The CONSTRUCTIVE Styles (11, 12, 1, and 2 o'clock positions) reflect self-enhancing thinking and

behavior that contribute to one's level of satisfaction, ability to develop healthy relationships and work
effectively with people, and proficiency at accomplishing tasks.
The PASSIVE/DEFENSIVE Styles (3, 4, 5, and 6 o'clock positions) represent self-protecting thinking
and behavior that promote the fulfillment of security needs through interaction with people.
The AGGRESSIVE/DEFENSIVE Styles (7, 8, 9, and 10 o'clock positions) reflect self-promoting thinking
and behavior used to maintain one's status/position and fulfill security needs through task-related
activities
Position Style Raw Score Percentile Score
1 Humanistic-Encouraging 19 7
2 Affiliative 25 30
3 Approval 18 78
4 Conventional 23 91
5 Dependent 25 92
6 Avoidance 23 99
7 Oppositional 16 90
8 Power 5 42
9 Competitive 6 10
10 Perfectionistic 16 25
11 Achievement 22 19
12 Self-Actualizing 15 10

DEPENDENT 5 o'clock
overcautious
very tactful
eager to please
modest
dependent on others
self-doubting
compliant
easily fooled
apologetic
obeys too willingly
easily influenced by friends
reacts rather than initiates
predictable
very respectful to superiors
meek
says what's expected
a good follower
does things by the book
seeks help from others
worries a lot

CONVENTIONAL 4 o'clock
restrained
too concerned with looking good
agreeable
conservative
very conventional
conforming
suggestible
avoids conflict
very respectful to others
achieves by conforming
inconsistent
offers tentative ideas mostly
indecisive
thinks rules more important than
ideas
often uncertain
seems to understand others but
doesn't
concerned with what others think
tends to accept the status quo
enjoys being recognized by
superiors
reliable and steady

AVOIDANCE 6 o'clock
tense, uneasy
self-depreciative
not aggressive
easily embarrassed
lacks self-confidence
evasive
self-condemning
reserved
takes few changes
has difficulty being accepted
presents safe ideas
avoids decisions
concerned with own problems
easily led
narrow interests
doesn't relate well with others
seems to have strong conflicts
easily upset in most situations
leaves decisions to others
little interest in achievement

AGGRESSIVE/DEFENSIVE STYLES

OPPOSITIONAL 7 o'clock
resentful
cynical
unfeeling
negative
complaining
stubborn
opposes new ideas
hard to impress
suspicious
slow to forgive a wrong
concerned with status
usually against things
critical of others behind their
backs
blames others for own mistakes
distrusts others
doesn't accept criticism well
doesn't talk about things directly
opposes things indirectly
never opposes authority directly
snobbish

Explain and evaluate on how I developed the personal styles. What role did family
relationships school, organizational memberships, culture, etc... Have in shaping all my
personal styles? Give clear and focused analysis with specific examples directly relating
experience to the styles.

It is true that when they say a person is a reflection of his past experiences. Through taking this
survey I was able to self-reflect upon my own personality and understand how certain events
have molded me into the person I am today. I scored above the 90
th
percentile in the passive
defensive styles more particularly in conventional, dependent, avoidance and oppositional. I was
raised in a conservative Asian household whereupon we were taught to respect and listen to our
elders. I base myself scoring very high in the dependent position because qualities such as being
modest, meek, and very respectful to superiors/elders were instilled upon us as children. These
qualities, culturally speaking, were applied to those who were good children but were also a
reflection of how well our parents had raised us in the eyes of society. This is very important in
our culture because our parents respect means everything to us. So we were brought up to
always be modest simple people that will listen and understand those who are wiser than us
because it is our duty to learn from them. This leads into the conventional style with me noticing
that I am very agreeable, avoidant of conflicts, and respectful of others. We were always taught
to avoid conflicts with others especially elders by agreeing with them because they knew what
was right and it was culturally wrong to disrespect them. In western society most disagreements
are settled upon logical arguments with debate as equals. However, in an eastern society most
disagreements are settled with debate but there is a double standard if you have a disagreement
with someone who is superior to you or is your elder. By being raised in two different cultures I
had to adapt and understand how to relate to two different cultures. I learned that in order to
debate and get my point across I would have to be humble, not aggressive, and give full respect
to others so that I may be able to get my point across without insulting the other person. These
qualities stand out in the avoidance aspect. I have also noticed that with having to travel a lot in
my early childhood, I have become very reserved, self-conscious, and evasive to others in fear of
not being accepted. These are qualities that really hit home with my personality and are aspects
that I try to work on in order to better myself so that I may become a better leader who is
straightforward and confident. With high rates of kidnappings, violent crimes, and drugs our
parents were overly cautious in our upbringing. I suppose such early teachings and experiences
guided me to become a person who is hard to impress, suspicious and distrustful of others
leading me to score high on the oppositional aspect of the aggressive/defensive style.