GuelanLuarca 12 September 2014

PSY 101 V

Based on a do-it-yourself assessment of my drawing of a person, the following
personality traits have been (allegedly) revealed by my drawing:

1) Owing to the large size of my drawing, I am spontaneous, grandiose, and
aggressive.
2) Because the figure I drew had its arms pressed to its body, I have an impaired
sense of spontaneity (contradicting the previous trait), and that I am rigid and full
of inhibitions.
3) Because the figure has disheveled hair, I supposedly have a sexually impulsive
behavior.
4) Owing to the heavy lines I used to draw the figure, I am assertive and tense.
5) Because the waist of the figure is emphasized, via the belt, it supposedly
shows that I have concerns over sexual control.
6) Because I shaded parts of the drawing, it reveals that I am anxious.
7) Because the figure has clenched fists, it displays aggression.
8) Because the head of the figure is on profile despite the figure being in front
view, it shows my sophistication, reticence, withdrawal, and evasiveness.

These have been the observable and relevant features of my drawing that have thus
elicited these interpretations.
In general, I do agree with the revealed personality assessment. I do see myself as
inhibited and withdraw, sometimes evasive, but can be quite assertive with my ideas. I am a
very anxious and tense person I get nervous quickly, though under the guise of composure
and even amusement. As for my sexually impulsive behavior and my concerns over sexual
control I eschew comment.

Personality tests are very helpful for the purposes of knowing oneself and for the
treatment of those with disorders. But between objective and subjective personality assessment
techniques, I personally believe, in line with current standard practices of psychologists, that
objective tests are more comprehensive and relatively accurate. I believe that subjective tests
can only be fully given out by highly specialized practitioners, those trained at looking at the
varying contexts of test subjects, since determining the psychological implications of subjective-
test results are relative, and may yield inexact results. Though subjective tests tend to be more
in-depth, personal, and intimate in terms of the portrait it may paint regarding the subject,
objective tests seem to tend to be more thorough and discernible, and less esoteric, for me. The
best and most ideal of course is a combination of both techniques in order to paint the most
accurate picture of a subjects personality. I see that perhaps subjective tests are more helpful
for children or for people who cannot easily understand questionnaires.