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As a small child I feel that my basic temperament was hyperactive, persistent, or as many would describe stubborn. If I were to dissect the many factors of this temperamental evaluation I would describe as follows. Throughout the years I feel that my activity level has fluctuated genetically and environmentally. I was always an extremely active kid participating in various sports amongst school and extracurricular activities. However, with genetics and environmental situations combined many years of my life I had battled an auto immune disease that brought my activity level to a screeching halt. Distraction I feel has changed a lot as when I was a child I was easily distracted with situations or events that enticed me more than school or other (at the time) “boring” parts of my life. Intensity I feel has also fluctuated for the same reasons of genetic and environmental factors through a period of my life where I was diagnosed with an untreatable condition. Sensory sensitivity is an interesting one for me to evaluate as I feel when I was much younger, I was not as sensitive as I am now dealing with people or problems that I face in everyday life. In dealing with initial reaction my approach or withdraws to situation I believe I have remained relatively stable as I was always one to evaluate a situation before I made a decision. Adaptability is something that I feel has changed drastically throughout my life environmentally when I was small, I was very “go with the flow” and now that I am older, I am a planner and I like to have a more organized outlook on my day. My persistence and attention span have been pretty stable throughout my life in school, sports, and social circles. Although I do feel that I was always shy and, in the limelight, I made sure that the things I really wanted I achieved. Lastly when talking about usual mood I feel like I have always been a relatively happy person with ups and downs here and there. Overall, my tendency to have a positive outlook on life has transferred through every stage of development.
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No, I don’t think my temperament has remained “stable” throughout my whole life. I feel like experiences have changed the way my temperament is now and it will most likely stay “stable” from here on out unless I experience another life-changing or traumatic event. My activity level has drastically decreased, I used to be extremely motivated and super active but after my second year of college I felt super burnt out with working and studying full time. I tend to get extremely sidetracked and procrastinate, I am trying my best but senioritis has a really good grip on me. As for intensity, has fluctuated as I’ve grown up, I used to be super sensitive to negative responses and easily excitable to positive responses. I’ve had to grow a thicker skin working and dealing with rude clients so I believe I’m more patient and desensitized to negative responses now. Routines are never realistic, everything is always changing and there are always new spontaneous things that need to be tried so I no longer follow them. For sensory sensitivity, I believe it depends on the kind of day one person is having. I believe a person’s temperament could be affected by their mood, so depending on their mood it could affect their traits. Initial reactions have changed from when I was younger to now, I used to be extremely introverted as a child. I’m the type of person to “go with the flow” so my adaptability is pretty high and has always been like that, persistence depends on who I’m with and what environment I’m in. My usual mood tends to lean towards a positive/happy demeanor. According to the textbook, temperament is defined as “an individual’s typical mode of responding to the environment” (Parke et al.,2019). If our environments are constantly changing how are we expected to carry on with the same temperament given different situations? Another reason I believe temperments are subject to change is the neurological and neurochemical underpinnings that come along with temperament. Levels of dopamine, epinephrine, vasopressin, and oxytocin can change a person’s effortful control, impulsivity, and proneness to frustration.
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