School PSY/405 2018.08.04 Same personality

Professor: Is it possible for two individuals to have the same personality? If so, how? If not, why not? Response: While nothing is impossible, in which science is constantly evolving and growing, the possibility of this is basically non existent seeing as there are untold amounts of personality variables. Everything that a person has been through throughout their lives helps to ever so slightly shape their unique personality. Even before a person is born, their genetic history will help shape their personality. For instance, if a person grows up in a regular domestic home but their ancestors, near or far back, immigrated from another country, they may have a respect for immigrants and the suffering and the work they went through to get to their home. Another example is for those that haven't immigrated in the last millennia may be more protective of their home and heritage and may not want others to tarnish it (their thoughts). In the text Feist stated (2013)"Characteristics are unique qualities of an individual that include such attributes as temperament, physique, and intelligence" (pg 31). Even twins have their own unique personalities. Traits also can contribute to a person's unique personality and behavior. Feist, J. 2013, Theories of Personality, Eighth edition,