Week 4: Personality

You are:
slightly expressed introvert
moderately expressed intuitive personality
slightly expressed thinking personality
slightly expressed judging personality

I felt that the Jung's test was mildly accurate. I never answered in the extremes so my type might reflect that.

EQ Test
Your Score: 42
35 - 44
You have slightly above average EQ - with room to grow! You are likely sensitive to the emotional climate of the people around you - your peers, friends, family and key clients. You are well aware of the effect your behavior has on others. Still, while you may be adept at tuning into others and their needs - you must remember your own! Don't be afraid to honestly communicate these difficult needs and feelings. The world is well stocked with martyrs - it doesn't need any more! Think also about your passion for work (or whatever constitutes your main roles in life - manager of people, doer of tasks, 'meeter' of clients' needs, etc). We spend countless hours in our given roles - sometimes without much joy or satisfaction. In the process we become tranquilized by the trivial. Sedated by the small details of life. Sure, the laundry needs doing, the groceries need getting, the kids need chauffeuring, the deadlines must be knocked off, but we also need to stop and remember what gives us great joy and meaning. If we fail to remind ourselves (on a regular basis), we risk becoming hostile and cynical. We lose our purpose. And this translates to a diminished ability to be effective, at ease and fulfilled.

I felt like this test was pretty close in accuracy. I read the results and I might follow some of the suggestions.

Big Five from Planet Personality
Your Styles
Expressive Style 2.50(Medium)
Style 3.90(High)
Work Style 3.00(Medium)
Emotional Style 3.80(Low)
Style 3.50(High)

Overall I found this test to be very accurate, and it supported my general self-image.

The California Child Q-Set (CCQ)

Personality Scores and Descriptions
Score (0-100)
Personality Dimension
43
Extraversion
60
Agreeableness
69
Conscientiousness
43
Neuroticism
64
Openness to Experience

I'm not entirely sure about this test. Sometimes I found it described me, but often did not.

78
Ravenclaw
Said Ravenclaw, "We'll teach those whose intelligence is surest."
Ravenclaw students tend to be clever, witty, intelligent, and knowledgeable.
ORDER: Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, Gryffindor, Slytherin

The scores were relatively close for Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, and Gryffindor. Maybe it represents diversity? I took the test without preferring to be in any particular house, but I think Ravenclaw is a good fit for me.

Week 2: Anxiety Disorders

Case Study 6: A 28-year-old woman was walking through her local shopping mall when she began to feel intensely anxious. The anxiety was accompanied by sensations of choking, smothering, and a sudden sense that the people and stores around her were unreal. She began to fear that she was going crazy and the more she worried about this the more anxious she became. A guard, seeing that she was in distress, brought her to the mall office where she was able to lie down. A few minutes later the symptoms began to subside. She went home after leaving the mall but she did not tell her husband what happened. A week later she had a similar attack while she was walking down the street. She was able to reach her house where she lay down until the attack ended. In the following three weeks she had two or more attacks. Between attacks she was constantly worried about having another attack. The patient was finally forced to tell her husband about the problem because she was so fearful of not being able to get help if an attackoccurred that she would not leave her house alone or travel on public transportation.

It seems as though this woman is suffering from Panic Disorder with Agoraphobia. Evidence can be found in the facts that: the woman feels physical effects of choking, smothering, and irreality, she becomes afraid of losing sanity, she has an attack within a month, she worries that she will have another attack, she has issues leaving her house without a companion, and she fears traveling alone.

The woman should seek some professional help. Her therapist might put her through cognitive behavioral therapy (making the fear seem unreasonable by using logic), or her therapist might put her through exposure therapy (creating a stressful situation and helping patients overcome fear). Hopefully, the woman will be able to resume her normal life without fear of a panic attack.

Week 3: Personality Disorder

Hey Mom and Dad,
It's me Andrew. I just wanted to write back to you about my first semester at college. I have to keep this letter kind of short, because I do not want anyone else to know that I am writing this letter. It would be so embarassing if my roommate saw me... So far I haven't found any clubs or groups to participate in because they probably wouldn't like me anyway. There's this cute girl in my Psychology class, but I'm kind of scared to do anything. One time I gave her a sheet of paper, but I'm sure that she doesn't know I exist. I have the highest grade average in the class, but all the other students are probably better than me even if they have lower grades. I just hope I don't embarass myself more than 50 times this year...
Your underachieving son,
Andrew