The UCF College of Education

Welcomes you to the

UCF 2010 TeachME! Workshop Series

Sponsored by: WORKFORCE CENTRAL FLORIDA

Presented by: Angel L. Lopez, Jr. and Carrie Straub

Personality Archetypes

Presented by: Angel L. Lopez, Jr.Doctoral Candidate

University of Central Florida July 29, 2010

Who are we really?

Personality

What is Personality?

Personality is defined as distinctiveand relatively enduring ways of

thinking, feeling, and acting

People differ from each other in meaningful ways

People seem to show some consistency inbehavior

Retrieved from: http://psy2.ucsd.edu/~hflowe/Personality.pdf

Four Theories of Personality

Trait - Says that traits are relatively stable and

consistent personal characteristics

Psychoanalytic - as devised by Freud,attempts to explain personality on the basis of unconscious mental forces

Psychoanalytic Non-Freudian - Adler saidhumans are motivated by social interest

andJung said a collective unconscious isrepresented by universal archetypes

Retrieved from: http://psy2.ucsd.edu/~hflowe/Personality.pdf

Four Theories continued

Humanistic - reject psychoanalytic notions and

view each person as basically good and that

people are striving for self-fulfillment

Soci0-Cognitive - each person has a unique

personality because of our personal histories

and interpretations shape our personalities

Retrieved from: http://psy2.ucsd.edu/~hflowe/Personality.pdf

A look at ourselves

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We are going to take 15 minutes to take a brief personality profile of ourselves using the Mental Muscle

Diagram Indicator TM Please go to

http://www.teamtechnology.co.uk/mmdi-extended.php

Look at the Whole Type and Mental Muscles Tab to learn more about

your personality

Share with your neighbor what this personality test says

about you – Share with group

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Adolescent Behavior Archetypes

Dieker, L., Hynes, M., Hughes, C. E., and Smith, E. (2008).

Model developed on theories from William A. Long and Rudolf Dreikurs Long asserts that adolescents fall within a

continuum of either aggressive or passive and independent or dependent behaviors

Dreikurs identifies four motivating factors behind adolescents misbehavior they are:

attention getting, power and control,revenge, and helplessness and inadequacy

Who did we meet today?

Monique who has an Aggressive DependentPersonality Archetype

Who did we meet today?

Francis who has a Passive DependentPersonality Archetype

Who did we meet today?

Maria has a Passive IndependentPersonality Archetype

Who did we meet today?

Marcus who has an Aggressive IndependentPersonality Archetype

Who did we meet today?

Vince who has a Passive DependentPersonality Archetype

Working with Children who display aggressive personalities

Aggressors are attention seekers and they enjoythe attention they gain from being aggressive.

Never ignore inappropriate aggressions and do not get drawn

into a power struggle with the aggressor.

Be firm but gentle in your approach , the aggressor can handle

the tough side of you but they will succumb to gentleness and it is really what they want - the right kind of

attention.

Deal one to one with the aggressor and devise a plan for him/her to take control of their own behavior.

http://specialed.about.com/cs/behaviordisorders/a/aggression.htm

Aggressive Personalities continued

Establish a one to one relationship with the child that exhibits an aggressive personality, success will soon follow.

Provide opportunities for your students to act appropriately and get

Some attention, give them responsibilities and provide praise.

Catch students behaving well and provide immediate, positive feedback. In time, you will see that the aggressive behaviors will start to diminish.

Provide activities that bring forth leadership in a positive way, always let students know that you care, trust and respect them.

Provide as many methods as you can for students to take ownership of their behavior and probe them as to how it should have been handled.

http://specialed.about.com/cs/behaviordisorders/a/aggression.htm

Working with Children who display passive personalitiesChallenge students and offer them opportunities toundertake real challenges, while encouraging them to take Intellectual risks.

Build on Strengths building on strengths first gives students an opportunity to use their talents to achieve success by

developing their strengths.

Offer Choices as offering choices develops ownership.

Provide a Secure Environment and permit children to fail without penalty. Learning how to deal with failure is critical for developing motivation and successful learning.

Teach students how to make tasks more manageable

Retrieved from: http://www.members.shaw.ca/priscillatheroux/motivation.html

Passive Personalities Continued

Help students develop an internal locus of control which is closely related to motivation.

Use ambiguity occasionally brainstorming with someone

else is an excellent strategy for looking for alternative

interpretations of and solutions to the problem of ambiguity. 

Offer open-ended activities and teach students to evaluate themselves

Differentiate instruction and use computersRetrieved from: http://www.members.shaw.ca/priscillatheroux/motivation.html