There are many different ways to categorize personality types, but one common framework is the “Big Five” personality traits. These five traits are:
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Openness: characterized by imagination, creativity, and a willingness to try new things.
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Conscientiousness: characterized by being organized, dependable, and goal-oriented.
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Extraversion: characterized by sociability, assertiveness, and a need for stimulation.
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Agreeableness: characterized by kindness, empathy, and a tendency to cooperate with others.
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Neuroticism: characterized by emotional instability, anxiety, and mood swings.
Other personality theories and models include the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, which categorizes individuals into 16 different personality types based on preferences for different modes of thinking, feeling, and behaving, and the HEXACO model, which adds a sixth dimension of honesty-humility to the Big Five traits.