Direct Comments Thoughts Theory of Characterization

21 Intuitive people can also predict the future and most of their prediction are correct. Meanwhile, sensation people enjoy adventures and do something which includes factual informations. These kind of people tend to be in tune with the realities of the environment and respond to details. Sensation people like something real, while intuition people like imaginative things. 3 Thinking vs Feeling People who prefer the thinking way want reasons for everything they do. These people do not like to be touched and have difficulties to approach others with affection. They are apt to be the ones who will not display a reaction when facing difficult situations and appear unresponsive. Meanwhile, people who prefer feeling way are apt to want to know that they are pleasing the other people by their obedience. They tend to be more sensitive of the emotional climate in their society and respond easily to expressions of affection. These people are more supple in reacting to difficult situations happened in their society. 4 Perceiving vs Judging Judicial people want things established and in order. They will be irritated when they see something that is not in order. These kind of people are apt to be on time, worry about being late, and tend to have things organized.They are apt to run the activities of their neighborhood, especially if they are extroverts. Meanwhile, the perceptive people seem unconcerned about being on time or not. They do not mind about having things unorganized and are apt to be reminded about everything. PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI 22 Jung Feist and Feist, 2009, pp. 120-122 also believed that personality develops through a series of stages that culminate in self-realization or individuation. He grouped the stages of life into four general periods and depicted it through the journey of the sun in the sky with brightness of the sun respresenting the consciousness. The first period, depicted as the sun in the early morning, is the childhood stage. This stage is full of potential, but lacks of consciousness. The second stage, the youth stage, is represented by the morning sun climbing toward the zenith. This period started from puberty until the middle life, showing the unaware of the upcoming decline. The early afternoon sun represents the third stage, middle life. Middle life is brilliant, full of consciousness, but obviously headed for the sunset. The sunset depicted the last stage of the personality development, the old age. Its one bright consciousness is now markedly dimmed. The depiction of the journey of the sun in the sky also tells us the experiences underwent by people in their lives. How they gain values, ideas and meaning in their life will help them shape their personalities.

c. Factors Affecting Personality Development

A man is not born as a person. The infant has to gain many experiences and many factors in order to possess the personality. According to Jess Feist Feist and Feist, 2009: 9-10 many psychologists agree that a person’s trait and personality has a genetic component. It can be passed down through genetic inheritance. However, genes are not the only one which take the responsibility for a person’s personality. Personality is a complex trait. It is influenced by many different genetic and enviromental factors. Personality traits are also polygenic. It means PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI