Reflective Essay: The Five Factor Personality Test

The Five Factor Personality Test is a test composed of forty-one questions, the answers range from Very Inaccurate all the way up to Very Accurate. The Five Factors are: Extraversion (AKA Surgency), Agreeableness (AKA Friendliness), Conscientiousness (AKA Will or Dependability), Neuroticism, and Openness (AKA Culture or Intellect). The key to this test was to answer truthfully about myself in order to get a more accurate reading of where I fall in the five factors of personality. It was important to note that receiving a relatively high or low score was not a bad or good thing, the scores are simply generated from an overall sample of people. On the Extraversion section of my test I scored a twenty-four, which is relatively low. I agreed one hundred percent with these results. Instead of seeking out the company of other people I prefer to be alone and have my own time to myself, I am frequently labeled a loner by others and I am okay with this. Being around people for long periods of time is …show more content…
I find it hilarious that out of all the factors for this test this is the only one where my score was relatively high. However, I am extremely happy with my score, thrilled in fact. Being neurotic is not a bad thing at all, it simple explains my personality and who I am. I get stressed easily, reason being is that most little problems are not little to me, they are all the same in my eyes. I pick up on other’s emotions and in turn carry on their stress as well, this makes me even more anxious. So how could I be relaxed when I am a person with anxiety carrying everyone else’s anxiety on my shoulders as well? The answer is I cannot! This frequently gets me in trouble because I am a very temperamental person and at times very rigid. I can be laughing and having a good time until I am reminded of everything else I have to do that day and immediately my smile disappears and I begin to