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Unit5:Personality

AsGoodAsItGets

Mr.Ring

Pleasecompletethecharacteranalysiswhilewatchingthefilm.

MelvinUdall(JackNicholson)
IdentifyandexplaintheDefenseMechanismsthecharacteruses?(Freud)
Heusestheexcusewe'reallgonnadiesoon
ExplaintheInferiorityComplexthecharacterexhibits?(Adler)
Heactsasifheisbetterthaneveryoneelse.Veryshorttemperandlittlepatience.Whenhe
offendssomeonehejustifiesitwithhisideathateveryoneisgoingtodieanditdoesn'treally
matterwhathappensuntilthen.
Explainhowthecharacterviewsthemselvesandhowdoothersviewthem?(Rogers)
**HighorLowRegard**
Heviewshimselfinaveryhighregard,butothersviewhiminaverylowregard.Thisdoes
howeverchangethroughoutthestoryashebeginstoformrelationshipswithothersaroundhim,
andheevenadmitstowantingtobecomeabetterman.
WheredoesthecharacterfallonEysneckPersonalityTable?Explainwhereyouputthem.
(Eysneck)Choleric.Heisveryunstablewithhisemotions.Hecangofromcalm,likewhenhe
iscaringforthepuppy,toaggressiveinamatterofseconds,likeifsomeoneinsultshim.Heis
alsoveryrestlessandspendsmostofhistimeworkingonprojectsandthingsinhisapartment
room.Heshowssignsofmentalinstabilitybycryingandlaughingatthesametimewhenhe
hastogiveSimonsdogback.HealsoshowssignsofextremeOCDandneedseverythingtobe
routineorelsehefreaksout,likewhenCarolisntattherestaurantwhenhecomesintoeat,
andheshowsupatherhouse.

IdentifywherethecharacterfallsonthescaleofTheBigFive.
ExtraversionMedium.Hecanbeselfish,butalsoverygeneroustoothers,likewhenhepays
foradoctorforCarolschild,andcaringforSimon'sdog.

AgreeablenessLow.Hefeelshisopinionistheonlyrightopinion.Doesnotletothersswayhis
viewofthings.

ConscientiousnessHeisnotcarefulofothersfeelings.Hesaysthingsonhismindwithoutany
filterandcareslittleforhowitwilleffectthememotionally.

OpennesstoExperiencesLow.Heneedseverythingtobeintheroutineheisusedtoorhe
getsupset.ShowsalotofsignsofOCD.

EmotionalStabilityLow.Littlethingssethimoff.Hisemotionsrangedrasticallyonadailybasis
andhecaneitherbeextremelyrudeorextremelygenerousandcaring.

CarolConnelly(HelenHunt)
IdentifyandexplaintheDefenseMechanismsthecharacteruses?(Freud)
WhenMelvinmentionsherson,shegetsverydefensiveandtellshimstraightupandvery
clearlythatifhementionshersonagainhewillbeforbiddenfromherrestaurant.

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ExplaintheInferiorityComplexthecharacterexhibits?(Adler)
Shegetsverydefensiveoverherson.Thatishersoftspotintermsofheremotions.Whenshe
feelsanyoneistalkingdownaboutortohim,likewhenMelvinspeakstohim,shelashesout
andraiseshervoice.Thismakesherfeelmoreincontrolandshewantstogetthemessage
acrossthatsheisnotgoingtoletanyonemesswithherson.
Explainhowthecharacterviewsthemselvesandhowdoothersviewthem?(Rogers)
**HighorLowRegard**
Sheviewsherselfinahighregard,andothersdoaswell.Sheisconstantlygivinganditshows
throughoutheractionsandwords.
WheredoesthecharacterfallonEysneckPersonalityTable?Explainwhereyouputthem.
(Eysneck)Phlegmatic.Sheisverycalmandreliable.EvenwhenMelvinisrudeandcreepy,
sheremainscontrolled.Sheispatientinsituations,likewhenMelvinshoweduptoherhouse,
andsheisalsoveryassertivewithhowshefeels,andstandsupforherself.

IdentifywherethecharacterfallsonthescaleofTheBigFive.
ExtraversionHigh.Sheisverygenerousandgiving,especiallytoherson.Herwholelife
revolvesaroundcaringforhim,andshefeelsthatishergreatestpurposeinlife.

AgreeablenessHigh.Sheisverykindandsympathetictowardsothers.Forexample,shegives
Melvinachanceandremainspatientwithhimwhennooneelsewill,andbydoingthat
discoversagoodsideinhim.

ConscientiousnessHigh.Sheisverycarefulandthoughtful.Shehasagreatdesiretodoher
taskswell,suchasherjobandcaringforherson.

OpennesstoExperiencesHigh.Sheisveryattentiveandsensitivetotheworldaroundher.
Shetakesonnewexperienceswithopenarms,likegoingonthetripwithMelvin.

EmotionalStabilityLow.Shereactswithpanicandanxietyunderstressfulsituations.Shefinds
itdifficulttobalanceherstressandworriesalotaboutthings,especiallythingsinvolvingher
son.

SimonBishop(GregKinnear)
IdentifyandexplaintheDefenseMechanismsthecharacteruses?(Freud)
HetriestobeconfrontingwithMelvin,butwhenMelvincomesathimwithinsultsandanger,he
sinksbackinhisshellanddoesn'tspeakhismind.
ExplaintheInferiorityComplexthecharacterexhibits?(Adler)
Heisveryinsecureandsoftspoken.HeallowsMelvintobullyhimeventhoughheknows
Melviniswrong.Duetothelackofselfworthhehas,heallowsotherstowalkalloverhimeven
thoughheisveryobservantandseespeopleformorethantheoutside.Hesays.henyou
lookatsomeonelongenoughyoudiscovertheirhumanity.Hetypicallykeepshismouthshut,
butwhenthingsbuildupheletsthemgoinabigbreakdownepisode,likewhenMelvincameto
hisapartmenttowalkhisdog.

Unit5:Personality

AsGoodAsItGets

Mr.Ring

Explainhowthecharacterviewsthemselvesandhowdoothersviewthem?(Rogers)
**HighorLowRegard**
Heviewshimselfinalowregard,whileothersviewhiminahighregard.Heisveryinsecure
anddoesnotthinkofhimselfasgoodenough,butothersseehisgoodnaturedattitudeand
thereforehaverespectforhim.
WheredoesthecharacterfallonEysneckPersonalityTable?Explainwhereyouputthem.
(Eysneck)Melancholic.Heisveryquiet,reserved,anxiousandunsociable.Hedoesnotfeel
confidentspeakinghismindtoothers,andheisveryinsecure.Hetypicallyallowsothertowalk
alloverhim,andtendstospendtimealone.Butoccasionally,helashesout,provinghimtobe
beveryrigid.

IdentifywherethecharacterfallsonthescaleofTheBigFive.
ExtraversionHigh.Hecaresalotabouthowothersviewhim.Thismostlystemsfromhis
insecurities.

AgreeablenessMedium.Hewantsotherstoaccepthim,buthealsohasasetwayofviewing
thingswhichsometimesmakesithardforhimtodoso.Thiscomesfromhisanxietyofwanting
everythingtoworkoutthewayhethinksitssupposedto.

ConscientiousnessHigh.Heisverycarefulandvigilantwithhiswordsandactionsandhasa
greatdesiretodotaskswellinordertopleaseothersortoavoidmakingthemupset.

OpennesstoExperiencesLow.Heisveryanxiousandnewexperiencesintimidatehim.

EmotionalStabilityLow.Heholdsalotofhisemotionsinsideofhimwhichbuildupandresult
inhimgoingthrougharollercoasterofemotions.Heseemsverydepressedatmosttimes,and
talksinahopelesstone.

FrankSachs(CubaGoodingJr.)
IdentifyandexplaintheDefenseMechanismsthecharacteruses?(Freud)
HetriestophysicallylashoutatMelvinwhenheinsultshim.Heisveryassertiveand
confident.HestandsupfortheinjusticeMelvindoestoothers,especiallyhisfriend,Simon,
whocannotstandupforhimself.
ExplaintheInferiorityComplexthecharacterexhibits?(Adler)
Whenhefeelsheisbeingtalkeddowntohegetsverydefensiveandusesintimidatingvoices
andthreatstogethispointacross.Heseemstofeelthisistheonlywaypeopletakehim
seriously.
Explainhowthecharacterviewsthemselvesandhowdoothersviewthem?(Rogers)
**HighorLowRegard**
Heviewshimselfinahighregard,andothersdoaswell.Heisheadstrongandconfident,and
otherscanseethatwhenhespeaks,thereforeearningrespectfromothers.
WheredoesthecharacterfallonEysneckPersonalityTable?Explainwhereyouputthem.
(Eysneck)Sanguine.Heisaleader,andhasaverytalkativeandoutgoingpersonality.He

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doesnotallowotherstodisrespecthimandisveryheadstrong.Heknowshisvaluesandhe
doeseverythinginhispowertodefendthose.Heisalsoagoodfriendanddefendsothersas
well,makinghimaveryloyalperson.

IdentifywherethecharacterfallsonthescaleofTheBigFive.
ExtraversionHigh.Heisverytalkativeandassertive.Heletsothersknowhowhefeelsandis
notafraidhowtheywillreactbecauseheisconfidentinhisbeliefsandmorals.

AgreeablenessLow.Heisnotverywarmandfriendly.Thismostlystemsfromhisdefense
mechanisminwhichhefeelsheshouldalwayshavehisguardupsoheisnotvulnerable.

ConscientiousnessHigh.Heisverythoughtfulandvigilantwhenitcomestobeingloyaltohis
friendsandalsohimself.Hewillstandupforthoseclosetohim,suchaSimon,andwillalso
defendhimselfwhenhefeelsheisbeingdisrespected.

OpennesstoExperiencesHigh.Heisalwaystravelingwithhisjobanddoingnewthings.He
seemstobeveryopentonewtaskshemusttakeonandhasaverygoodworkethic.

EmotionalStabilityHigh.Althoughheiseasilyangered,heisabletocontrolthoseemotions
andrestrainhimselffromactingupontheminainappropriateway.Hehasgoodselfcontrol
andknowswhenandwhennottomakeasituationintosomethingbiggerthanitis.

EysneckPersonalityTable:

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TheBigFive:

Unit5:Personality

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