Go Beyond

Personality is like a painting. If you don’t see through and understand it, you won’t get the story behind the making of it. This in some way agrees to what Barr (par. 1) stated in her article entitled. “Different Personalities of Teenagers”, No single personality test tells you everything about teen’s personality, but a combination of tests could make the process more complete. Persona of one’s individual cannot be seen physically nor distinguish by just merely looking at them. It is not only you know them but of course you still have to discern who they truly are before you can understand why they act upon certain things offensively. Some teens rebel against the authorities in their lives because they believe that it is the way to gain the freedom they have always wanted. They do what they will even if they are forbidden to do so leading them to impulsiveness which they tend to do things spontaneously that may direct them to danger. Youngsters change mood easily. One minute they are cheerful and then the next thing you know they are easily exasperated. There are a lot of reasons why teens act the way they act. We just don’t understand if for the reason that we are too busy admiring and appreciating what we actually see and neglect what they truly are. The most common personalities of teenagers that are usually unrecognized are rebellious, impulsive and irritable.

Teens need to be allowed to form their own opinions so that they can own standards or moral they choose to adopt (Miller, par. 4). One of the reasons why teenagers become rebels is due to lack of freedom to do things they will. Parents should know that giving their child the opportunity to explore his own ideas and to question what they still don’t know at this very age may lead to independency instead of rebellion, which is a good thing. Having the opportunity to explore their own ideas gives them the chance to defend their selves especially when they know things right and for self-explanatory. Nonetheless, being a rebel doesn’t necessarily mean they do drugs, alcohol, suicide or whatsoever, because not all people choose to be that worse. Some just think being a rebel would give their parents the idea that they are lacking of attention to their child that is why he/she chose to be that person. Rebellion is already a nature of teenager as of his age and Davis (2012) agrees to it as stated in her article that all teens go through a similar phases---the need for independence, a separate identity, testing authority. Hearing their insights and thoughts might help build a better communication with parents and other people.

These teens are those who are eager to do something until they satisfy their own selves even if it means doing things hastily. Teenagers are more prone to impulsiveness than adults because their brains simply function differently for the reason that the brain of an adolescent is still developing and the brain systems is responsible for impulse control are not fully formed (Fleck, par. 2). Indeed, teenagers’ brain functions differently from adults because this is the stage where they explore and seek for something new than the usual things they do. In search of new experiences, they sometimes neglect what are good and bad. Youngsters are more thrill-seeking and drawn to the rewards of risky behavior than their adult counterpart. They are too obsessed or too addicted to things when that specific thing already catches up their attentions. This impacts teenager’s decision-making. It is whether do the right thing or do what you keenly will. These people are the most prone to danger because they have a very low self-control for themselves due to obsession to do things spontaneously. Parents should allow their child to be open with them so that they can receive an open disclosure on what kind of friends they have and what activities they engage in.

Hot n’ Cold they say. Teens’ moods are easily affected by the happenings around them. This teen can go from laughter to easily irritate in a blink of an eye. Usually they are the one being blamed about everything that has gone worse. Because of that, they get irritated way too easily because they think they have never done anything right in that case. Based on an article entitled “Teen Depression: A Guide for Parents” Teenagers face a host pressures, from the changes of puberty to question about whom they are and where they fit in. The natural transition from child to adult can also bring parental conflict as teens start to assert their independence. Making things even more complicated, teens with depression do not necessarily appear sad, nor do they always withdraw from others. This is their way of hiding their depression to other people whom are just after the gossip if they try to show what they truly feel leading them to irritation because of a bunch of questions being asked just to get informations for their chit-chat.

Different types of personalities were shown and explained. For every action of one person, there is always a reason why they act that way. Never judge a book by its cover as it is well said from the famous quotation. Knowing the personalities of the people around you takes time to reveal the different faces of them. You never know, you might be interacting with people doing things very well as if they don’t experience problems in life or as if their lives are perfect. But do you believe that most of the people with the brightest and perfect smiles have experienced the most painful things? Yes, indeed, some just prefer to make things look normal even if they are emotionally hurt just to know who would care to know the truth and try to understand them. Go beyond what you actually see, a persona can never be seen physically. The most common personalities of teenagers that are usually unrecognized are rebellious, impulsive and irritable.