SELF-ASSESSMENT

Introduction

Self-assessment is a motive of self- evaluation. It is a process of knowing one self's identity. It involves taking an inventory of individual likes, dislikes, personal characteristics, values, wants and needs. It is one of the motives that drive self-evaluation, along with self-verification and self-enhancement. Self-assessment motive will prompt people to seek information to confirm their uncertain self-concept rather than their certain self-concept and at the same time, people use self-assessment to enhance the certainty of their own self-knowledge. Self-evaluation or self-assessment may cause harm to a person's self-concept for the short-term by realizing that they may not have achieved as highly as they may like. However, in the long term, this may mean that they work harder in order to achieve greater things in the future, and as a result their self-esteem would be enhanced further than where it had been before self-assessment.

Jacob Goldsmith Theory was published in the 1950s mentioned about two common contrasting personality types. Type A and Type B personality theory. Friedman and Rosenman coined the terms Type A and Type B personality. Type A personality is a set of behavioural features favouring achievement, competition time urgency, impatience and hostility. The researcher has found that Type A characteristics are correlated with a higher risk of heart disease in these individuals. In contrasts, individuals with Type B are relaxed, patient and easy-going. Friedman early was classic Type A, who suffered an angina attack in 1955 when he was 45 and had the first of two heart attacks 10 years later at 55. As a result of this, Friedman attempted to alter his own type -A personality to reduce stress.

Type A

The theory described a Type A individual as ambitious, aggressive, business-like, controlling, highly comparative, impatient, preoccupied with his or her status, time-conscious and tightly-wound. People with Type A personalities are often high-achieving "workaholics" who multi-task, push themselves with deadlines and hate both delays and ambivalence. Type A behaviours are expressed in three major symptoms: free-floating hostility, which can be triggered by even minor incidents, time urgency and impatience, which causes irritation and exasperation, and a competitive drive, which causes stress and an achievement-driven mentality. The first of these symptoms is believed that to be coveted and therefore less observable, while the other two are more overt.

Type B

The theory describes Type B individuals as a perfect contrast to those with Type A personalities. People with Type B personalities are generally patient, relaxed, easy-going and at times lacking an overriding sense of urgency. Because of these characteristics, Type B individuals are often described as indifferent and disengaged by an individual with Type A or other personality types.

Objective

To find out the subject's personality type

Material used

Self-assessment questionnaires set, paper and pencil and pen

Information about the subject

Subject A	Subject B
Name: Kham Thang How Age: 25 Sex: Male Address: Myanmar Education: AN Marital Status: Single Occupation: NA Socio-economic status: NA Place: Office Mental and physical health: Normal Time: 11:00 AM Date: 21 Oct 2013	Name: Danial Age: 22 Sex: Male Address: Myanmar Education: AN Marital Status: single Occupation: NA Socio-economic status: NA Place: Office Mental and physical health: Normal Time: 2:00 PM Date: 21 Oct 2013

Test description

The self-assessment test is a self-evaluation test; it consists of 24 statements with yes and No response at right side. Respondents are required to respond by ticking a mark with Yes or No which is more suitable to them.

Scoring the self-assessment test:

Yeses suggest the Type A behaviour pattern, which is marked by a sense of time urgency and constant struggle. Type B people are ambitious, hard-driving and chronically discontent with their current achievements whereas type B is a contrast to A, more relaxed, more involved with the quality of life. To score the test one should calculate the number of Yes of No. More response to the statement in Yes-type A, more No-type B.

Procedure

Test Administration:

I made a call at first and took the appointment to them. As they are my clients they easily accepted purpose of testing self-assessment. I called them to my office and I informed them of the purpose of testing and the assessment questionnaires were given to the subjects and asked to do it sitting comfortably.

Introduction:

I informed them that there are total of 224 statements, use tick mark under "Yes" the behaviour pattern described is typical of you and tick "No" if it is not matched to you. Do it as soon as possible. Please don't feel heist to consult me in case of any confusion.

Introspective report of subjects

Subject A: I found difficulty in understanding the exact meaning of the statement

Subject B: difficulty in understanding the meaning of the statement

Result

Subject	No. of Yes	No. of No	Interpretation
1	9	14	Type B
2	11	13	Type B

Impression: They are excited while rating each statement. They were giving score after reading each and every statement very clearly. They thought they are curious to know about their result.

Result and discussion

Subject A-After calculating the scores, he obtained 14 "No" that means he falls under Type B personality. More relaxed, less competitive with others and works at a steady pace.

Subject B-He scored 13 "No" that means he also falls under Type B personality. Does not compare self with others and do own work taking its time.

Both subjects fall under Type B personality, that means both loves doing works on own peace. They are easily anxious or irritation. They are generally patient, relaxed, easy-going and an overriding sense of urgency. This nature may put them back for timely completion of their tasks and in last hour they may get the urgency.

Reference

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