PERSONALITY TRAITS

• PERSONALITY TRAITS REFLECT PEOPLE’S

CHARACTERISTIC PATTERNS OF THOUGHTS, FEELINGS,
AND BEHAVIORS.

PERSONALITY TRAITS • THE PERSONALITY TRAIT PSYCHOLOGY RESTS ON THE

IDEA THAT PEOPLE DIFFER FROM ONE ANOTHER IN
TERMS OF WHERE THEY STAND ON A SET OF BASIC
TRAIT DIMENSIONS THAT PERSIST OVER TIME AND
ACROSS SITUATIONS.

• THE MOST WIDELY USED SYSTEM OF TRAITS IS CALLED

THE FIVE-FACTOR MODEL.

• THIS SYSTEM INCLUDES FIVE BROAD TRAITS THAT CAN

BE REMEMBERED WITH THE ACRONYM

OCEAN:
1. O-OPENNESS,
2. C-CONSCIENTIOUSNESS,
3. E-EXTRAVERSION,
4. A-AGREEABLENESS, AND
5. N-NEUROTICISM.

EACH OF THE MAJOR TRAITS FROM THE BIG FIVE CAN BE

DIVIDED INTO FACETS TO GIVE A MORE FINE-GRAINED
ANALYSIS OF SOMEONE'S PERSONALITY.
 OPENNESS - THE TENDENCY TO APPRECIATE NEW ART, IDEAS, VALUES, FEELINGS AND BEHAVIOURS.

HIGH
• VERY CREATIVE CONSCIENTIOUSNESS
• OPEN TO TRYING NEW THINGS EXTRAVERSION
• FOCUSED ON TACKLING NEW CHALLENGES • FANTASY PRONE

• HAPPY TO THINK ABOUT ABSTRACT CONCEPTS • OPEN TO FEELINGS

• OPEN TO DIVERSE
BEHAVIOURS
OPENNESS
• OPEN TO NEW AND
LOW
DIFFERENT IDEAS
• DISLIKE CHANGE
• OPEN TO VARIOUS VALUES
• DOES NOT ENJOY NEW THINGS
AND BELIEFS.
AGREEABLENESS
• RESISTS NEW IDEAS
• NOT VERY IMAGINATIVE DISLIKES NEUROTICISM

ABSTRACT OR THEORETICAL
CONCEPTS
 CONSCIENTIOUSNESS
THE TENDENCY TO BE CAREFUL, ON-TIME FOR APPOINTMENTS, TO FOLLOW RULES AND TO BE HARD WORKING.

HIGH
• SPENDS TIME PREPARING OPENNESS
• EXTRAVERSION
FINISHES IMPORTANT TASKS FIRST
• PAYS ATTENTION TO DETAIL • COMPETENT
• ENJOYS HAVING A SET SCHEDULE • ORDERLY

CONSCIENTIOUSNESS • DUTIFUL
• ACHIEVEMENT ORIENTED
• SELF-DISCIPLINED
LOW • DELIBERATE
AGREEABLENESS
• DISLIKES STRUCTURE AND
SCHEDULES NEUROTICISM
• PROCRASTINATES IMPORTANT TASKS
• FAILS TO COMPLETE NECESSARY
TASKS
 EXTRAVERSION- THE TENDENCY TO BE TALKATIVE, SOCIABLE, ENJOY OTHERS, THE TENDENCY TO HAVE A
DOMINANT STYLE.

HIGH
OPENNESS
• ENJOYS BEING THE CENTER OF ATTENTION
CONSCIENTIOUSNESS
• LIKES TO START CONVERSATIONS
• ENJOYS MEETING NEW PEOPLE
• GREGARIOUS(SOCIABLE)
• HAS A WIDE SOCIAL CIRCLE OF FRIENDS
• ASSERTIVE
AND ACQUAINTANCES
EXTRAVERSION • ACTIVE
• EXCITEMENT-SEEKING
• POSITIVE EMOTIONALITY
LOW
• PREFERS SOLITUDE
•
AGREEABLENESS
FEELS EXHAUSTED WHEN HAVING TO
NEUROTICISM
SOCIALIZE A LOT
• FINDS IT DIFFICULT TO START
CONVERSATIONS
 AGREEABLENESS - THE TENDENCY TO AGREE AND GO ALONG WITH OTHERS RATHER THAN ASSERT ONES OWN
OPINIONS AND CHOICES

HIGH
• HAS A GREAT DEAL OF INTEREST IN OTHER PEOPLE
OPENNESS
• CARES ABOUT OTHERS
• FEELS EMPATHY AND CONCERN FOR OTHER CONSCIENTIOUSNESS
PEOPLE • TRUSTING
• ASSISTS OTHERS WHO ARE IN NEED OF HELP • STRAIGHTFORWARD
• COMPLIANT
AGREEABLENESS
• MODEST
• TENDER-MINDED
LOW
• TAKES LITTLE INTEREST IN OTHERS
• DOESN’T CARE ABOUT HOW OTHERS FEEL EXTRAVERSION

• INSULTS AND BELITTLES OTHERS NEUROTICISM

• MANIPULATES OTHERS TO GET WHAT THEY
WANT.
 NEUROTICISM- THE TENDENCY TO FREQUENTLY EXPERIENCE NEGATIVE EMOTIONS SUCH AS ANGER, WORRY, SADNESS
AS WELL AS BEING INTERPERSONALLY SENSITIVE.

HIGH OPENNESS
• EXPERIENCES A LOT OF STRESS CONSCIENTIOUSNESS
• WORRIES ABOUT MANY DIFFERENT THINGS • ANXIOUS
• EXPERIENCES DRAMATIC CHANGE IN MOOD • ANGRY
• FEELS ANXIOUS • DEPRESSED
NEUROTICISM
• SELF-CONSCIOUSNESS
• IMPULSIVE
LOW
• EMOTIONALLY STABLE
• DEALS WELL WITH STRESS
EXTRAVERSION
• RARELY FELLS SAD OR DEPRESSED AGREEABLENESS
• DOESN’T WORRY MUCH
• IS VERY RELAXED