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What Are the Big 5 Personality Traits? ; Extraversion · be more outgoing and talkative; thrive in social situations ; Agreeableness · altruistic; kind to others ... 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encemoodswingsorfeelingsofsadnessPeoplewhoscorelowinthispersonalitytraitmightmeanyou:aremoreoptimisticmanagestresseasilydon’tworryalotareemotionallystableandresilientareunlikelytoreactinstressfulsituationsoftenfeelrelaxedIntellect,imagination,andopennessIntellect,imagination,andopennessdescribeyourimaginationandhowcreativeyouare.Itreferstoyoursenseofcuriosityabouttheworldandyourwillingnesstotrynewthings.Ifyouscorehighinthispersonalitytrait,youmay:enjoylearningandtryingnewthingshaveanactiveimaginationbemorecreativebeintellectuallycuriousthinkaboutabstractconceptsenjoychallengesliketotravelhaveawiderangeofinterestsAlowerscoreinopennessmeansyoumight:dislikechangebelikelytosticktoroutinesnotbeimaginativeorcreativehavemoretraditionalthinkingbemoregroundedLet’srecapPersonalitytestscanshedlightonthevariousaspectsofyourpersonalityandhelpyougettoknowyourselfbetter.Thoughatestcan’tfullydescribeyouordefinewhoyouareasaperson,itcanhelpyourecognizeyourstrengthsandweaknesses.Thetestsmayevenhelpyoudiscoveranewwaytoapproachyourproblems.Ifyou’vediscoveredthatoneofyourcharactertraitshasanegativeimpactonyourlifeorrelationships,youcouldconsiderdiscussingthiswithalicensedtherapist.Atherapistcanhelpyouunderstandyourpersonalityandsuggestwaystomakechanges.LastmedicallyreviewedonMarch31,20224sourcescollapsedCampsJ,etal.(2016).Therelationbetweensupervisors’BigFivepersonalitytraitsandemployees’experiencesofabusivesupervision.10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00112HussainS,etal.(2012).Personalityandcareerchoices.researchgate.net/publication/269673029_Personality_and_career_choicesPersonality.(n.d.).AmericanPsychologicalAssociation.apa.org/topics/personalityPowerRA,etal.(2015).HeritabilityestimatesoftheBigFivepersonalitytraitsbasedoncommongeneticvariants.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/labs/pmc/articles/PMC5068715/FEEDBACK:MedicallyreviewedbyMarneyA.White,PhD,MS,Psychology—WrittenbyJohnM.Grohol,Psy.D.andJanelleCoxonMarch31,2022ReadthisnextPersonalityTestMedicallyreviewedbyMatthewBoland,PhDYoucantakeourfreeonlinepersonalitytesttofindoutyourpersonalitytypeandhowothersmayperceiveyou.Theresultswillgiveyoua…READMOREHowtoDealwithSocialExhaustionWhenYou’reanIntrovertMedicallyreviewedbyN.SimayGökbayrak,PhDIfyou’reexperiencingsocialexhaustion,youmightfeellikewithdrawingcompletely.Here’showrecognizesignsofintrovertburnoutandrecoverfrom…READMOREHowtoFindJoyinBeingAloneMedicallyreviewedbyKendraKubala,PsyDManypeoplebelievethatbeingalonemeanshavingnofriendsorsociallife.Butbeingaloneisn’tthesameasbeinglonely.Whetheryou’rean…READMOREIsItPossibletoLackEmpathy?MedicallyreviewedbyN.SimayGökbayrak,PhDEmpathyisafundamentalpartofbuildingmeaningfulconnections.Butforsomepeople,developingitmaybeachallenge.Learnwhatcausesalackof…READMOREStressManagementforIntroverts:6TipsMedicallyreviewedbyJoslynJelinek,LCSWHereyou'lllearnthe3mainstressorsforintroverts,thedifferencebetweenintrovertsvs.extroverts,andhowtodealwithstressasanintrovert.READMOREWhatIsPsychotherapyandHowDoesItHelp?MedicallyreviewedbyNicoleWashington,DO,MPHPsychotherapymeanstherapyformentalhealth.Here'showitworks,whattoexpectinyourfirstsession,andwhatitisfor,amongotherimportant…READMORE30InspiringQuotesAboutEmbracingYourTrueSelfMedicallyreviewedbyN.SimayGökbayrak,PhDThesequotesaboutstayingtruetoyourselfandembracingwhoyouarewillinspireandmotivateyoutobegenuinewhereveryouare.READMOREASMR:WhyCertainSoundsSootheYourMindMedicallyreviewedbyKarinGepp,PsyDWe'rebendinganeartowhatexpertssayaboutASMR(autonomoussensorymeridianresponse)soundsandyourmentalhealth.Plus,fourASMRYouTubers…READMOREPodcast:UnderstandingPsychedelicsandFantasticFungiPodcastepisodewithNetflixdocumentarianontheuseofpsychedelicsinmentalhealthtreatments.READMOREAreYouanIntrovertorExtrovert?Doyoulikebeingaroundcrowdsordoyouprefertospendtimealone?Youcantakeourtesttofindoutifyou'reanintrovert,extrovert,or…READMORE