Sketch an autobiography of your behavior and thought processes. Make a list of your personal habits. Start from when you get up in the morning to when you go to bed. What is an average day? Make a list of activities. What are your hobbies? Observe your interactions with people. How to do you feel or react with different people? Does it change with children, older people, men or women? How do you react to different situations? Do you work well under pressure or not? What motivates you? How do you deal with stress? What makes you feel uncomfortable? What makes you feel comfortable? What do you like in other people? What do you like in yourself? Track memories of your life and note your behavior. In this way, chart and list everything you can think of that may have a bearing on understanding your personality.
Discuss your findings with friends and colleagues to get an outside opinion on yourself. Other people usually see things about your personality that you do not. Go over your lists with them, and ask them what their perception of your behavior was in those situations or areas. Get their input on how they experience your personality in general. For example, do they see you as happy, sad, private or open?
Research your personality traits and habits in psychology books. Medical libraries will be the best for finding a wide selection of pertinent books. At first, look at books that give a general overview on many different personality types or traits. Then, try to narrow down a certain trait or psychological category that you think you fit into and look for books dealing with that specific area. Periodicals and journals are also excellent and they will also likely be more up to date with recent studies and articles. Try online or in the periodical section of a medical library for relevant articles.
Outline your paper. Pick a few of the most pronounced characteristics that you think you exhibit and analyze these in a psychological framework. Outline by creating headers for the different sections and sub-headers detailing what you will address in those sections. List citations and research that you think you will use in those sections as well.
Draft the paper according to the outline. In the first draft, focus on getting all the information in that you think should be there. One technique is to adhere to the following framework for each section: introduce the characteristic, describe the behavior, refer to authorities (from your research) on this kind of behavior, add your own opinion, and come to some conclusion. Use all the quotations and references you were planning to use from your research.
Refine the writing by fixing the grammar, spelling, punctuation, sentence structure and any other style-related issues. A good technique is to read the whole thing aloud and see if there are any awkward passages that need rewording. Have friends and colleagues read it over for you and give you feedback.