Personality Changes
Michelle and Ted discuss how personalities evolve with age and life events, from increased maturity to unexpected shifts like becoming more emotionally stable after a spouse's death. They delve into the impact of trauma on personality and explore whether there are ways to actively change one's personality.In this clip
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Can the changes to a person's character following a traumatic event, such as returning from war or experiencing the loss of a parent/spouse, be reversed or altered? For example, if someone who was once very positive and engaging becomes guarded and distant after such an event, how much of our "character" is malleable? Or can people truly become "stuck in their ways" as discussed in the episode The Science of Personality: Why You Are Who You Are & How to Make Changes That Stick and the clip Understanding Our Personalities?
If we can't forget traumatic events but can modify our emotional response to past events, can the changes to a person's character following an event also be reversed or altered? For example, if someone who was once very positive and engaging returns from war or suffers the loss of a parent/spouse and becomes guarded and distant, how much of our "character" is malleable? Or can people truly become "stuck in their ways" as discussed in the episode The Science of Personality: Why You Are Who You Are & How to Make Changes That Stick and the clip Understanding Our Personalities?