NEO Personality Inventory

1970 Costa and McCrae; Neo Personality Inventory

Neuroticism is a fundamental personality trait in the study of psychology. It can be defined as an enduring tendency to experience negative emotional states. Individuals who score high on neuroticism are more likely than the average to experience such feelings as anxiety, anger, guilt, and clinical depression.[1] They respond more poorly to environmental stress, and are more likely to interpret ordinary situations as threatening, and minor frustrations as hopelessly difficult.

Extraversion:The trait of extraversion-introversion is a central dimension of human personality. Extraverts (also spelled extroverts are gregarious, assertive, and generally seek out excitement. Introverts, in contrast, are more reserved, less outgoing, and less sociable. They are not necessarily asocial, but they tend to have smaller circles of friends, and are less likely to thrive on making new social contacts.

Openess to Experiences: Openness involves active imagination, aesthetic sensitivity, attentiveness to inner feelings, preference for variety, and intellectual curiosity.

Agreeableness: Tendency to be pleasurable accomodating is social situations.People who score high on this dimension are empathetic, considerate, friendly, generous, and helpful. They also have an optimistic view of human nature. They tend to believe that most people are honest, decent, and trustworthy. People that are concerned about others tend to cooperate with them and help them out. People on low agreeableness tend to manipulate their relationships and are less cooperative.

Conscientiousness is the trait of being painstaking and careful, or the quality of acting according to the dictates of one's conscience. It includes such elements as self-discipline, carefulness, thoroughness, organization, deliberation (the tendency to think carefully before acting), and need for achievement. It is an aspect of what was traditionally called character. Conscientious individuals are generally hard working and reliable.

I would really like to know how I might score on these traits. I can definitly see that I would score higher on Neroticism trait, high on introversion, moderate on openess to experiences, low on agreeableness, high on conscientiousness.