Ivan's Personality

Get a glimpse of what lies behind these faces. #selfie #selvies

Know me better! I have taken a personality test that analyzes the Five-factor Model or Big Five as others may call it. (Botwin & Buss, 1989; Jang et. al., 1998; McCrae & Costa, 1996) The personality, for me, can never be fully described, in detail because the person himself is not even fully aware of every singe trait of his personality. But this test can really give us an idea of its totality. Prepare your judging skills and get ready to judge Ivan Arthur D.C. Decano!

*Scores are out of 100 being the highest and 0, the lowest.

Extraversion (64) – AVERAGE - I was actually surprised to see this because I feel that I would be extreme in extraversion. Sometimes, I love hanging out with other people and feel so clingy. Sometimes, I feel like setting a nuclear bomb in the core of the Earth. (Haha, I would be the one to die first!) It’s good to know that I’m in the middle. :)

Extraversion Facets:

I love being with people. Well, most of the time.

◦ Friendliness (75) - I love having friends as much as I hate having an enemy. I always do my best to show my best attitude. Friends are like treasure to me. The more I have, the richer (in love and friendship lang) I would be. My level of friendliness is high.

◦ Gregariousness (77) - I have always believed that most of the time, the more, the merrier. I loves having people around because having them is like having a reason to not be sad about my crazy problems. Haha. My level of gregariousness is high.

◦ Assertiveness (40) - Well, I never liked imposing my ideas on others. I never force something that doesn’t really match. Most of the time, I let people lead and I just observe since most of the time, what they come up with is better than what I had in mind. I only say what I want to say when I deemed it necessary. I’m not making paawa but yeah. :-) My level of assertiveness is average.

◦ Activity Level (17) - I prefer having my own time. Not that I’m to clingy to the past, taking it slow is my thing. Slowly, surely and having time to put your heart in what you do, that's me. My activity level is low.

◦ Excitement-Seeking (63) - Though I am really adventurous inside, I love having thrills and heart-pumping activities, they are most of the time suppressed by, wait for it…… yes, fear. Fear of failing, fear of getting embarrassed, fear of dying. Occasionally, I am willing to take risks but I have to think about it… A LOT! My level of excitement-seeking is average.

◦ Cheerfulness (76) - SpongeBob Squarepants is my ultimate idol, and whocan be more cheerful than him? No one. I don’t dwell on negative emotions in my mind since I know that I am in control. But of course, I am not happy all the time. I just love choosing to be happy because I want to be happy (Hindi ako baliw. Haha.) My level of positive emotions is high.

Agreeableness (81) – HIGH - Yup, I prefer having social harmony over self-interest. It was nice to know that I am agreeable (? Hahaha) because this is somewhat the blind part of my Johari window. I am not fully aware of this and I often assume people don’t like me. Now, it’s in the open. I just love getting along with other people. Knowing that also loving getting along with me makes me feel so fine! :)

Agreeableness Facets:

◦ Trust (70)- People’s trust is very valuable for me. I love the feeling of being trusted, it makes me feel that I’m worth something. (#emolevelhigh) My level of trust is high.

◦ Morality (72)- I still believe that people are generally good. We just sometimes need to see it through another perspective. No deceit is needed to socialize with them since I, myself, do not want deceit when other people talk to me. My level of morality is high.

◦ Altruism (73)- I just feel so good in helping other people. Not that I’m expecting heir help in return, but it is somehow a test for myself if I am really willing to help out.  My level of altruism is high.

Peace out, everyone!

◦ Cooperation (33)- I think balance in this is really good. Having to get my own needs while still being a sensitive guy to others’ needs. My level of compliance is average.

◦ Modesty (96) - Oh, you didn’t have to see that. (False modesty! :P) Haha. I generally look at myself as someone who is really below average (since I am. Huhu) but the good thing about this is that I use this to motivate myself to get out of this level and be a better Ivan. Someday I will. My level of modesty is high.

◦ Sympathy (75) - Mercy is one of the hardest feelings to control.  I usually feel this for other people because I don’t believe that a man’s actions are the sole basis of who he is. Having mercy for me makes me open-minded yet…. madaling magpauto. My level of tender-mindedness is high.

Conscientiousness (49) – AVERAGE – Yeah, just your average not-so-conscientious guy. I always look for balance in what I do. I sometimes spend the day reading all my lessons, organizing my schedule and thinking about what will I do for the next day. Some days would be my cheat days when I really rest and stop thinking about school for a while.

Conscientiousness Facets:

◦ Self-Efficacy (13) - Up to now, I still doubt my own abilities and often believe that I am not good enough for anybody or for anything. It’s just sad. But I always try to improve myself. Para naman tumaas tingin ko sa sarili ko. #sarilingpush My level of self-efficacy is low.

◦ Orderliness (47) - My family would beg to disagree. I always like things to be in order but some stress times, I can’t help myself from being a bit messy. My level of orderliness is average.

I just can't wait to climb to the top.

I'm almost there.

◦ Dutifulness (61) - Sometimes, I find rules the reason for disorder in some situations. But they often do help. I still can’t make up my mind about my moral obligation. Thanks to this I was able to know that I stand in the middle. My level of dutifulness is average.

◦ Achievement-Striving (69) - As mentioned before , my low perception of myself pushes me to achieve the ideal self I want to have. And yes, I do have lofty goals. (But sometimes, I can’t help myself but to just rest and be lazy. :P) My level of achievement-striving is high.

◦ Self-Discipline (27) - I AM EASILY DISTRACTED especially when I don’t like what I do. I often say my plans and ended up breaking them myself. My level of self-discipline is low.

◦ Cautiousness (78) - Yes, it is one of my hobbies is to think a lot. You may be probably wondering now why I am having all these problems if I always think about them. Well, I always think but sometimes, lack action. Giving into my body than my mind. UGH. My level of cautiousness is high.

Neuroticism (69) – HIGH – I am easily stressed and most of the time, it is myself who stresses me out. In my head, I am always freaking out. I am always thinking of all the negative things that could happen. *sigh* Nakakapagod din pala.

Neuroticism Facets: 

◦ Anxiety (93) - I am always nervous. My family would say that I tend to exaggerate about certain situations. Yes, I worry about a lot of things. NMAT, Med school applications, Boards! Oh wait, I still have a Physics exam tomorrow. OH GOD! #worryworrydinpagmaytime My level of anxiety is high.

Happy on the outside. 
Neurotic in the inside.

Dare to come in?

◦ Anger (22) - Though I am always stressed out, I try to control my temper because I think getting mad will only make things worst. Anger and stress does not go well together, for me. Haha. Stressed but happy! My level of anger is low.

◦ Depression (68) - HAHAHA. This made me laugh. I think depression is not the proper term. It should be “sulking over failures and fearing the unknown” (Denial!) Though I always have this tendency, I try to uplift my mood most of the time. #choosingtobehappy My level of depression is high.

◦ Self-Consciousness (75) - Most people would say that we should ignore the negative stuff people tell about us and just focus on the positive. I beg to differ. I believe that we should try analyze the stuff people are thinking about us, whether good or bad, then if what they said is accurate, you should not feel down but strive to work on it. Sometimes, a "people pleaser" I may be but I don’t let others get me down. My level or self-consciousness is high.

◦ Immoderation (39) - I love the perfect balance between stress and rest. Haha. Having control always can really get tiring and sometimes, you just want to let go and go with the flow. My level of immoderation is average.

◦ Vulnerability (81) - Yes, panic, confusion and helplessness. Those are the things that never left the premises of my head. (That’s why at this young age, I already have white strands of hair. :-( ) Keeping these three in control is how I compose myself and also, screaming… on the inside helps! Haha. My level of vulnerability is high.

Openness. Get it?

Openness to Experience (59) – AVERAGE – I am really just your average, traditional guy. Though I pretend to have experienced, know and mastered a lot of things in life, I think I am still new at this. I am always go to try different new things but, of course, being a neurotic guy, I also have the fears in the risks it may have.

Openness Facets:

◦ Imagination (46)– In this crazy world we live in, I always try to be an optimist. I try see the good in everything and everyone. But as you grow up, it can't be helped that the negative things can really bring you down and I think that what makes me an average. My level of imagination is average.

◦ Artistic Interests (43) – “They are not necessarily artistically trained nor talented, although many will be.” This was in the description of this facet and it really hit. I love art, especially MUSIC. :-) But if you were to shout “SAMPLE! SAMPLE! SAMPLE!”, I would just repeat my statement. I love art, especially MUSIC. Haha. My level of artistic interests is high.

◦ Emotionality (59) – Most of the time, I know what I’m feeling but it really brings me down when life events make me confused with my feelings and sometimes, just like most girls today (Stereotryping! :P) I don’t know what I want in my life. My level of emotionality is average.

◦ Adventurousness (73) – TRAVELING and other new and exciting activities are the things that I’ve always wanted to try. I like taking pictures (with my low definition iPod touch :-( ) of the different places I’ve been to like Hong Kong and … yun lang, Hongkong pa lang ang out-of-country trip ko. Haha. Ziplines, cliff diving, bungee jumping! Ohh, I can feel the adrenaline rushing through my veins. My level of adventurousness is high.

◦ Intellect (27)  This part, I think, is the most inaccurate. Yes, I’m the complete opposite of an intellectual person but mystery, riddles and brainteasers can get me really agitated. I love ready and playing Nancy Drew books and games. My favorite anime is even Detective Conan. I love the excitement it brings and the fulfillment when you solved it yourself. My level of intellect is low.

◦ Liberalism (56) – I’m glad to tell you that I’m not afraid to challenge authority especially if I can’t take what they’re doing anymore. I am kinda of a war freak when it comes to unworthy, undeserving, inconsiderate authorities. But most of the time, I tame myself (Sorry, Miley, I CAN be tamed! :P) and just think of the huge effort to argue especially when it is not worth it and just plain useless. My level of liberalism is average.

From this, you can now say that you know half of me. The other half, you have to see it for yourself. Na-judge mo na ba ako? I hope you did so that if ever we meet, you know how what to expect. As you might have realised, I’m not perfect (but I’m perfect for you! <3 (WHAT?!) #hugot) but these are my traits. You can see a lot of contradicting statements here but as you may have already experienced, life is as crazy as hell and it is far from perfect. I may not be perfect, but I’m Ivan.

Do you want to take the personality test yourself? Just go through this link: http://www.personalitytest.net/ipip/ipipneo300.htm

(PARA IKAW NAMAN ANG MAJUDGE KO! HAHAHAHA! )