SOLVING THE PEOPLE PUZZLE

I love psychology and behavior analysis. Before I started training for Family Medicine, my 1st choice of specialization was Psychiatry because it was deals a lot of the complexities of people and I totally dig that. 

In our annual behavioral activity/team-building of our department, we usually have some activities that would help us get to know our co-residents as as well as having a better awareness of ourselves. This year was quite interesting because we got to meet the charismatic Pastor John Digno courtesy of our co-resident Dr. Ela Jose. He gave us an eye-opening talk that allows us to know ourselves better and learn how to get along better with other people. Talk was entitled "SOLVING THE PEOPLE PUZZLE".

        You see there are actually 4 types of personalities: the D, the I, the S and the C. We were given 24 items in which in every item there are 4 words, then we choose the best word to describe ourselves. Each word correspond to a particular personality type. After choosing the 24 words, we total it by Letter and the highest number corresponding to that Letter is our personality type. We also took note of the next highest Letter because that also means you have bit of that personality type too.

D corresponds to Dominance 

Strengths of D type personalities are:

    getting things done

persistent

takes charge

accepts challenge

makes quick decisions

solves practical problems

self-reliant

works hard

Weaknesses of D type personalities are:

insensitivity

overlooks risk & cautions

takes on too much 

too demanding of others

impatient

inflexible and unyielding

inattentive to detail

resents restriction

                                             Biblical character: Paul

                                             HighSchool Cliche: The Class President, 

Famous people that may have this personality: Ferdinand Marcos, Katherine Hepburn, Matthew    

                                                                                 McConaughey,Erwin Tulfo

I corresponds to Influence

Strengths of I type personalities are:

Optimistic

   Personable

Verbally articulate

Entertaining

Enthusiastic

Makes good impression

Persuasive

Outgoing & friendly

Weaknesses of I type personalities are:

Lacks follow through

Talks too much

Acts impulsively

Over-commits

Misjudges capabilities

Overestimate results

Jumps to conclusions

Verbally manipulative

                                             Biblical character: Peter

                                             HighSchool Cliche: The JS King and Queen 

Famous people that may have this personality: Audrey Hepburn, "Annie",  Kate Hudson, Gerard   

                                                                                 Anderson

S corresponds to Steadiness

Strengths of S type personalities are:

    Supportive

Loyal

Consistent

Reliable

Agreeable

Service-oriented

Good listener

Builds relationship

Weaknesses of S type personalities are:

Resists quick change

Overly tolerant

Indecisive

Indirect with others

Difficulty with deadlines

Procrastinates

Avoids conflict

Lacks initiative

                                             Biblical character: Abraham

                                             HighSchool Cliche: The Shy Violet who gets the Big Man on Campus 

Famous people that may have this personality: Mother Teresa, Paul Newman, Carrie 

                                                                                 Underwood,  Bianca Gonzales

C corresponds to  Conscientiousness

Strengths of C type personalities are:

    Orderly

Self-disciplined

Thorough

Analytical

Competent

Precise

Diplomatic

Committed to quality

Weaknesses of C type personalities are:

Overly cautious

Too rigid

Lacks spontaneity

Sensitive to criticism

Too detail-oriented

Fault-finding

Suspicious

Pessimistic

                                             Biblical character: Moses

                                             HighSchool Cliche: The Class Valedictorian 

Famous people that may have this personality: Grace Kelly, Reese Witherspoon, April from   

                                                                               ANTM cycle 2, Patty Laurel

There you go... 4 personalities type roaming everywhere, trying to understand themselves and learning how to adjust to one another. It was such a revelation after the activity. We learned why we acted that way and why that certain person acts that way. And we too learned the best way how  to deal with each other and the  different tension areas that may occur. A certain personality is not more superior than the other. It is plainly knowing themselves well and using that knowledge to enhance the person's strength.

What is my personality type?  I am a C......

So being true to my nature, I will list down 10 reasons why I am truly a C:

1. I love analyzing.... I am the analyzing queen... I have more than 50 analyses and realizations every day

2. I start my day by checking my things to do today and ending it by ticking off what I have accomplished for today

3. I feel orgasmically giddy and happy when I tick off a task I have accomplished.

4. I love logic. It's one of my favorite subject in college, (Nerrrd!)

5. You can't drag me somewhere unless you have told me ahead of time.

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6. I am too sensitive. I would cry for something that is totally... nothing at all.

7. I am such a slowpoke. Translation? I am a slowpoke in life, a late-bloomer. It was better for me that way than going through the fast-motion pace of my peers. I voted at the age of 29, had my first boyfriend at the age of 24, learned how to drive at the age of 30, and etc etc.

8. Every end of the month, I make a bullet list of things that I am grateful for that month and another list of my goals for the next month. (Double Nerrrd!)

9. Aside from being a slowpoke turtle in life, I am also such a slow-learner. You need to have lots of patience to explain to me a new thing, a new task I have never done, or  a new concept because it would take a lot of repetition for me to get it.  

10. I like to give my all in things that I do. Then, I crossed my fingers hoping it will turn out ok.

What do you think is your personality type?