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One's personality also has an impact on one's relationship with others. A cheerful personality can contribute to improved
performance, enhanced productivity, and pleasant interpersonal connections.
An individual's personality may be described using five characteristics. These five dimensions are also known as the ‘Big
Five Factors’, and the concept is known as the ‘Five Factor Model’, or FFM.
Openness
Neuroticism Consciousness
Five-factor
Model
Agreeableness Extraversion
Let us now learn about these ‘Big Five Factors’ in detail:
• Openness: Individuals who are open to new experiences are often creative, curious, energetic, adaptable, and
adventurous. An open-minded individual is someone interested in learning new things, meeting new people, and
making new friends, as well as travelling to new areas.
• Consciousness: People who listen to their conscience are self-disciplined, do their work on time, put others first, and
are concerned about the sentiments of others.
• Extraversion: Extroverts are people who enjoy connecting with others and are often sociable. A confident and
extrovert person is someone who can readily make friends and make any gathering interesting.
• Agreeableness: Individuals with this feature are often friendly, empathetic, cooperative, warm, and caring. They are
able to adapt to any scenario. People who aid and care for others, for example, are often liked.
• Neuroticism: Neuroticism is a personality trait characterised by a tendency for worry, self-doubt, despair, shyness,
and other unpleasant emotions. People who have trouble meeting other people and worry excessively display
indicators of neuroticism.
Personality Disorders
Personality disorders are characterised by undesirable and inflexible long-term habits of thought and behaviour. A
personality disorder is a style of thinking, feeling, and acting that deviates from social standards and produces long-term
pain. There are mainly three groups of personality disorders. Let us learn about them.
Group A: Suspicious
People in this group are always suspicious and mistrustful of others, even when there is no need to be. Deepa, for
example, is a housewife. For the past two years, she has a maid working at her home. Despite having CCTV cameras
installed around the house, Deepa is constantly distrustful of the maid. She is always following her and keeping an eye
on her moves. Deepa and her maid are both stressed as a result of this.
Following are different types of personality disorders developed in people showing suspicious behaviour:
• Paranoid personality disorder: It is characterised by suspicion towards others, especially friends, family members,
and lovers. People with this disease frequently harbour grudges against others.
• Schizoid personality disorder: The word "schizoid" refers to the natural propensity to shift one’s attention away
from the exterior world and onto one’s inner existence. A person suffering from schizoid personality disorder is
remote and aloof, with an inclination towards introspection and fantasising. The individual appears to be emotionally
frigid and displays little interest in building personal ties.
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