Chapter 12 In Your Everyday Life

Answering these questions will help you make these concepts more personally meaningful, and therefore more memorable.

  1. How would you describe your personality? What are your typical patterns of thinking, feeling, and acting?

  2. What did you think or know about Freud before you read this chapter? Have your thoughts changed now that you have learned more about him?

  3. Think back to a conversation you had when you knew someone was just waiting for a turn to speak instead of listening to you. Now consider the last time someone heard you with empathy. How did those two experiences differ?

  4. Has someone in your life accepted you unconditionally? Has this person helped you know yourself better or improve your self-image?

  5. Where would you place yourself on the Big Five personality dimensions—conscientiousness, agreeableness, neuroticism, openness, and extraversion? Would your family and friends agree with you?

  6. Look around your personal spaces, such as your bedroom, car, or your social media profiles. How do you think these spaces reflect your personality?

  7. How have your experiences shaped your personality? How has your personality helped shape your environment?

  8. What possible selves do you dream of—or fear—becoming? To what extent do these imagined selves motivate you now?

  9. Do you consider yourself to be more of a collectivist or an individualist? How do you think this has influenced your behavior, emotions, and thoughts?

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