Personality Analysis of Anthony Kiedis

Samantha Selody Professor Dana Nelson Theories of Personality 10 October 2012 Personality Analysis of Anthony Kiedis Anthony Kiedis was regularly viewed as a â€Å"trouble maker† since early on. By the third grade, he had built up a genuine disdain toward the school organization and instructors provided that anything turned out badly, he would be routinely pulled out of class and viewed as the reason for the issue. Since Anthony didn't have any great male good examples from the get-go in his life, he built up an issue with power figures and had nobody to get control over any withdrawn conduct (Kiedis, 2004, p. 9). Anthony moved to Hollywood, California to live with his dad in 1974 at twelve years old. Anthony’s father, John Michael Kiedis (a. k. a. Blackie Dammett) advanced a profoundly liberal tolerant style of child rearing. McAdams (2009) depicts this specific act of child rearing as having scarcely any exclusive requirements set for conduct yet are exceptionally rec eptive to kids (p. 82). In spite of the fact that Anthony did well in school and with his work, he was not expected to and was regularly diverted from his school work and left to fight for himself when it came to food and really showing up at school.Anthony’s father didn't give a decent social learning condition for him. His dad permitted him to smoke cannabis and do other unlawful medications at the youthful age of 12 (Kiedis, 2004, p. 26). Anthony was likewise presented to an assortment of sexual experiences that most would discover improper for a multi year old to encounter. Anthony’s father frequently presented him to the Hollywood night club scene where he was urged to drink and remain up incredibly late with his dad and other adults.From these encounters, Anthony gained from his social environmental factors that medication use, celebrating, and liquor were a social standard and something that was worthy to do. This eventually set him up for extreme medication iss ues that happened and went on for a lot of time during his immature and grown-up life. Since early on, unmistakably Anthony displayed a significant level of receptiveness to encounter. McAdams characterizes the individuals who are high on receptiveness to xperience as, â€Å"original, inventive, innovative, mind boggling, inquisitive, brave, autonomous, untraditional, liberal, and having wide interests (p. 185). This attribute was probably strengthened by his dad who might likewise be high on this scale. One of Anthony’s most loved assignments in school was composing. His English instructor saw that he had a present for composing and urged him to keep on composing. Anthony depicts this as â€Å"a ringer that wouldn’t quit ringing for the remainder of his life† (Kiedis, 2004, p. 38). Anthony was likewise a major hazard taker.He frequently conceived plans with his companions to acquire liquor from vagrants. Be that as it may, he in the long run understood that he could simply take it himself, so he started to do only that. Anthony took fundamentally anything he needed, at whatever point he needed and was never gotten or rebuffed for it. This encouraging feedback took care of in to his level of receptiveness to new encounters. Anthony was continually looking for a rush, and by watching his dad, he perceived that he could get energy by taking medications, drinking, having intercourse and doing crazy activities.It is essential to take note of that these things happened from the get-go in his life and all through his immaturity. His activities were approved by his dad and imitated by his companions who felt that he was making some incredible memories. In any case, in spite of the fact that he every now and again mishandled drugs, Kiedis kept up his evaluations in school. Kiedis clarifies that, â€Å"I smoked a huge amount of pot, took pills, and drank on the ends of the week. In any case, it never escaped control†¦It was imperative to me to be the straight-A student.In a way, I was an agitator by getting passing marks, on the grounds that the majority of the stoners and the junkies were getting no evaluations. I didn’t need to resemble them†¦I needed to be the best at whatever it was that was before me† (p. 78). This disposition was a driving element is Anthony’s life. He needed to be the best at whatever he did, regardless of whether it was school, performing, drinking, or taking medications. This demeanor additionally took care of in to his degree of receptiveness on the grounds that in addition to the fact that he was ready to attempt new things, he needed to be the best at whatever he attempted, which impelled him to much more encounters.