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Personality can be described as the behavioural and emotional characteristics that can be found within an individual person. Most experts believe that Personality is made up of five main categories: openness to different experiences, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism. These categories, for the most part, are steadfast and are often referred to as the OCEAN model.

If you're interested, you can take a short test HERE, which is free, that will help you identify your personality using the Ocean model. After taking the test, clicking on the image below will enlarge it and help you further understand what your results may mean.

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The openness to different experiences category is centralized around intellectual curiosity and creativity. I person with a high openness score is often more appreciative of art, emotions, new environments, and is generally more curious of everything. A high openness score suggests a person is more likely to have a variety of hobbies or activities they enjoy doing instead of focusing on a single one. They are also more likely to be self-actuate. A self-actuate person is someone who searches for euphoric activities and is much more likely to take risks, such as skydiving or using drugs. A person with extremely high openness can often develop personality disorders such as schizophrenia and narcissism;  they are very imaginative people and can get stuck in fantasy land.

Below is a picture displaying a brand called Send It Society. They were started by a YouTube channel called TFIL. They are a perfect example of higher, but healthy, level of openness. They often explore (or break into) abandoned buildings. Their channel consists of many overnight challenges, extreme sports, and overall new experiences.
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Conscientiousness often refers to how organized or disorganized a person is. A person with a high conscientiousness level often is very organized and believes everything has its rightful place. They tend to be very dependable people and show self-discipline. They try to perform at the uppermost level and prefer a plan to spontaneity. A low conscientiousness level is seen as spontaneous. They don't really ever have a plan and are often disorganized. This causes them to appear lazy.  Low levels also suggest a smaller degree of dependability and efficiency. A person who is not very conscientious is more likely to be late for work, disregard deadlines, procrastinate, and be messy.

The television show Hoarders, which first aired on the 17th August, 2009 depicts a woman sitting in her dining room surrounded by mountains of her belongs. This person likely has a lower level of conscientiousness. She is incredibly disorganized and obviously did not plan out where things were going to go.
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Extraversion is the category in which most people are familiar with. It deals with the concepts extrovert and introvert. These terms were coined by Carl Jung that believed both of these qualities existed independently, but one was stronger than the other. A person with a high level of extraversion is more likely to be outgoing in social situations. They may be considered the life of the party and thrive off of social interactions. They can be seen as an attention-seeker in very high levels. The lower end of extraversion consists of reserved individuals. These individuals find more happiness when self-reflecting and enjoy activities that can be done solo, such as: fishing, hiking, reading, or writing. While they are presumed to be shy, they often just prefer to observer social situations before involving themselves. A person who scores right in the middle is an ambivert. An ambivert is person who is adaptable under different social circumstances and has equal degrees of introverted and extroverted qualities.

*An image depicting differences in extrovert and introvert qualities.
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A person's agreeableness refers to how well the are able to cooperate with other people. A person who is high in agreeableness is often seen as naive and submissive, while low agreeableness displays a competitive or challenging person. A person who is higher in agreeableness is more likely to be compassionate towards others and is often perceived as more trustworthy. They are also more likely to be cooperative and will understand and comply with commands from the police, their boss, and parents. A person with low agreeableness essentially wants to watch the world burn. They are more argumentative and antagonistic. They are often manipulative and not very forthcoming with their interior motives.

Below is an artist rendition of both Ralph and Jack from the widely taught novel, Lord of the Flies. It depicts both Ralph and Jack as modern day children. It shows Ralph holding a megaphone referencing his desire for communication and harmony. It depicts Jack as a troublesome boy who wants to destroy things with his weapon, but the bat could also symbolize his competition with Ralph.
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The neuroticism category predicts how well you will handle emotions. A person with high neuroticism is usually someone who displays higher degrees of anger, anxiety, stress, and vulnerability. A high scorer may find themselves in a ordinary situation and be incredibly terrified for seemingly no reason. They are also very bad at managing anxiety and stress, letting it get the better of them. Too high in the neuroticism category and someone could potentially develop mood disorders. A low scorer is increasingly able to 'bounce back' from setbacks. They are able to control their emotions and not let anything get to them. When faced with a life threatening situation, an extremely low scorer may show no fear at all and seem un-phased by it.

The image below depicts a scared cat, which happens to be used as an idiom in American society. The term 'scaredy cat' suggests someone with relatively high neuroticism and often overreacts to the smallest of things.
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