Personality Analysis of Anthony Kiedis

Samantha Selody Professor Dana Nelson Theories of Personality 10 October 2012 Personality Analysis of Anthony Kiedis Anthony Kiedis was frequently 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 educators in such a case 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examples right off the bat in his life, he built up an issue with power figures and had nobody to get control over any withdrawn conduct (Kiedis, 2004, p. 9).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 an exceptionally liberal tolerant style of child rearing. McAdams (2009) depicts this specific act of child rearing as having barely any elevated requirements set for conduct yet are profoundl y receptive to kids (p. 82). Despite the fact that Anthony did well in school and with his work, he was not expected to and was regularly occupied from his school work and left to battle 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 weed 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 amazingly 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 serious medication issues that happened and went on for a lot of time during his juvenile and grown-up life. Since early on, obviously 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, perplexing, inquisitive, brave, autonomous, untraditional, liberal, and having wide interests (p. 185). This quality was in all probability 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 educator saw that he had a present for composing and urged him to keep on composing. Anthony portrays this as â€Å"a chime that wouldn’t quit ringing for the remainder of his life† (Kiedis, 2004, p. 38). Anthony was additionally a major hazard taker.He regularly contrived plans with his companions to get liquor from vagrants. In any case, he in the long run understood that he could sim ply 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 uplifting 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, engaging in sexual relations and doing ludicrous activities.It is essential to take note of that these things happened right off the bat in his life and all through his youthfulness. His activities were approved by his dad and imitated by his companions who felt that he was making some incredible memories. Be that as it may, in spite of the fact that he as often as possible 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. However, it never escaped control†¦It was critical to me to be the straight-A student.In a way, I was a renegade by getting passing marks, on the grounds that the vast 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 demeanor was a driving variable 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 disposition likewise took care of in to his degree of receptiveness in light of the fact 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 pushed him to considerably more encounters.