When it comes to understanding human behavior, personality plays a crucial role.

The Big Five Personality Traits, also known as the Five Factor model or FFM, provide a framework to describe and measure individual differences in personality.

These five traits are openness, conscientiousness, extroversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism.

In this episode, we will explore each of these traits in detail, provide real life examples,

and discuss their impact on mental health.

Welcome back to savvyvy Psychologist.

I'm your host Dr. Monica Johnson.

Every week on this show, I'll help you face life challenges

with evidence-based approaches, a sympathetic ear, and zero judgment.

The first thing we're going to talk about is openness to experience.

So you might be wondering, how do we define openness?

So openness to experience is characterized by a person's willingness to engage with new ideas, experiences, and imaginative concepts.

People high in openness are curious, creative, and open-minded.

They enjoy exploring new cultures, learning new skills,

and considering unconventional ideas.

In contrast, individuals low in openness

tend to be more traditional, practical, and resistant to change.

So I'm going to walk you through a couple of examples.

The first is of high openness.

So we have Jane, who's an avid traveler.

She loves exploring new cultures and trying different cuisines.

She enjoys visiting art galleries and often engages

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