| The Model consists of five high level dimensions. | | | | gregarious (sociable, seek social stimulation), |
| These are comprised of lower level facet traits. | | | | assertive, active, excitement seeking, and with a |
| The Five Factor Model was suggested by two | | | | positive outlook on life coupled with positive |
| researchers, Costa and McCrae, in 1989. The | | | | emotions (such as joy, happiness, love, and |
| designers of previous factor models sifted | | | | optimism).The third dimension is openness to |
| through bulky dictionaries and came up with | | | | experience. Such people resort to fantasy and |
| thousands of words to describe human nature in | | | | use imagination and creativity to augment and |
| all its variability. Not so the inventors of the Five | | | | enrich their lives. They react strongly to beauty |
| Factor Model. It is based on and derived from | | | | and to beautiful things, such as art and poetry |
| various personality inventories. Surprisingly, it was | | | | (they are aesthetically-sensitive and inclined). They |
| proven to be as powerful as its vocabulary-based | | | | fully experience their emotions and inner life and |
| predecessors: it was able to predict subjects' | | | | value intimacy. They are novelty-seekers and |
| behavior as accurately.The Model consists of five | | | | early adopters of gadgets, trends, fads, and |
| high level dimensions. These are comprised of | | | | unconventional ideas and they are very curious. |
| lower level facet traits. The dimensions allow the | | | | This makes them question established values, |
| diagnostician to categorize the patient's overall | | | | norms, and rules: they are daring and |
| propensities but do not provide for accurate | | | | iconoclastic.The fourth factor is agreeableness. |
| predictions and prognoses regarding characteristics | | | | People typical of this dimension are trusting and |
| and likely behavior patterns. The facet traits | | | | willing to give others the benefit of the doubt. |
| make it possible to narrow down the range of | | | | They are honest, well-intentioned, sincere, and |
| behaviors and qualities consistent with the | | | | frank.The fifth dimension is conscientiousness. |
| dimension. | | | | These subjects place a high value on competence |
| An example:A subject can be neurotic | | | | and efficacy, innate capabilities and the acquisition |
| (emotionally unstable). This is the first dimension. If | | | | of skills. They are orderly, clean, organized, and |
| she is neurotic, she can be impulsive, or | | | | neat. They are trustworthy and reliable, morally |
| depressive, or anxious, or hostile, or | | | | upright and principled, ambitious and self-disciplined |
| self-conscious, or angry, or vulnerable, or any | | | | but also deliberative and not rash. |
| combination of these facet traits.The second | | | | More about personality assessment tests - click |
| dimension is extroversion. Extroverts tend to be | | | | HERE! |
| warm, affectionate, and friendly. They are | | | | |