Table 2.
Description of the five factor model of general personality functioning (adapted from Widiger et al [33])
| Neuroticism versus emotional stability | ||
| Anxiousness: | wary, apprehensive, tense, fearful versus relaxed, unconcerned, cool | |
| Angry hostility: | hypersensitive, bitter, angry, rageful versus even-tempered, good-natured | |
| Depressiveness: | worried, pessimistic, despondent versus not easily discouraged, optimistic | |
| Self-consciousness: | timid, embarrassed, ashamed versus self-assured, glib, shameless | |
| Impulsivity: | tempted, urgent, dyscontrolled versus controlled, restrained | |
| Vulnerability: | fragile, helpless, panicked versus stalwart, unflappable, brave, fearless | |
| Extraversion versus introversion | ||
| Warmth: | warm, cordial, attached, affectionate, loving versus cold, aloof, indifferent | |
| Gregariousness: | sociable, outgoing, can’t tolerate aloneness versus withdrawn, isolated | |
| Assertiveness: | forceful, dominant, bossy versus unassuming, quiet, resigned | |
| Activity: | active, energetic, frantic versus inactive, passive, lethargic | |
| Excitement-seeking: | daring, reckless, foolhardy versus cautious, monotonous, dull | |
| Positive emotions: | high-spirited, giddy, euphoric versus serious, austere, placid, anhedonic | |
| Openness versus closedness to experience | ||
| Fantasy: | imaginative, unrealistic, dreamer versus practical, concrete, sterile | |
| Aesthetic: | aesthetic, aberrant, preoccupied versus unappreciative, no interests | |
| Feelings: | aware, responsive, preoccupied versus constricted, alexythymic | |
| Actions: | open, exotic, unconventional versus routine, repetitive, monotonous | |
| Ideas: | creative, odd, peculiar, aberrant versus pragmatic, realistic, closed-minded | |
| Values: | broad-minded, permissive versus traditional, inflexible, dogmatic | |
| Agreeableness versus antagonism | ||
| Trust: | trusting, naive, gullible versus skeptical, cynical, suspicious, paranoid | |
| Straightforwardness: | honest, open, confiding versus shrewd, cunning, manipulative, deceptive | |
| Altruism: | generous, self-sacrificing versus stingy, selfish, greedy, exploitative | |
| Compliance: | cooperative, docile, meek versus oppositional, combative, aggressive | |
| Modesty: | humble, self-effacing, self-denigrating versus confident, boastful, arrogant | |
| Tender-mindedness: | kind, empathic, gentle, soft-hearted versus tough, callous, ruthless | |
| Conscientiousness versus undependability | ||
| Competence: | able, efficient, perfectionistic versus relaxed, carefree, lax, negligent | |
| Order: | organized, ordered, methodical versus intuitive, haphazard, sloppy | |
| Dutifulness: | dependable, principled, rigid versus casual, undependable, unethical | |
| Achievement: | ambitious, diligent, workaholic versus relaxed, aimless, desultory | |
| Self-discipline: | devoted, dogged, single-minded versus indulgent, hedonistic, negligent | |
| Deliberation: | reflective, circumspect, ruminative versus intuitive, hasty, careless, rash |