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3. How would you describe your temperament or your personality traits as a child?
Do you think it has remained stable, or has it changed? What factors might be
involved?
I was a quiet child, I used to not get into trouble, and I was prudent I can say. But, I was
also curios to discover and be creative. I was shier than now, although I had a lot of friends
and I got along with almost everyone. My family always have said that I was a very good
girl, sometimes too good. They also said and say that I have a funny and cheerful
personality. When I grew up and started secondary education I began to change my
personality, I learn to be not that too good. I learn to fight for what I want and to make me
respect. I think that Im stronger thanks to the experiences that I had lived. However, Im
still a bit shy and prudent, I get nervous easily; I think thats in my genes and it is very
difficult to change. So, I think that my personality or temperament has not changed a lot; I
think that Ive just gained experience that has made me stronger and confident. My own
experience and the education that I have received are the main factors involved.
4. How would you characterize your internal working model? What factors in addition
to your early relationship with your parents, might have influenced you?
If I had to choose between one of the nine emotional types from Naranjo, I would choose
the gluttony one. Because I always try to be happy and not worrying a lot for problems,
sometimes I tend to show a cheerful character (apparently) just to not make the people I
love be worried for me. Even though, firstly, I find it hard to try new things, I try to overcome
the fear by trying these new things or situations.
I think that my parents have worked too hard to make me a good person, they have taught
me to be emphatic with the others. They also have tried to give me what I needed, they
have always been very aware of me, so, maybe it have influenced a bit negatively in my
independence. Because I always had a great support beside me.
5. What have you learned for your teaching practice from emotional regulation?
This exercise has made me realise about the evolution of my personality, and the factors
that can affect us without realising. With the fact of analysing the different emotional types I
could see that some behaviours or ways of being have their own explanation. I could give
an answer to the question of why a person acts like that. I could understand a bit more
some emotions by comparing them with my own experience.