many people find their confidence and worth in what other people think which limits them in the self-esteem level. This causes some people to never reach the self-actualization level, which is one's fullest potential (Spielman p. 285). Great work, Blair! I enjoyed reading your discussion. 

Spielman, R. M. (2014). Psychology. Openstax.





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