Psychology 730- Personality Psychology (Doctoral Level)
When is personality revealed?
Research shows that there are two key components to your personality (1) your way of seeing the world and (2) your way of coping in the world.
In regards to personality, psychologists are less concerned with how individuals cope with Low Demand Situations (situations where there is low stress and little meaning) ie. while you’re home alone watching television. Rather, psychologists are more concerned with how individuals cope with High Demand Situations (situations where there is high stress and great significance)ie. after losing a major competition.
These high demand situations seem to show us an important aspect of an individual. During these times, our emotions and thoughts may be high, and in many instances, working against each other. Difficult circumstances seem to tax us and affect every fiber of our being. Often times, our future depends on our reaction to these moments.
“Pressure causes some people to break, others to break records.”
Which kind of person are you?
How you cope with High Demand Situations is crucial for your happiness and success. Tough times cause many people to quit or let up. It is often during these times where they need to fight the hardest, if they want to achieve their goal.
There are many people around us who act tough and talk a big game. It is easy to be confident and have swagger when things are going well. Show me that same person when times are tough. I see a lot of people looking tough before they face an easy opponent. Some of these same people are timid and tentative before they face difficult competition. If you are going to have swagger, have it against everyone. Don’t be a tough guy only when times are good and things are easy.
Get tough DURING the hard work out, not just before it. Be just as fired up for your last few reps as you are the first. When times are tough and the chips are down and you feel like quitting, that is especially when you must step up and bring that swagger back. If you’re tough, be tough always, not just when it’s easy.
Either way, during the tough times, we will see who you really are.
Gene Zannetti
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