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1.     Agreeableness83.33%

2.     Conscientiousness80%

3.     Extraversion70%

4.     Neuroticism73.33%

5.     Openness93.33%

·         The Big 5 Personality Traits analyze the individual traits of your psyche across five different dimensions.  These dimensions are Openness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, and Neuroticism.

The above results provide you with a percentage of how you measure across these five unique personality traits.

In each one of the five dimensions there are also several sub-dimensions known as “facets”.  For example, the Extraversion dimension is composed of Friendliness, Gregariousness, Assertiveness, Activity Level, Excitement Seeking, and Cheerfulness.

Below is a brief description of each one of these dimensions:

Openness

This dimension is known as openness to experiences.  People at the high end of the scale enjoy questioning norms and conventions; they like to play with ideas and they have vivid imaginations.  In contrast, the relatively conventional people at the other end of the scale prefer the concrete to the abstract and the known to the unknown.

Icon:  Leonardo da Vinci (the Italian painter, draftsman, scientist, engineer, architect, sculptor, musician, mathematician, anatomist, astronomer, geologist, biologist, and philosopher.)

People that score high on openness are: Creative, imaginative, abstract, curious, deep thinkers, inventive, and value arts as well as aesthetic experiences.

People that score low on openness are: Conventional, concrete, traditional, preferring the known to the unknown.

Openness Facets

o    Imagination:  High scorers tend to engage in fantasy to create a more interesting world.

o    Artistic Interests:  High scorers appreciate beauty in art and nature and are involved and absorbed in aesthetics.

o    Emotionality: High scorers tend to have good access to, and awareness of, their feelings.

o    Adventurousness:  High scorers are eager to try new activities, travel to foreign lands, and have different experiences.

o    Intellect:  High scorers love to play with ideas; they are open-minded to new and unusual ideas, and they enjoy debating intellectual issues.

o    Psychological Liberalism:  High scorers are ready to challenge authority, convention, and traditional values.

You might find them:  Browsing the new age section of a bookstore.

What they might do:  Finding a new route to go to work.

Conscientiousness

People high on the trait of conscientiousness, plan ahead.  They like order.  Although a sense of duty is part of this construct, the dimension is not as dominated by conscience as the label of ‘conscientiousness’ might suggest.  Conscientious people tend to not become distracted, and they are not reckless.

Icon:  Sheldon Cooper (Big Bang Theory – TV Show)

People that score high on conscientiousness are:  Thorough, dependable, reliable, hardworking, task-focused, efficient, good planners.

People that score low on conscientiousness are:  Disorganized, late, careless, impulsive.

Conscientiousness Facets

o    Self-Efficacy:  High scorers believe they have the intelligence, drive, and self-control necessary for achieving success.

o    Orderliness:  High scorers are well-organized people who like to live according to routines and schedules; they keep lists and make plans.

o    Dutifulness:  High scorers tend to have a strong sense of moral obligation.

o    Achievement-Striving:  High scorers strive hard to achieve excellence; they often have a strong sense of direction.

o    Self-Discipline:  High scorers have the ability to persist at difficult or unpleasant tasks until they are completed.  They are able to overcome reluctance to begin tasks and they stay on track despite distractions.

o    Cautiousness:  High scorers take their time when making decisions.

You might find them:  Buying a label maker at Office Depot.

What they might do:  Alphabetically organize their bookshelf.

Extraversion

Extroverted people are talkative, enthusiastic, cheerful, energetic, and gregarious.  Extraversion also includes some traits you might not expect to be associated with this dimension.  For example, although you might expect that extraverts would be higher than introverts on friendliness and gregariousness, most people would not expect assertiveness to be part of Extraversion (it is easy to imagine that assertiveness would instead be associated with low agreeableness or low neuroticism, but it’s not).

Icon:  Tony Robbins

People that score high on extraversion are:  Talkative, energetic, enthusiastic, assertive, outgoing, sociable.

People that score low on extraversion are:  Reserved, quiet, shy.

Extraversion Facets

o    Friendliness:  High scorers genuinely like other people and openly demonstrate positive feelings toward others; they make friends quickly and it’s easy for them to form close, intimate relationships.

o    Gregariousness:  High scorers find the company of others pleasantly stimulating and rewarding; they enjoy the excitement of crowds.

o    Assertiveness:  High scorers like to speak out, take charge, and direct the activities of others.

o    Activity Level:  High scorers lead fast-paced, busy lives; they move about quickly, energetically, and vigorously, and they are involved in many activities.

o    Excitement-Seeking:  High scorers are easily bored without high levels of stimulation.  They love bright lights and hustle and bustle and like to take risks and seek thrills.

o    Cheerfulness:  High scorers typically experience a range of positive feelings on a regular basis, including happiness, enthusiasm, optimism, and joy.

You might find them:  Giving a toast at a party.

What they might do:  Run out of space on their smartphones for new contacts.

Agreeableness

Agreeable people are generous, compassionate, warm, and kind.  Despite the name, agreeableness does not really refer to people who are pushovers.  It’s more about interpersonal warmth.  People low on this trait are frank in their opinions, and blunt, and not particularly concerned with protecting other’s feelings.

Icon:  Ellen Degeneres

People that score high on agreeableness are:  Helpful, selfless, sympathetic, kind, forgiving, trusting, considerate, cooperative.

People that score low on agreeableness are:  Fault finding, quarrelsome, critical, harsh, aloof, blunt.

Agreeableness Facets

o    Trust:  High scorers assume that most people are fair, honest, and have good intentions.

o    Morality:  High scorers see no need for pretense or manipulation when dealing with others; they are candid, frank, and sincere.

o    Altruism:  High scorers find that doing things for others is a form of self-fulfillment rather than self-sacrifice.

o    Cooperation:  High scorers dislike confrontations; to get along with others, they are willing to compromise or to deny their own needs.

o    Modesty:  High scorers do not like to claim that they are better than other people.

o    Sympathy:  High scorers are tenderhearted and compassionate.  They feel the pain of others vicariously and are easily moved to pity.

You might find them:  Saving the baby dolphins.

What they might do:  Consoling a stranger at the bus stop.

Neuroticism

The Big Five brand is far broader than our use of the term in everyday speech (i.e. a person who worries a lot).  Neuroticism refers to people who are easily stressed and find it hard to remain calm in tense situations, neurotic people get ruffled and anxious easily, worrying a lot and often ruminating about what lies ahead or what has just happened.  They are the opposite of someone who is laid-back and nonchalant.

Icon:  Woody Allen

People that score high on neuroticism are:  Anxious, easily ruffled or upset, worried, moody.

People that score low on neuroticism are:  Calm, relaxed, able to handle stress well, emotionally stable.

Neuroticism Facets

o    Anxiety:  High scorers often feel as if something dangerous were about to happen; they tend to feel tense, jittery, and nervous.

o    Anger:  High scorers are inclined to feel angry; they are sensitive about being treated fairly and feel resentful and bitter when they feel they are being cheated.

o    Depression:  High scorers tend to feel sad, dejected, and discouraged; they lack energy and have difficulty initiating activities.

o    Self-Consciousness:  High scorers are sensitive about what others think of them; they are easily embarrassed and often feel ashamed.

o    Immoderation:  High scorers have difficulty resisting strong cravings and urges and tend to be oriented toward short-term pleasures and rewards rather than long-term consequences.

o    Vulnerability:  High scorers experience panic, confusion, and helplessness when under pressure or stress.

You might find them:  Awake, tossing and turning in bed the night before a big event the next day.

What they might do:  Obsess over something “stupid” they said in front of other people.

THE SEEKER (OR EXPLORER)

The Seeker leaves the known to discover and explore the unknown. This inner-rugged individual braves loneliness and isolation to seek out new paths. Often oppositional, this iconoclastic archetype helps us discover our uniqueness, our perspectives and our callings. Seekers are looking for something that will improve their life in some way, but in doing so they may not realize that they have a lot already inside of themselves. They embrace learning and are ambitious, and often tend to avoid the encumbrance of support from others. Needing to “do it themselves,” they keep moving until they find their goal (and usually their true self too).

Shadow Side: The perfectionist. This will manifest itself in your life as the tendency to always strive to measure up to an impossible goal or to find the “right” solution. We see this shadow element in people whose main life activity is self-improvement: going from health club to health club, traveling the world, bouncing back and forth through self-improvement seminars and workshops, etc. If this sounds like you, you might wind up feeling as though you haven’t really accomplished anything through a lack of commitment.

Life Goal: Search for a better way (better life)
Fear: Conformity, entrapment
Response to Problem: Leave it, escape it, take off
Life Task: Be true to a Higher Self
Personal Gifts: Autonomy, ambition, identity, expanded possibilities
Personal Pitfalls: Inability to commit, chronic disappointment, alienation and loneliness

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