The First Part of My Psychological Case Study on Griffith done for college.
The character taken as a subject for this Case Study is from the series ‘Berserk’ first published in the year 1989 by author Kentaro Miura. The series is noted for its brutal but realistic portrayal of the horrors of war, abuse and fanaticism while using these to discuss both the best and worst of human nature.
The story takes place in a war-ravaged medieval world characterised by an ongoing hundred-year conflict between two neighbouring enemy kingdoms. The prolonged warfare has dealt heavy losses to both sides and the royal armies have now resorted to supplementing their numbers by employing mercenary fighters and bands.
The Character in focus in the following Case Study is the leader of one of these mercenary bands and is one of the protagonists as well as the main antagonist of the series.
Griffith is outwardly friendly, extroverted, confident and innately charismatic with an ability to understand people and take natural leadership in almost all situations. He is highly intelligent and creative with an ability to take quick decisions on the battlefield, come up with new and well calculated strategies and engage in academic and literary research.
He is very dominant and driven to achieve his set goals and tends to plan ahead in order to do so. He is extremely strong willed and proud and tends to pursue perfection in every task he commits himself to. Sometimes at the cost of his emotional wellbeing.
He is often described to be childlike and playful while at the same time changing to a cool, composed and detached personality when the situation changes.
He is both deeply philosophical and slightly idealistic and often contemplates the purpose of his own life while voicing a desire to see a world where worthiness is decided only by merit and not by social class, gender and economic influence.
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· MBTI PERSONALITY TYPE= ENTJ
ENTJs are natural leaders, and often take charge no matter where they are. They typically have a clear vision for the future, and intuitively understand how to move people and processes towards that goal. They tend to approach every situation with the attitude of an efficiency analyst, and are not shy about pointing out what could be done better. For the ENTJ, their ideas are a foregone conclusion: it’s just a matter of time before they can move the players to get everything accomplished.
ENTJs are often gregarious, and seem to have an idea for how a person will fit into their grand scheme from the moment they are introduced.
They are typically direct and may seem presumptuous or even arrogant; they size people and situations up very quickly,
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and have trouble being anything but honest about what they see. ENTJs are sensitive to issues of power, and seek positions and people of influence. They are characteristically ambitious, and often very engaged in their careers. More than any other type, ENTJs enjoy their work, and may even say that working is what they do for fun.
ENTJs are often very motivated by success in their careers and enjoy hard work. They are ambitious and interested in gaining power and influence.
To the ENTJ, decision-making is a vocation. They want to be in a position to make the call and put plans into motion.
ENTJs tend to be blunt and decisive. Driven to get things done, they can sometimes be critical or brusque in the pursuit of a goal. They are typically friendly and outgoing, although they may not pick up on emotional subtleties in other people. They often love working with others toward a common goal, but may not find time to attend to their feelings. They are focused on results and want to be productive, competent, and influential.
https://www.truity.com/personality-type/ENTJ<reference
· THE BIG FIVE PERSONALITY TEST
1. Highly Open to Experience
Score for openness was high, at 87.5%.*
Openness describes a person’s tendency to think in abstract, complex ways. High scorers are prone to associative thinking, meaning that they readily see relationships between things. People high in Openness are more able to connect seemingly unrelated concepts, making them more likely to appreciate art and unusual ideas.
People who are high in openness are typically:
Creative, Imaginative, Adventurous, Intellectual, Unconventional and Artistically Inclined
High Openness scorers are more likely to be politically liberal and to participate in artistic and cultural activities in their leisure time. They tend to be drawn to artistic and scientific careers. High Openness scorers are also more likely to have a high IQ.
Score for Conscientiousness was high, at 100%.*
Conscientiousness describes a person’s ability to exercise self-discipline and control in order to pursue their goals. High scorers are organized and determined, and are able to forego immediate gratification for the sake of long-term achievement.
People who are high in Conscientiousness are usually:
Orderly, Dependable, Hardworking and Cautious
People high in Conscientiousness are more likely to be successful in their careers and less likely to develop addictions of all kinds. They have high levels of self-control and are good at resisting impulses. They usually have neat, organized homes and orderly, well-planned lives.
. Score for extraversion was high, at 87.5%.*
Extraversion describes a person’s inclination to seek stimulation from the outside world. People who are high in extraversion are highly motivated to experience the thrills and achievements that life has to offer. They engage actively with their surroundings to pursue satisfying rewards, especially social rewards like friendship, admiration, power, status, excitement, and romance.
People who are high in extraversion tend to be:
Friendly, Gregarious, Adventurous, Enthusiastic and Ambitious
People who are high in extraversion are more likely to have many friends and an active social life. They also tend to have more romantic relationships. Extraverts express more positive emotions than non-extroverts and typically have more energy.
Extraverts are also more likely to be ambitious and interested in increasing their social standing. They tend to work hard to achieve power and prestige and get a special thrill from going after rewards such as money, status, or attention from others.
Score for Agreeableness was low, at 45%.*
Agreeableness describes a person’s tendency to put others’ needs ahead of their own, and to cooperate rather than compete with others. People who are high in Agreeableness experience a great deal of empathy and tend to get pleasure out of serving and taking care of others. They are usually trusting and forgiving.
People who are low in Agreeableness tend to experience less empathy and put their own concerns ahead of others. Low scorers are often described as hostile, competitive, and antagonistic. They tend to have more conflictual relationships and often fall out with people.
Low score in Agreeableness indicates that you put your own needs first most of the time. You may see other people as a threat to your ability to get what you want, and you often suspect ulterior motives in others. You are mostly unwilling to sacrifice your own needs in the service of other people.
5. Moderate in Neuroticism
Score for Neuroticism was moderate, at 40%.*
Neuroticism describes a person’s tendency to experience negative emotions, including fear, sadness, anxiety, guilt, and shame. While everyone experiences these emotions from time to time, some people are more prone to them than others.
This trait can be thought of as an alarm system. People experience negative emotions as a sign that something is wrong in the world. You may be in danger, so you feel fear. Or you may have done something morally wrong, so you feel guilty. However, not everyone has the same reaction to a given situation. High Neuroticism scorers are more likely to react to a situation with fear, anger, sadness, and the like. Low Neuroticism scorers are more likely to brush off their misfortune and move on.
The score indicates that you are fairly typical in your tendency to experience negative emotions. You probably feel sadness, worry, anger, and guilt about as much as the average person. You are neither overly reactive, nor especially resistant to the stresses of life.
*These scores are merely indicative and based on subjective understanding of subject’s personality. They cannot be treated as absolute.
https://www.truity.com/personality-test/test-results/3894475
