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
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low in the five different areas, I was able to infer what kind of personality I possess.
To start off, the book describes openness as being “characterized by imagination, feelings, actions, and ideas” (Spielman et al., 2014, p.
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
easily. After learning what each trait means, and deciding rather I score high or low in the area, I learned a lot about myself. It caused me to think about who I truly am or how I would react in different situations. Thinking about who I am is something I have not done very much of, so I am glad that I did it. In addition, I was easily able to relate each factor to my own life, which proves to me that it was an important aspect of Psychology to study.
low in the five different areas, I was able to infer what kind of personality I possess.
To start off, the book describes openness as being “characterized by imagination, feelings, actions, and ideas” (Spielman et al., 2014, p.
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
easily. After learning what each trait means, and deciding rather I score high or low in the area, I learned a lot about myself. It caused me to think about who I truly am or how I would react in different situations. Thinking about who I am is something I have not done very much of, so I am glad that I did it. In addition, I was easily able to relate each factor to my own life, which proves to me that it was an important aspect of Psychology to study.