Personal Narrative: The Five Factor Model

While reading through chapter eleven, it became apparent to me that I find personality traits to be fascinating. I began to enjoy learning about each personality theory in the book. My favorite theory from the book though, happens to be the Five Factor Model. I found this theory the easiest to relate to my personal. The book describes the Five Factor Model as one of the most popular and accurate ways to determine one’s personality. The Five Factor Model, or the OCEAN method, entails five areas to which I either scored high or low in. The reason the Five Factor model can also be called the OCEAN method, is because the five trait areas in includes starts with the letters OCEAN. Albeit, OCEAN stands for Openness, Conscientiousness, Extroversion, Agreeableness and Neuroticism. Upon deciding rather I scored high or
395). I score low in this areas as I prefer routine. The next trait, conscientiousness, as described from the book, is “characterized by competence, self-discipline, thoughtfulness, and achievement-striving” (Spielman et al., 2014, p. 395). I score high in this area, because I am hardworking and dependable. The definition of extroversion, however, is “characterized by sociability, assertiveness, excitement-seeking, and emotional expression” (Spielman et al., 2014, p. 395). I score low in this area. I tend to keep to myself, and not be sociable or assertive. The trait agreeableness is “the tendency to be pleasant, cooperative, trustworthy, and good-natured” (Spielman et al., 2014, p. 395). I score high in this area as I tend to be easygoing and pleasant to be around. The last trait is neuroticism, this is “the tendency to experience negative emotions” (Spielman et al., 2014, p. 395). Although I do not like to admit it, I score high in this area. I am prone to be negative in various situations and I get anxious