An Analysis of the Psychology of Madonna

In deciding on a subject for this paper I considered many options. What I was looking for was, not only, someone who I admire, but also someone with a very strong and interesting personality. My choice, therefore, became Madonna. Why? I chose Madonna because she is a strong, hard-working and ambitious woman. She has also caused a lot of controversy with many of her choices over the years of her career and this makes for an interesting mix of personality traits to analyze.

Many of the things I admire in Madonna are things that I strive to be and do myself. As mentioned above, Madonna is strong, hard-working and ambitious. She is also very driven and focused on accomplishing all that she can. She has never apologized for being herself and expressing her opinions. She believes in having no regrets. Instead of regretting her mistakes, she learns from them an moves on. Perhaps the thing that I admire most about her is the fact that she has managed to have and do it all. That is, she has had a very successful professional career and a very full personal life as well. She manages to hold it together as a mother and wife even with the high demands of her successful career and business.

Madonna was born Madonna Louis Ciccone on August 16th, 1958 in Bay City, Michigan. She is the third and eldest daughter of six children born to Tony and Madonna Ciccone. Her mother died of breast cancer when Madonna was only 5 years old. After her mother died, Madonna's father remarried and Madonna had a difficult time adjusting to the marriage because she was used to receiving all of her father's affection and attention. ( 2-3, "BookRags Biography," n.d.)

During her school years Madonna acted in school plays and actively pursued...

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In conclusion, Madonna is a strong, ambitious, and intense woman who I admire for all those qualities and many more. She shows people that you really can have it all. Her personality can be described by both sensation-seeking (a biological perspective) and motivational theory (an intrapsychic perspective), although maybe best by motivational theory's more comprehensive explanation. However, if you combined both explanations, that may result in an even more appropriate description.

References

Biography on Madonna. (n. d.) Retrieved November 3, 2004, from

http://www.bookrags.com/biography/madonna

Larsen, R. J., & Buss, D. M. (2002). Personality Psychology: Domains of knowledge

about human nature. New York: McGraw-Hill

Madonna's Biography. (n. d.) Retrieved November 3, 2004, from

http://www.muchmusic.net/en/liasp?singer=Madonna