Big Five is a personality analysis created by a psychologist named Louis Goldberg.
Today, it is the most reliable personality analysis and is also used in genetic testing.
It divides a person's personality into five factors:
- Cooperation
- Sociability
- Diligence
- Challenge
- Mental
It is believed that out of the tens of thousands of words in the dictionary, words related to personality are identified, classified, and finally the five words that remain.
The tendency of each factor does not determine whether it is good or bad, and each has its own advantages and disadvantages.
Cooperation
Measures the function and size of a part of the brain, the insula and middle cingulate gyrus.
It can be used to look at the ability to care for and empathize with others.
Characteristics of high: cooperative, moral, benefit others.
Characteristics of low: charisma, personal success, career advancement
Sociability
Measures the functioning of the midbrain dopamine reward system.
It can look at emotional responses to positive things.
Characteristics of high: communication skills, ambition, desire.
Characteristics of low: family stability, consideration, learning
Diligence
Measures the function of the prefrontal cortex of the brain, located slightly above the forehead.
It shows the level of self-control.
Characteristics of high: self-control, hyper-concentration, schedule management
Characteristics of low: ability to improvise, energy, and spontaneity
Challenge
Measures the breadth of mental associations, diffuse thinking, and artistic sensitivity.
It can be viewed as a high level of ability to seek cultural opportunities.
Characteristics of high: Artistry, intelligence, and innovation.
Characteristics of low: problem-solving skills, daily rhythm, formal
Mental
Measures the function of the cerebellar amygdala and limbic system, serotonin and adrenaline.
It can look at emotional reactions to negativity.
Characteristics of high: fearless, mild, dependable.
Characteristics of low: airheaded, grasping, insightful