Hello dear reader and thank you for coming back to check out the second article of the series dedicated to analysing the personality types of the Game of Thrones main characters from the point of view of their base personality type, according to PCM.

This week we look at Sansa Stark, the elder daughter and second child of Lord Eddard Stark and his wife Lady Catelyn Stark.

If you’ve missed the first article in the series, dedicated to Jon Snow, you can check it out HERE.

As you might remember, the base is the one that defines their perceptual frame of reference. It defines the “currency” they use in their communication, the most preferred communication channels, their character strengths and management style.

One can see what base personality someone has by simply noticing what words and expression that person uses most of the time. This is why, in PCM, we say “It’s not WHAT you say, but THE WAY you say it”.

Sansa – Persister base

Sansa was a “tough cookie” to break… of course, as mentioned before, not all fictional characters are 100% consistent with the traits of a “real” person, so the model will not be so easy to apply to them. However, they still do make good practice material, so here are my two cents.

I think Sansa, just like Jon in the previous article, fits the Persister personality type. The Persister experiences the world through the perception of opinions and prefers to take in and process information through their belief system. They are conscientious, dedicated and observant, and prefer a democratic communication style, using values as the currency in their conversations.

In the cinema world, persisters are seen in characters like Sherlock Holmes and Superman, while in history, the civil rights activist Martin Luther King, Jr. is a good reference.

Sansa (just like any other person) is a mixture of all six personality types and in different moments and situations we see some of her other personality types being more active than that of the Persister, but, as said, for simplicity and ease of understanding purposes, I will focus on her base only.

Sansa’s features:

Sansa is one of the characters who had one of the most beautiful transformations through the series. She does start off as an annoying and naïve little girl, but the way she chooses to respond to the hardship and horrors that life presents her with, bring up her strong and smart character to life. She learns to be patient, hide from her enemies and play the long-term game.

She’s been through hell, but never let the hell break her; she always kept going forward, always surviving and not giving up – persisting against all hardship, finding her voice and going for what she believes in: a free and independent Winterfell and North. With no friends, dead family, a traitor’s name, and living in constant fear and abuse, Sansa chooses life and an independent future for her Winterfell.

Several behaviours of hers make me think she’s a persister:

Observant; evaluates people/situations through a belief system

• She plans and plays the long game – she has observed people and how they work for a long time, in silence, playing the subdued princess-wanna-be just to stay alive => observant
• Following the penultimate Season 6 episode, Bennett Madison of Vanity Fair wrote “When Sansa icily reminds her dopey brother that ‘No one can protect you’, it’s because she’s always been on her own. As far back as King’s Landing, Sansa’s between quietly protecting herself, working on her stitchery while taking cool measure of everything going on around her, learning how to game the system, and slithering through situations that would have gotten the best of the show’s more flashy or impulsive characters. In ‘Battle of the Bastards’, she got to show a little flash of her own; by being defiantly, gloriously correct in her convictions, by saving the day with her foresight and savvy, and by feeding Ramsay to the dogs.” (Source Article 1) => observant; strong convictions

Sense of duty, does “what is right”

• She says: “Winterfell is our home. It’s ours. And Arya’s, and Bran’s and Rickon’s, wherever they are. It belongs to our family. We have tofight for it! […] A monster has taken our home and our brother. We have to go back to Winterfell and save them both” – Sansa to Jon Snow => strong sense of duty towards her family, the Stark name and her North;

Strong opinions/beliefs/convictions

• While I cannot say I enjoyed Sansa’s character when she was a teenager (though, it did make her transformation all the more amazing), her strong convictions regarding her future, based on what a “proper lady” should do and act and how her “feminine virtues” would make her a perfect match can be perceived as strong convictions/beliefs… (or as total naivety… have your pick) => strong convictions/beliefs

Strong values; tradition is important

• She confronted horrible challenges and lost much of her family. She was isolated. Yet she managed to learn from very difficult, treacherous people and, at the same time, stay true to her values about protecting her family. […]She’s proven herself time and again: during her forced stay in the Red Keep, during her manipulation by Littlefinger and, finally, during her fateful encounter with the sadistic Ramsay Bolton. Sansa is a fighter at heart. (Source Article 2) => strong values; endurance; persistence;
• “I love you, little brother. I always will. You’ll be a good king. But tens of thousands of Northmen fell in the Great War defending all of Westeros, and those who survived have seen too much and fought too hard ever to kneel again. The North will remain an independent kingdom as it was for thousands of years.” (when Sansa secures Northern independence from her brother, the new King Bran) (Source Article 3) =>  strong convictions; sense of duty
• “Sansa, Thank you for teaching me resilience, bravery and what true strength really is. Thank you teaching me to be kind and patient and to lead with love.“ (Sophie Turner’s Instagram) => resilience/bravery (motivated/supported by strong beliefs, values, dedication to a purpose)
• “When the snows fall and the white wind blows, the lone wolf dies, but the pack survives” – Sansa, remembering her father’s teachings => strong values (family)

This is Sansa Stark… the Queen of the North. Check in next week (I hope!  ) for the next character analysis!

Until then… remember: “It’s not WHAT you say, but THE WAY you say it!”

Magda.

Certified Trainer, Process Communication Model

“Nothing is impossible; the word itself says I’m possible!” – Audrey Hepburn

Disclaimers:

1. One must be aware that not everything can be explained through PCM. As much as I love this training and I see its utility in everyday life, we humans are way too complex beings to be deciphered through a training that is taught in only three days. The way we were educated, the culture and the society we grew in, the events in our life (happy or traumatising) all leave marks on the way we think, react, talk, behave, on the stories we build about ourselves and the world around us. Here’s to us!
2. These thoughts and this analysis are my own and do not represent the view of Kahler Communications.I wrote it in order to offer my readers and educational and fun analysis that might help them better understand PCM and its concepts, as it is based on widely known characters. I hope you will take it as such and enjoy it.
3. Also, please note that, as these are fictional characters, they most probably won’t act/think/feel/develop just as a “normal” person, in the real life, would. As such, sometimes, applying PCM to them might feel a little “forced”. .
4. None of the images of the Game of Thrones characters belong to me. They are property of the publishers/producers/HBO or the mentioned websites
5. I am open to feedback and suggestions regarding my interpretations of the PCM Personality Types of the Game of Thrones characters, so please feel free to leave a comment if you have a different opinion.

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A PCM-based analysis of the personality types of main Game of Thrones characters

Hello dear reader and thank you for dropping by to check my latest blog post, which focuses on the PCM personality types of the Game of Thrones main characters.

This new article has been written as a follow-up to some of my readers’ suggestions and the fact that many have underlined how useful (and fun! 😉 ) my previous article on the Analysis of the PCM Personality Types of the Harry Potter Characters has been.

But, let’s start with the beginning. If you are new to the concept of Process Communication Model® (PCM) and the PCM personality types, let me just say that PCM is a behaviourally based communication model, used to individually tailor connection and motivation, build trust and rapport, and reduce stress levels. PCM personality profiles reveal how a person perceives the world, how they communicate, how they are motivated and how they behave in distress. It is based on the Transactional Analysis (TA) psychoanalytic theory and method of therapy, and… simply put: it can improve our relationships (and consequently, our lives) in amazing ways… and I don’t say that just because I am totally in love with it J… NASA used it for almost 20 years, as did Bill and Hilary Clinton and many corporations and individuals around the world.

One fast way to get familiarized with PCM and the PCM Personality Types is to have a look at these articles: What is PCM and The 6 PCM Personality Types on my website.

In this new series of posts I am going to analyse some of the main characters in the Game of Thrones TV Series from the point of view of their base personality type according to PCM.

As you might remember, the base personality is the one that defines their perceptual frame of reference. It defines the “currency” they use in their communication, the most preferred communication channels, their character strengths and their management style. One can see what base personality someone has by simply seeing what words and expression that person uses most of the time. This is why, in PCM, we say “It’s not WHAT you say, but THE WAY you say it!”

This is a short summary of the relevant information about the base personality types:

Also, remember, it is quite normal that book/movie characters won’t show 100% consistency with the Process Communication Model. In the end, they are not real people living in the real world; they are the result of the author’s imagination, mirroring some of the features he/she found most relevant for the storyline.

This is why, sometimes, we will not find an exact fit between the PCM personality types and a character. For example, they might have the respective perceptions, currency, communication channel, but maybe their strengths will not “fit” the profile. In the end, they are “created” to express a focus on certain traits, but they would not be fully crayoned as a complete “real-life” personality). But, you know what?… it is still fun to try it 🙂

So… let’s start with our analysis of the PCM Personality Types of the Game of Thrones’ main characters.

And we begin with…

Jon Snow – Persister base

Jon Snow fits best the Persister personality type. The Persister experiences the world through the perception of opinions and prefers to take in and process information through their belief system. They are conscientious, dedicated and observant, and prefer a democratic communication style, using values as the currency in their conversations.

In the cinema world, persisters are seen in characters like Sherlock Holmes and Superman, while in history, the civil rights activist Martin Luther King, Jr. is a good reference.

While Jon (just like any other person) is a mixture of all six personality types and in different moments and situations we see some of his other personality types being more active than that of the Persister, for simplicity and ease of understanding purposes, I will focus on his base only.

Jon’s features:

(summary based on the TV series and these articles: Article 1, Article 2, Article 3):

Values, moral compass:

• “Jon Snow of House Stark and the Night’s Watch is the secret son of Rhaegar Targaryen and Lyanna Stark, though raised as the bastard son of Lyanna’s brother, Ned Stark. Because he was raised by Ned Stark at Winterfell, Jon has adopted a clear moral compass and a true sense of honour. He tries his hardest to abide by these even when he must make a difficult decision, especially after he becomes Lord Commander of the Night’s Watch” (Article 1) => values, moral compass
• Ned Stark teaches all his children about leadership, selflessness, duty and honour. Following his father’s example becomes more difficult as Jon faces challenges to his identity as a man, a Stark, and a brother of the Night’s Watch. Benioff and Weiss note that “Jon Snow tries to live with honour, while knowing that honour often gets his family members murdered.” Writing for Variety about the season 6 episode “Battle of the Bastards”, Laura Prudom suggests that Jon “has the same shortcomings” as his father: “he fights with honor against opponents who are all too willing to use that predictable morality against him”. (Article 3) => values, morality, strong beliefs
• His love for his family (even if he cannot fully call it his own) is also very important for him and he would do anything for them => values, dedication, principles

Sense of duty, does “what is right”

• “At the end of the day, Jon is his father’s son, he’s a person who’s honourable to a fault and does the right thing even when the right thing is extremely dangerous to him personally.” (Article 3) => strong values / do what is right / duty
• He fights because it’s the right thing to do, for the greater good of everyone – not because of selfish interests. For the same “greater good” he is also killing Daenerys in the end, though he loved her and this must have broken his heart (as Tyrion says at one time “duty is the death of love”) => strong values, sense of duty, doing “the right thing”
• “You all crowned me your king. I never wanted it. I never asked for it. But I accepted it because the North is my home! It’s part of me, and I will never stop fighting for it, no matter the odds!” ―Jon to his subjects. (Article 2) – sense of duty

Observant; evaluates people/situations through a belief system

• He’s a good observer of characters and makes up his own opinions about people – let’s just think about how he also understands the side of the wildlings and decides to help them (yes, the fact that he fell in love with Ygritte must have helped also 😛 ) => observant, just
• “When enough people make false promises, words stop meaning anything. Then there are no more answers, only better and better lies.” ―Jon Snow at the Dragonpit Summit (Article 2) =>  values/strong belief system

So…  this is Jon Snow… the humble hero of the series. Check in next week for the next character analysis!

Until then… remember: “It’s not WHAT you say, but THE WAY you say it!”

Magda.

Certified Trainer, Process Communication Model

“Nothing is impossible; the word itself says I’m possible!” – Audrey Hepburn

Disclaimers:

1. One must be aware that not everything can be explained through PCM. As much as I love this training and I see its utility in everyday life, we humans are way too complex beings to be deciphered through a training that is thought in only three days. The way we were educated, the culture and the society we grew in, the events in our life (happy or traumatising) all leave marks on the way we think, react, talk, behave, on the stories we build about ourselves and the world around us. Here’s to us!
2. These thoughts and this analysis are my own and do not represent the view of Kahler Communications I wrote it in order to offer my readers and educational and fun analysis that might help them better understand PCM and its concepts, as it is based on widely known characters. I hope you will take it as such and enjoy it.
3. Also, please note that, as these are fictional characters, they most probably won’t act/think/feel/develop just as a “normal” person, in the real life, would. As such, sometimes, applying PCM to them might feel a little “forced”. .
4. None of the images of the Game of Thrones characters belong to me. They are property of the publishers/producers/HBO or the mentioned websites
5. I am open to feedback and suggestions regarding my interpretations of the PCM Personality Types of the Game of Thrones characters, so please feel free to leave a comment if you have a different opinion :).

Sources:

Article 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Game_of_Thrones_characters

Article 2. https://gameofthrones.fandom.com/wiki

Article 3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Snow_(character)

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