Friday, December 12, 2008

Quizzzzzzzzes

Jung typology Test:

This test was easy so I liked it. I did 't have to sit and think extremely hard about too many of the answers. I feel that it was very accurate by saying I am an ENFJ Personality. That means 56% Extrovert, 25% Intuitive, 25% Feeling, and 22% Judgemental. It only asked yes or no questions, there was no in between, so I feel that it was a very black and white test, not getting down very close to the details. However, it did score me as I perceive myself, so I guess that works! It seems to look and be quite valid.




For the Personality Dimension Test I scored 81 Extroversion, 70 agreeableness, 36 neuroticism, 74 conscientiousness, and 88 Openness. I find the extroversion to be very true since it is considered a high score and I fit the criteria. I honestly think that score should be a little higher in the 80s though. I feel that my agreeableness was set pretty well, not too high since I am hardheaded and like to argue, but not too low because I do like to compromise. As for my neuroticism score, I believe it is correct. It's a pretty low score, but not too low. I find this true since I am not a very emotional person, or at least I hold back my emotions a lot. My conscientiousness score should have been higher, at least somewhere in the lower 80s. The "high score criteria" fits me very accurately to more of an extent than 74%. Last but not least is my Openness. I would say this one is very accurate, being a high score and all. I am open to try almost anything at least once, at some point in my life. I also think having stories and experiences to tell is one of the best things ever. The test was extremely long and difficult for me to answer, so taking it was not so fun. However, I believe that validity was high.




Attraction Test:

This test was fun to take. I scored 55% on the rebellious look, 70% on seductiveness, 65% cheerfulness, 45% intelligence, and 55% trendy. I pretty much agree that I like the rebellious look, I want somebody that will also stand up for himself so I can't have too much of a "nice guy". I'm not sure how much I agree with the high score got on seductiveness. I actually find it kind of annoying when guys are too overly sexually suggestive. I agree with my high score for cheerfulness, I need happy confident men. I very much disagree with my low score on intelligence. It is important that a guy is smart and they have to have intelligence for me to find them attractive. I pretty much agree that I only kind of need a trendy man. This test seemed pretty valid.



EQ Test:

I scored a 46 on this test which was considered a high score. I agree with it. It is saying that it will help me in years to come and that is something I can live with. I don't think the test was 100% valid since the last 3 questions didn't even really make sense or have to do with me.

Deviant Personality Test:
I was considered more trusting than the average person. This I believe to be true because I pretty much trust people unless they give me a reason not to, and even then I gain trust quickly. My Self-Assuredness, score was also above average. This is sort of true. While I am very confident I am not always sure of myself. I am also above average on Impuslivity. This is true because I am pretty calm in emergencies. This test seemed almost fully valid.

Thursday, December 11, 2008

Welcome to..."Name that Personality Disorder!"

Dear Beckyrita,

Ohhh my gosh! You will not believe the amazing things I have done since I got to college! Every guy here is after me, I mean you can't blame them! I have sooo many new friends and they're all really pretty, but none have really caught up to me yet. This one little girl has been like so annoying trying to hang out with me, but shes just not good enough to be in my study group...oh well for her. I've been working on all of my acting and singing and it's going so well. The theatre director here is absolutely in love with me, but don't worry. I won't forget to send you and autographed guitar when I become famous and marry the sexiest man alive.
I gained like two pounds when I got here, not that freshman 15 like all the other losers. Right when I saw it though I went and started working out and now my body looks so awesome! The girl in the apartment next to me had to like go build houses for the homeless or something, so she paid me to take care of her kid for a few hours, it was definitely the nicest thing anyone could have done for her. I felt so good for making her life so much easier that day :) I''ll be the leading role/star of the upcoming production we are doing so you haveeee to come watch how amazing I do. Don't forget to buy me flowers for after the show! Haha the other girl that is in the play with me is soooo jealous of me since I get to kiss the hottie. I can tell by the way she looks at me...but shes pretty...I guess. Oh and that thing you wrote about last time I got a letter from you....that really sucks I've never had a guy reject me...Oh well better luck next time. Okay well I have to go because all of my friends are waiting for me...poor things I don't know what they would do without me! Byyye! I miss you...

Love Brooke (no seriously)

Friday, December 5, 2008

Case Study 11: A 38-year-old man has been increasingly anxious about his job in a large manufacturing company. He feels that he has been passed over for a promotion several times. The patient is preoccupied with many small events and conversations that have occurred at work during the year and worries how his superiors will interpret them. He finds it difficult to control his worrying. During the day at work he feels restless and edgy. At home he is irritable and has difficulty sleeping. He wife asks him about work but he doesn’t want to talk about it.


This patient is suffering from a Generalized Anxiety Disorder. He has excessive anxiety and worry about a number of the events that have happened in the past year. His mind is preoccupied with these past events so he is also showing that he can't concentrate. The patient is having a difficult time controlling his worrying. He has been having signs of sleep disturbances and restlessness or edginess. He has also been showing deep irritability and these are all major signs of a general anxiety disorder.

Mr. 38 year old man can get this taken care of by seeking attention from a professional psychologist and talking things through, like why he is so worried. He could work on relaxation techniques to help calm him down. Another help is talking to people that he knows and trusts about his anxiety problem, like his wife. One more way to help rid some of the anxiety is to work out. It is said to take people's minds off of things and make people feel better by relieving chemicals in the brain.


Friday, November 21, 2008

David Beckham has a disorder?!

So yea, there's David right above this, looking all gorgeous and godly. However, as unreal and extremely famous as he may be, hes just like other people and like many others he has a disorder. It's OCD, a quite hard one to cope with. The World Health Organization rates OCD as one of the top ten most debilitating illnesses. It affects both men and women equally.
OCD causes him to carry out certain rituals that he says are silly. One of his rumored rituals is that he has to pass the ball to his teammate, Zidane, exactly 15 times in every game, no more and no less. This has supposedly cost the team before when Beckham would no longer pass the ball to Zidane for a goal. Family conflicts between David's dad, mom, and father-in-law cause him stress during the holidays, worsening his compulsions. He admits to always counting the cans in his fridge and the clothes in his closet and always straightening magazines into patterns and lines. He has been said to spend hours straightening up furniture and even has to buy a certain amount of things, like 20 packets of supernoodles every time he goes to the supermarket. His wife Victoria, 31, has said: "Everything has to match in the house. If there are three cans of Diet Pepsi, he'd throw one away because it's uneven."
To David's teammates it was a joke, and they would go in his room and mess with his stuff. That really can be debilitating if you have to always have everything perfect. It seems to me that it would also cause extreme stress when things were messed up. Some other celebrities that are said to have this disorder are Harrison Ford, Woody Allen, and Winona Ryder.
Man people have OCD and aren't even aware, or won't tell anyone. David getting help is the best thing this beautiful man could do.

(http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-381802/The-obsessive-disorder-haunts-life.html)

http://www.monstersandcritics.com/people/news/article_1378163.php