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Five-Factor Trait Theory Patricia English
September 19
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, 2022
Professor Christa Banton
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The first leader that I chose is someone that I root for and it is Serena Williams. She
is an incredibly talented human being in every aspect of her life she has been through so much
growing up as a young African American woman whose life was not always as easy going, she
has faced many challenges in her life growing up trying to become the best tennis player in the
world which is why her father wanted so much more for her and her sister as they have had so
much going on with them I would say somethings that are unique about serena is she is a fighter
she never backs down when life is getting rough no matter what comes her way she remains
positive.
She is a strong woman but without the struggle that she has been through it would have not made
her the person she is today as I view the five-factor trait theory when I start with openness
“Openness to experience distinguishes people who prefer variety from those who have a need for
closure and who gain comfort in their association with familiar people and things. People who
consistently seek out different and varied experiences would score high on openness to
experience. For example, they enjoy trying new menu items at a restaurant or they like searching
for new and exciting restaurants. In contrast, people who are not open to experiences will stick
with a familiar item, one they know they will enjoy. People high on openness also tend to
question traditional values, whereas those low on openness tend to support traditional values and
to preserve a fixed style of living. In summary, people high on openness are generally creative,
imaginative, curious, and liberal and have a preference for variety. By contrast, those who score
low on openness to experience are typically conventional, down-to-earth, conservative, and
lacking in curiosity.”
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When it came to Serena’s personality and openness, she was incredibly open to a variety of
things, a lot of things made her happy and it made her a kindhearted person which is what brings
me to the next trait Agreeableness which is “The Agreeableness Scale distinguishes soft
hearted people from ruthless ones. People who score in the direction of agreeableness tend to be
trusting, generous, yielding, acceptant, and good-natured. Those who score in the other direction
are generally suspicious, stingy, unfriendly, irritable, and critical of other people.”
Serena was a person who would tend to put other feelings before her own to make sure that they
are feeling better no matter what the situation was she would always enjoy doing this as a young
girl during a time she out her sister before her and let her start playing tennis by herself first
because it was something she wanted to do in order to be who she now is it was all a part of the
process of challenging work she’s been through various of hard times during her life as a tennis
player.
“Serena has been treated differently because of these perceptions, in effect, experiencing a
racialized form of sexism or a sexualized form of racism. Her clothing, her hair, and her
mannerisms on the court, have all been subject to intense media scrutiny. By discussing Serena’s
hair and body, people talk about Serena’s race without discussing race directly. This speaking
about racialized events, objects, or body parts, without speaking of race is the very definition of
color-blind racism, and it negates the structural bases of racism. Furthermore, this is an example
of the hyper-surveillance Serena exists with, showing that sport is a microcosm of broader
society and the hyper-surveillance and punishment of Black people in general. Serena has
experienced overt racism in women’s tennis as well. Most notably, this occurred at the 2001
Indian Wells tennis tournament, a tournament that neither William's sister played from 2002-
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20154, despite the tournament being a mandatory event. Nancy Spencer’s account of the 2001
Indian Wells tournament (2004) is the most useful for an understanding of what occurred.”
Even though she is experiencing many tough times it just made her stronger overtime which
brings me to the next personality trait
conscientiousness which “describes people who are
ordered, controlled, organized, ambitious, achievement focused, and self-disciplined. In general,
people who score high on C are hardworking, conscientious, punctual, and persevering. In
contrast, people who score low on conscientiousness tend to be disorganized, negligent, lazy, and
aimless and are likely to give up when a project becomes difficult.”
Serena is an organized and ambitious person. She never let someone control her throughout her
life because she was taught to always stand up for herself through everything that came her way,
I do believe that some of the personality traits had an impact on her leadership but in a positive
way because she never let negativity get to her or affect her in a negative way she will continue
to remain a strong person no matter what.
The second person that I chose is Adolf Hitler because I think when he was a leader for his
people, he ruined a lot of people's lives others may think differently but, in my opinion, I feel as
he hurt a lot of innocent families and children's people were getting hurt for no reason which is
why I chose to root against him because I do not agree with his views and belief's when I think
of the next personality trait which is Extraversion hilter is definitely the opposite he did not
enjoy the company of others or being happy around others he had a hated for a certain group of
people he was not a happy person.
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As I think of the person that he was the next trait is Neuroticism I feel as this trait fits the kind of
person that he was he would have the tendency to have negative thoughts and make bad
decisions or do not fully think before making a decision I picked Hitler because he has done a lot
of damage and I feel as his personality was not so great, I believe that the five factor personality
theory does have its strengths and weaknesses but I think it depends on the person who is
actually going through certain things because I feel that certain situations can make a person who
they are and it starts at a young age sometimes people can carry on the same type of personality
or they can other change it and grow as a better person.
Biology has a role in the five-factor personality theory because it is involved with our genes,
living originalism it helps describe the diversity of each of these five personality theories we as
humans face many challenges every day, we go through these factors each day and never really
realize it.
Reference
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Feist, J. (2020). Theories of personality, 10e
(10th ed.). McGraw-Hill Higher Education. (Pg 418)
Feist, J. (2020). Theories of personality, 10e
(10th ed.). McGraw-Hill Higher Education. (Pg 418)
Tredway, K. (2020). Serena Williams and (the perception of) violence: intersectionality, the performance
of blackness, and women’s professional tennis. Ethnic & Racial Studies
, 43
(9), 1563–1580.
https://doi.org/10.1080/01419870.2019.1648846
Feist, J. (2020). Theories of personality, 10e
(10th ed.). McGraw-Hill Higher Education. (Pg 418)
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