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PERSONALITY TRAITS Personality is what we respond to in our daily contacts and interaction with others.
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PERSONALITY TRAITS Personality is what we respond to in our daily contacts and interaction with others. Trait is a characteristic or quality distinguishing a person or a thing. Especially a more or less consistent pattern of behaviour that a person possessing the characteristics would be likely too display in relevant circumstances. A personality trait is an enduring personal characteristic that underlies a person’s reactions to a variety of situations. It is also a particular tendencies to feel, think, and act in certain ways that can be used to describe the personality of every individual Personality Type A personality type is a discrete category into which a person can be sorted or classified. The Five-Factor Model Consists of five factors Neuroticism Extraversion Openness Agreeableness Conscientiousness
Neuroticism – Tendency to experience negative (unpleasant) feelings, emotionally reactive, and intense. On other end: calm, emotionally stable, free from persistent negative feelings. Characteristics • Anxiety – sense of danger or threat • Tense, jittery, nervous, not calm, fearful, etc • Anger • Depression – feel sad, dejected, low • Lack energy, feel dejected, free from depressive feelings • Self-consciousness – sensitive to what others think of them • feel uncomfortable around others, easily embarrassed, don’t feel discomfort in social situations, don’t fear being judged by others • Immoderation – strong cravings and urges that are hard to resist • Vulnerability – susceptibility to stress. • Feel panic, helpless under pressure….feel poised, not confident under pressure
Extraversion – Tendency to experience positive emotions and moods and feel good about oneself and the rest of the world. Enjoy being with others, high energy, tendency to experience positive emotions. Characteristics • Friendliness: like others and easily reach out to other people distant and reserved • Gregariousness: Enjoy being around others, like crowds…need more privacy and time to self, like crowds • Assertiveness: Like to speak out, take charge, leaders…let others control group direction • Activity Level: Much action, energetic, quick • Excitement-Seeking: Easily bored, seek thrills, likely to take risks, adverse to thrill-seeking • Cheerfulness: High on positive emotions such as happiness, optimism, enthusiasm, and joy.
Openness to Experience – Tendency to get along well with others. Most disagreement about what this factor is and what to call it. Imaginative, intellectually curious, sensitive to aesthetics and feelings, down to earth, practical, conventional Characteristics • Imagination • Fantasy and fact • Artistic Interests • Love beauty, aesthetics, interested in arts. • Emotionality • Awareness of and expression of feeling, and expressive. • Adventurousness • Like new activities, experience different things, prefer familiar things • Intellect • Like to play with idea, prefer concrete things over ideas • Liberalism • Challenge authority and convention.
Conscientiousness – tendency to be careful, scrupulous, and persevering, and meticulous. Deliberate in actions, controlled, planful and not impulsive. Characteristics • Self-efficacy • Orderliness • Dutifulness • Achievement Striving • Self-discipline • Cautiousness
Agreeableness: Social harmony, ability to get along with others. Characteristics • Trust • Morality • Altruism • Cooperation • Modesty • Sympathy