In which personality is analyzed in reference to 5 spectral traits.
A craving for and active seeking of new outside-the-box abstract and/or concrete experiences.
Associated traits: innovative, curious, exploratory
Contradictory traits: repetition-oriented, linear
Domain A: tactile novelty
Domain B: informational novelty
A tendency to structure one's time, especially as a function of performing institutional or formal obligations.
Associated traits: consistent, diligent, structured, disciplined, cautious
Contradictory traits: spontaneous, will-of-the-wind, random, unfocused, risky
Regaining energy through social interaction and social self-expression (not to be confused with sociability).
Associated traits: active, aggressive, energetic, interaction-seeking
Contradictory traits: inactive, low energy, solitudinal, avoidant
Willingness to behave in a pleasant and adaptable manner.
Factor A: amiability
Associated traits: warm, kind, sociable
Contradictory traits: cold, asocial
Factor B: docility
Associated traits: easy, adaptable
Contradictory traits: resistant, stubborn
A propensity for negative mood states, particularly if changes in such states are volatile. Moderate-high neuroticism presents as somewhat depressive, whilst high neuroticism is turbulent and whirlwindlike.
Factor A: volatility
Associated traits: dramatic, temperamental
Contradictory traits: stable, calm, composed
Factor B: negativity
Associated traits: sad, moody, mourning, ruminative
Contradictory traits: positive, future-oriented optimism, past-abandoning