PERSONALITY TRAITS TEST

1.0 Introduction

The five factor model of personality is identified as a set of 5 broad traits dimensions and domains that are also identified as the Big Five. These include Extraversion, Agreeableness, conscientiousness, Neuroticism, and Openness, which contribute to an individuals personality. The theory stresses that personalities are understood as the thoughts of patterns and thoughts and behaviour that influence how people are or who they indeed are. According to the five factor theory, highly extraverted individuals are assertive and friendly instead of quiet and reserved. Conscientious people are more focused on tasks and are more orderly than disorganised. Neurotic people are prone to experience more negative emotions such as being anxious, depressed and irritated. At the same time, highly open people have a broad range of interests, including being more interested in things such as art and beauty. The test is administered by allowing the personality variance to be observed along with the Big 5s dimension. While working with this, the personality is measured according to its percentage, such as 80% agreeableness or 60% conscientiousness.

2.0 Table of Personality Scores and Personality Profile

The test below shows the results of the big five factor model personality. It shows the five domains of personality and how they are scored, and their influence over a persons life. There is also a clear interpretation of the results, which gives a deeper explanation of the scores.

3.0 Test takers Evaluation of the profile

According to the feedback presented, the personality identified is extraverted, which is also known as surgency. People with a high level of extraversion are usually energetic and seek to be with other people. People that score low in this sector usually are introverts and are mostly quiet and more reserved. The score for the test showed that I am extraverted, which implies that I like spending my time with other people. It also indicates that I am very assertive and sure about who I am and my personality. Therefore, being with other people boosts my mood and confidence.

Agreeableness is the personality domain that is also identified as being friendly and describes how people can interact with others. Being a highly agreeable person means that the person is trusting, friendly and cooperative. On the other hand, when one has a low score in this area, they are identified to be less cooperative. Therefore, with a low score in this domain, I am less friendly than other people. With this personality, I am identified to show a lower rate of empathy towards other people and instead put their issues ahead of other peoples needs. I often experience this because I prefer to make decisions that make me happy other than make others happy.

Conscientiousness is also identified as dependability which is a trait that reflects on how persistent and organised one is in going after their goals. When scoring high in the domain, one is identified to be systematic, organised, and dedicated to their own goals. On the other hand, scoring low in this area implies that one is neither focused nor highly distracted. Therefore, scoring high in this depicts my own life as I am always committed to my goals and work for them in a very dedicated manner. This opens up my opportunities and abilities to achieve most of my goals. It also goes hand in hand with serving my own needs ahead of other peoples needs. This has helped me remain focused on my classwork by ensuring that I learn and concentrate most of the time while in class. Also, I ensure to complete my assignments and projects in time because they contribute to my academic success.

Neuroticism traits stress having negative thoughts and feelings. When one scores high in this sector, then it indicates that they are more exposed to insecurity and emotional distress. On the other hand, the low scorer is more laid back and less emotional or stressed about life. My score is low; hence, I range in the less stressed people about life issues. This is something I encounter because of my clear plan in achieving my goals. I am more dedicated to accomplishing most of my dreams through a plan and backup plans. Hence when one fails, the other works, which has lowered my stress levels; thus, I am optimistic other than pessimistic. For instance, while pursuing this career, I will succeed because of my dedication and focus on creating a fulfilling career out of knowledge.

Openness is also identified as culture or intellect, a trait of being open minded and showing more interest in culture. Since I scored high in this area, I am an imaginative individual who is very creative. This occurs in my life often, especially when faced with a challenge or a problem; I come up with quick solutions, hence solving my problems. Moreover, I engage in activities such as art, drawing, and poetry when I am stressed, which relieve my stress. These show how creative I am. Also, I tend to meet new people often, which improves my network. Therefore, this is a domain I that indeed describes my personality.

Summing up I can conclude the test results by stating that overall I would agree with the results. I am an extrovert. I have always been one and I enjoy being in the spotlight. My score on agreeableness is not the reflection of myself. I am a very friendly and cooperative person. As for Conscientiousness, I guess I am fine. I am not highly organized and neither completely disorganized. I am somewhere in the middle of the spectrum. Neuroticism is very low for me. I am a very positive person so this score reflects my real personality. I generally do not experience negative emotions or feelings. And yes I am very open. I guess that converges with being an extrovert. I am open to suggestions and new ideas. I love experimenting with new situations. Overall I would say the scores do depict my personality traits.

4.0 Evaluation of Trait Theory and Psychometric Tests in a MODERN Context

Regardless of the traits indicated by the trait theory, it is evident that the behaviour is broken down into traits. Still, there is no clear way of understanding how the behaviours are shown in real life situations. Therefore, working with the majority of the psychometrics tests, people only get results, but they do not get a better understanding of the information or the results picked (Willmott et al.,2017).

Moreover, referring to the nature and nurture theory, people behave in a particular manner in different situations. This implies that their social environment influences peoples behaviour. It is likely for someone to demonstrate different acts at different times and stages of life (Kline, 2013). Additionally, peoples behaviour changes over time, thus creating a situation where the tests cannot be entirely accurate, so does the trait theory (Longabaugh, 2017).

When applying the trait theory, it is clear that their questionnaires are easy to respond to, allowing the individual to respond and give more precise and direct answers freely. Therefore, the results are often identified to be authentic in describing a persons character in general terms. For instance, someone might be agreeable, which means they are friendly; this is a general explanation of who the person is (Anunciação, 2018).

Freud has been very critical of human sexuality. His theory revolves around sexual behaviours. The Freduian theory suggests that completion of 5 stages i.e. oral, anal, phallic, latent and genital lead to a successful healthy adult, otherwise there are personality disorders (Hertz, 2019).

 The neo Freudians were psychologists whose work followed from Freuds. They generally agreed with Freud that childhood experiences matter, but they decreased the emphasis on sex and focused more on the social environment and effects of culture on personality (Watts and Ergüner Tekinalp, 2017).

Humanistic psychology is a perspective that emphasizes looking at the whole individual and stresses concepts such as free will, self efficacy, and self actualization. Rather than concentrating on dysfunction, humanistic psychology strives to help people fulfill their potential and maximize their well being (Stevens, 2021).

Social learning theory suggests that social behavior is learned by observing and imitating the behavior of others. While behavioral psychology focuses on how the environment and reinforcement affect behavior, Bandura put forth that individuals can learn behavior through observation (Rotter, 2017).

Allports theory of personality emphasizes the uniqueness of the individual and the internal cognitive and motivational processes that influence behavior. For example, intelligence, temperament, habits, skills, attitudes, and traits (Doremus, 2020).

Regardless they are identified to be rigid concerning the questions that are presented. Most of the categories given only have a few categories in which a person can fit, yet some people cannot fit in the few boxes presented. Hence, the validity and reliability of the information is questionable and lacks evidence for most of its claims; because people can choose to give wrong and biased answers to the questionnaires (Reman and Nordin, 2021).

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