1. The Big Five: Personality Traits

2. In psychology, the Big Five personality traits are five broad domains or dimensions of personality that are used to describe human personality. The theory based on the Big Five factors is called the five-factor model (FFM).

3. These are called the “big five”
Openness to Experience
Conscientiousness
Extraversion
Agreeableness
Neuroticism

4. How it works:
The idea is that you get a positive or negative score in each of the five categories
These positive or negative scores allow you to understand your personality traits and perhaps your parenting style

6. Openness to Experience
Loves new experiences and spontaneity
Tolerates and explores the unfamiliar

8. Openness to Experience
High Scorers
Curious
Creative
Original
Imaginative
Untraditional
Broad interests
Low Scorers
Conventional
Narrow in interests
Unartistic
Unanalytical
Judgemental

9. Conscientiousness Describes how an individual performs tasks
Careful, hardworking, neat, organized, etc.

12. Conscientiousness High Scorers Organized Reliable Hard-working
Self-disciplined
Punctual
Persevering
Low Scorers
Aimless
Unreliable
Careless
Negligent
Weak-willed
Lazy

13. Extraversion
Describes interpersonal behavior and how much you prefer to be alone or with others
Also linked to your ability to experience positive emotions or “get pumped”

15. Extraversion High Scorers Sociable Active Talkative Person-oriented
Optimistic
Fun-loving
Low Scorers
Reserved
Sober
Unexuberant
Aloof
Task-oriented
Quiet

16. Agreeableness  Describes interpersonal behavior
 How you treat others and how others respond to you
 Liked by others, nice, warm, courteous, etc.

17. What are you lookin’ at?

18. Agreeableness High Scorers Soft-hearted Good-natured Trusting Helpful
Forgiving
Straightforward
Low Scorers
Cynical
Rude
Suspicious
Uncooperative
Vengeful
Irritable
Manipulative

19. Neuroticism Describes your emotional life
Neurotic people are prone to experience negative emotions and often feel emotionally unstable

21. Neuroticism High Scorers Worrying Nervous Emotional Insecure
Inadequate
Hypochondriacal
Low Scorers
Calm
Relaxed
Unemotional
Hardy
Secure
Self-satisfied

22. Test yourself:
There are many online tests to measure your scores on the Big Five: Psychology Today Dr. Phil personality testing Choose one of the tests listed above. Each one is completed online and takes about 5-10 min. Complete one of them and write a paragraph discussing your results. Your paragraph should explain whether you agree or disagree with the results. Due: Thursday, April 2, 2015

23. Mnemonic Device: OCEAN
Openness to Experience
Conscientiousness
Extraversion
Agreeableness
Neuroticism