{"id":9168,"date":"2021-05-25T15:30:03","date_gmt":"2021-05-25T13:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.toktali.com\/blog\/?p=9168"},"modified":"2021-05-25T15:30:03","modified_gmt":"2021-05-25T13:30:03","slug":"sensitive-personality-type","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.toktali.com\/blog\/sensitive-personality-type\/","title":{"rendered":"Sensitive Personality Type"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Idealist (melancholic temperament) subtypes<\/h4>\n

Sensitive Personality Type<\/p>\n

Dr. John M. Oldham has defined the Sensitive personality style as follows: individuals with the Sensitive personality style prefer the known to the unknown, they are comfortable with habit, repetition, and routine; sensitive individuals care deeply about what other people think of them; they behave with deliberate discretion in their dealings with others; they do not make hasty judgments or act before they know what is appropriate; socially they take care to maintain a courteous, self-restrained demeanor; they function best in scripted settings: when they know precisely what is expected of them, how they are supposed to relate and what they are expected to say; sensitive men and women are not quick to share their innermost thoughts and feelings with others, even those they know well.<\/p>\n

Character Strengths<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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  • Familiarity with the familiar, the known, habit, repetition, routine, predictability; family orientation, strong family ties, closeness, home life, family values; within the family and with familiars: warmth, openness, likability, friendliness, loyalty, kindness, self-confidence, a sense of humour, and strong opinions.<\/li>\n
  • Concern, empathy, care, awareness, cautiousness, reserve, refinement, idealism; reliability, steadiness, effectiveness, thoroughness, concentration, responsibility.<\/li>\n
  • Prudence, thoughtfulness, deliberativeness, discretion, ability to concentrate; attentiveness, watchfulness, alertness, vigilance, bravery, courage, protectiveness.<\/li>\n
  • Polite reserve, courtesy, self-restraint, politeness, coolness, conformism, self-discipline, self-control.<\/li>\n
  • Role-seeking (scripted settings, what is expected, defined role, role-play).<\/li>\n
  • Privacy, creativity, artistry, imagination, spirituality.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Selected from Christopher Peterson and Martin E. P. Seligman, (2004). Character Strengths and Virtues: A Handbook and Classification. <\/em><\/p>\n

    Character values:<\/h4>\n

    Creativity: Thinking of novel and productive ways to conceptualize and do things; includes artistic achievement;<\/p>\n

    Love: Valuing close relations with others, in particular those in which sharing and caring are reciprocal;<\/p>\n

    Humility\/Modesty:\u00a0Letting one’s accomplishments speak for themselves, not\u00a0regarding oneself as more special than one is;<\/p>\n

    Prudence: Being careful about one’s choices;\u00a0not taking undue risks;\u00a0not\u00a0saying or doing things that might later be regretted;<\/p>\n

    Self-control: regulating what one feels and does; being disciplined; controlling one’s appetites and emotions;<\/p>\n

    Appreciation of beauty and excellence: Noticing and appreciating beauty, excellence or skilled performance in various domains of life, in nature, art, mathematics, science;<\/p>\n

    Spirituality: Having coherent beliefs about the higher purpose and meaning of the universe; knowing where one fits within the larger scheme; having beliefs about the meaning of life that shape conduct and provide comfort”<\/p>\n

    Sensitive personality strives for:<\/h4>\n

    acceptance; exclusive interpersonal contact with familiars, sympathy of others, habit, repetition, routine, to be socially adept and personally appealing, routine activities, approval and acceptance in social situations.<\/p>\n

    Sensitive personality tries to avoid:<\/h4>\n

    criticism, disapproval, rejection; significant interpersonal contact with non-familiars, being disliked, attempts to shame or ridicule him, new interpersonal situations, being seen as personally unappealing, new activities and personal risk, being embarrassed, being criticized or rejected in social situations.<\/p>\n

    Character Weaknesses<\/h4>\n
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    • no close friends<\/li>\n
    • hypersensitivity to criticism<\/li>\n
    • avoids people, out of fear to be hurt<\/li>\n
    • uncommunicativeness<\/li>\n
    • social awkwardness<\/li>\n
    • avoids tasks with social demands<\/li>\n
    • exaggerates “difficulties”<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Compulsive beliefs\u00a0of Avoidant personality:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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      • I\u00a0am socially undesirable<\/li>\n
      • Other people are potentially critical or rejecting.<\/li>\n
      • I cannot tolerate unpleasant feelings.<\/li>\n
      • If people get close to me, they will discover the “real” me and reject me.<\/li>\n
      • Being exposed as inferior or inadequate will be intolerable.<\/li>\n
      • I should avoid unpleasant situations at all costs.<\/li>\n
      • If I feel or think something unpleasant, I should try to wipe it out or distract myself, for example, have a drink or watch television.<\/li>\n
      • I should avoid situations in which I attract attention, I should be as inconspicuous as possible.<\/li>\n
      • If others criticize me, they must be right.<\/li>\n
      • It is better not to do anything than to try something that might fail.<\/li>\n
      • If I don’t think about a problem, I don’t have to do anything about it.<\/li>\n
      • Any signs of tension in a relationship indicate the relationship has gone bad; therefore, I should cut it off.<\/li>\n
      • If I ignore a problem, it will go away.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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