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Once you begin to identify where you sit on each of the Big Five traits, you can also start to identify your needs and how to satisfy those needs. This, in turn, will reduce stress.

The so-called Big Five personality traits, i.e., openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness and neuroticism, tend to be more similar as occupational similarity increases.

Composite faces were used to see how easy it is to spot people with psychopathy, narcissism and Machiavellianism.

Some people are both highly curious and deeply disciplined. This rare psychological profile may hold the key to real change.

Though researchers can measure the “big five” personality traits, it’s harder to quantify the subjective experiences that shape our everyday lives and, perhaps, our personalities.