Sr. No

Factor Left meaning Right meaning

1 Warmth Reserved, impersonal, distant

Warm, outgoing, attentive to others

2 Reasoning concrete abstract3 Emotional

stabilityReactive, emotionally changeable

Stable, adaptive, mature

4 Dominance Cooperative, avoid conflict

Dominant, assertive, forceful

5 Liveliness Serious, restrained, careful

Lively, spontaneous

6 Rule consciousness

Non- conforming Dutiful, rule conscious

7 Social boldness

Shy, timid, threat sensitive

Thick skinned, venturesome

8 Sensitivity Objective, unsentimental Sensitive, sentimental9 Vigilance Trusting, unsuspecting,

acceptingVigilant, suspecting, skeptical

10 Abstractness Practical, solution oriented

Imaginative, idea oriented

11 Privateness Forthright, genuine, artless

Private, discreet, non-disclosing

12 Apprehension Self assured, unworried, complacent

Self doubting, worried

13 Openness to change

Traditional, attached to familiar

Experimenting, open to change

14 Self reliance Group oriented, affiliative Self reliant, solitary, individualistic

15 Perfactionism Tolerates disorder, flexible

Self disciplined, organised

16 Tension Relaxed, patient High energy, driven, impatient

SIXTEEN PERSONALITY FACTORS