Cultural influences on Big Five personality traits in clinical practice

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Response to First Post

Agreeableness and Conscientiousness are seen to be a result of culture that combines to form a personality trait. With this in mind can it be asserted that a practitioner needs to understand either of the two and not both to be able to treat or counsel their clients? Culture is seen to as a proponent cause of the resulting trait in individuals. Without an understanding of these cultures, the practitioner is incapacitated to comprehensively incorporate effective treatment to clients. The view that cultures sufficiently breed Agreeableness and Conscientiousness traits is universally agreed upon and understanding culture will yield a comprehensive treatment.

Response to Second Post

Considering the age and gender of the individual, is it possible for Neuroticism and Extraversion traits to vary among persons with similar cultures? To understandings how culture influences the traits observed in people, other factors that can contribute the personalities need to be incorporated. Despite the above assertion, the traits among individuals can result from the cultures in their society it should be appreciated that individual perspectives are not universal. A consideration to incorporate the individual experience in the culture is ideal. This is in order to articulate appropriate measures of treatment. Age and gender will guide in personality traits analysis.

Response to Fourth Post

Culture influences the way a personality reflects itself upon the universal traits. Is it ideal to conclude that culture acts as a hindrance to the true identity of the impact the universal traits have on individual personalities. An individual trait is likely to come out in the way they present in a society themselves in their respective society. It is contented that the expected individual attributes may be covered up by the cultural impact upon the individual. Some societies expect women to be open and men to be assertive. This may conflict personality traits with the social culture traits.

Response to Fifth Post

Are the judgments made in describing an individual character wrong if they are based upon the cultures and right if based on observed behaviors and tendencies? It is true that the resultant personality traits influences result from the influences of the universally accepted traits. Contention on the negative and positive aspect relates to cultures observed and the impact these cultures will have on the individuals. Caution should also be given in asserting that expectations of the society do not yield the released behaviors and attitudes. The understanding of behaviors and personalities should be linked to their genders and social expectations.

Response to Sixth Post

Universality of the traits varies according to culture, age and the cultures observed. Do these traits vary among those with similarities in age, culture, and gender? The impact of culture on individuals from different regions influences how Agreeableness and Neuroticism come out in the society. It is possible for a collective impact of culture to result in a collective display of traits among people of similar cultures. In order to understand the individual, there is the need to appreciate that commonality in outcome, does not obscure the individual aspects. The individual has the capacity to display their own different attributes.