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In psychology, Big Five model is a model of personality which is based on estimation of five main traits: extraversion, neuroticism, conscientiousness, agreeableness, and openness. This model is supposed to describe all types of people’s behavior basing on the abovementioned dimensions. This paper is devoted to analysis of a person behavior according to the Big Five Model.

The Big Five Model of Personality

In this paper I would like to apply this psychological model of personality to a friend of mine. His name is Alex Kogan. He was born in Tel-Aviv, Israel in 1983. When he was 12 years old his parents decided to move to the USA to be closer to his mother’s parents as she was the only child in the family. So, since August, 1995 Alex lives in New York, NY. The fact that Alex is bilingual (he speaks both English and Hebrew) differs him from many of my friends. He perceives many news, events, even movies in two languages which sometimes reflect two different points of view, and this opportunity makes Alex an all-round, tolerant, and flexible person.
I suppose that definitely this factor encouraged Alex to choose a career of journalist. He got his BA in Journalism and now he is going to get MA in Journalism at the same university. He has specialized in international journalism as his career goal is to become a special correspondent in Middle East and get membership in the Reporters Without Borders Association.
In modern psychology The Big Five model of personality is supposed to be one of the most reliable and thorough model in personality psychology aimed at personal behavior interpretation.
This model was developed in the late 1950s by Ernest Tupes and Raymond Cristal. In the course of time it has undergone some changes and now the model is based on five broad dimensions of personality which are used to describe human personality. The Big Five traits are Extraversion, Neuroticism (sometimes referred to as Emotional Stability), Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, and Openness.
Extroversion is a trait that is featured by the tendency to do everything accompanying by other people, positive emotions, it is marked by a person’s desire and readiness to interact with the external world. Neuroticism is characterized by bent for negative emotions, for example, anger, depression, disquiet. Conscientiousness is a striving to manifest person’s self-discipline and aim for achievement; it illustrates one’s carving for planned rather than extemporaneous behavior. Agreeableness is characterized by readiness to cooperate reach compromise with others, to find social harmony and become a part of society. Openness features one’s thirst for emotions, diversity, adventures, art, generally speaking it is one’s carving for variety of experience. In the second part of my essay I would like to rate my friend on a 1 to 5 scale (1=very low, 2=low, 3= average, 4=high, 5=very high) according to the aforesaid domains.
I would give Alex “4” for Extroversion as he is an action-oriented individual and enjoys share his thought, ideas, and emotions with friends. For example, when his girlfriend left him because he had devoted too much time to his studies instead of devote it to her, he was very upset but shared his low spirits with close friends instead of staying alone in his room as most of my friends would do. Alex is never afraid to go somewhere alone as he know that he can get talking everybody – from toddler to pensioner, from hobo to official; and this feature contributes and will contribute greatly into his future career. But I rated his Extroversion “4” and not “5” because Alex as any other man with a great deal of common sense sometimes needs to be alone. For example, if he has a task to interview an outstanding person or take any momentous decision, he will think it over alone in his father’s study.
Next trait to rate is Neuroticism. I give Alex “1” for this feature as he is very stable emotionally and hardly ever anything can upset him except really serious things like death, disaster, or something of the kind. He tries to seek out positive sides and positive emotions in everything. For instance, Alex was the only person who managed to assuage his younger cousin Aviva sorrow, when her parents had divorced. First, he invited her for a weekend out of the city to enjoy
views and calmness, and talked to her for hours gradually leading her to idea that if her parents had taken such uneasy decision than they had some reasons to do it and that divorce would never influence her parents’ attitude to her. He found thousands of reasons why their divorce is good for her. On the one side, it sounds absurdly, but on the other hand, the goal was achieved and Aviva came back home calm and with no tears in her eyes.
For Conscientiousness Alex will get “3” from me because he is a very self-organized person and always know what is right and what is wrong but at the same time you never know what to expect from him. As regards the sphere of work or study, Alex always follows the previously designed plan with as minimum changes as possible, that’s why we, his friends, treat him as a very reliable person – if he promised anything, it would be done exactly the way he told. Nevertheless, when speaking about his personal life he can change anything at any time, if he considers that something goes wrong. I’ll give an example to illustrate what I mean. Last summer Alex called me and told that in ten days he was going to fly to Malaysia and then to China to spend his vocations (about 3 weeks)there. But when I saw him two months later he described me picturesque views of New Zealand where he flew from Malaysia instead of China because he “… met an elderly couple from New Zealand on the beach and was amazed by their harmony and happy eyes, so he decided to check whether it is the rule or an exception for this country”. It turned out to be the rule.
I would rate Alex “4” for Agreeableness as, on the one hand, he is very compassionate and cooperative person, but on the other hand, he would never mind to be a center of attention. For example, when at school we were told to perform a task in teams he was an irreplaceable team-member because he always did his best to contribute into the team victory and never boasted or complained even if he did most of job alone. He always manages to cooperate with people, and people, speaking figuratively, give him things that anybody except Alex would ask from them for years. But if the question concerns his career, Alex will place self-interest above getting along with others. Of course, he would never play dirty tricks on his colleagues but he would make every effort to assure his boss that he is the person who will perform the task assigned better than anybody, and he really would do it better than all the others.
Openness is the main feature of the Alex’s personality, and I’ll give him a firm “5” for this trait. Alex is open for everything new. He is ready to believe and check everything he is told. Remember the abovementioned example about a New Zealand
couple. Alex is curious about everything. Moreover, he is a very active person, and most news concerning art exhibitions, sport events, or international politics I get from him. Many people treat Alex as very manly and strict person, but I, as his close friend, know that he is a very sensitive man, who likes artists of the Renaissance, spends great sums of money for charity, and volunteers at orphanages.
In addition to the five aforesaid traits I would choose Religiosity as the sixth dimension of a human personality as adherence to a religion changes person’s world view essentially and sometimes people following the same religion are closer to each other than family members.
For this trait I would give Alex “3”. He is half-jew, and he believes in G-d, and he follows some of Judaism traditions, and goes to the nearest synagogue on Hanukkah or Rosh HaShana; but he grew up in the USA, so he smokes, turns on his computer on Saturdays, and drives whenever he needs in spite of day of week or calendar date.