Knowing Oneself

Knowing Oneself

Know Yourself

How well Do You Know Yourself

Nature, Nurture and Personality

The Big Five Personality Traits

Measuring Personality

The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator

Summarizing the Big Ideas in this ChapterThere are different personality theories and one of them is the BIG Five or Five-Factor Model by Costa and McRae, which defines five dimensions of personality: Openness to experience, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, and Neuroticism.Personality traits can be measured using different personality tests such as the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)

Summarizing the Big Ideas in this ChapterThe Self can be defined in different ways: philosophically, psychologically, spiritually, and also in thoughts, actions, or behavior.Personality is the unique and enduring set of behaviors, feelings, thoughts, motives, and attitudes that characterize a person.Both nature (heredity or genetic) and nurture (environment) influence the development of ones personality.

Dualism of Rene Des Cartes