I am wondering about your thoughts related to mediated learning experiences designed specifically to target the 'expression'/'internalization' of personality traits associated with 'good' life outcomes (ie educational achievement, mental health, economic health, social health, physical health.
The brief provided in the project outline seems to clearly approach personality from the fixed orientation given that they are assessing personality types and then comparing this data to lifespan outcomes. This project is unlikely to provide for your question.
I would focus on ethics and look at personality and both the biological and environmental influences on its development. How does the concept of nature v nurture influence it. The impact of life choices and opportunities does ones personality be affected by failures in life disillusionment of the block to a flourishing life based on the social economic status of your family. Can school provide enough encouragement and enough positivity to create a person with a positive outlook on life. Does failure and dissappointment in life result in personality being dispondent and dissillusioned about long-term outcomes. Look at Mills and PAnts approach. From psychological perspective the only examination of personality is in relation to disorder of personality. However this could also impact on personality.
Georgina - that is an overgeneralized perspective on personality and human development. Looking at the role of intrinsic/extrinsic motivation and locus of control are interesting topics in terms of studying psychological constructs; however, to say that they have been founded in the literature as stating that they dramatically change personality trajectories is simply untrue.
yes, it would be wise to separate out psychological constructs from personality traits. I should have been more specific in my question. The question I am asking, couched in my particular interest, is about the fixed/malleability of personality traits as depicted in the Five Factor Model.
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