Identify your openness by your approach to new ideas and by your creative problem solving skills. Your openness is your boldness, your willingness to try new things and broaden your interests. Make a list of words and traits that define your willingness to open yourself to new ideas or your stern resolve to uphold what you believe. Write a word that describes how you approach new ideas, imagination, reflection time, ability to avoid abstract thought and response to opposing ideas. Remember that these words are personality traits, not negative or positive reflections of you. For instance, if you find that you are not open to new ideas or flights of imagination, it only means that your personality traits are more reserved and straight forward.
Evaluate your conscientiousness by considering your dependability, ethical responses to problems and general productivity. Conscientiousness is your internal motivation and ethical guidelines. Make another list of words and traits that define your approach to your responsibilities and your ability to be self-directed. Write a word that describes how you approach preparation, schedules, responsibilities, perseverance and ethics, such as "responsibilities: handle early."
Identify your ability to be extroverted by determining if you are able to communicate with others without fear or strong aversion. Your extroversion is your ability to freely communicated with others and your general comfort in crowds. Make another list of words and traits that define your approach to communication. Write a few words that describes how you approach conversation, society, affection, large groups and small groups, such as "society: some reservations but positive."
Evaluate your tendency to be agreeable by considering how you interact with others when working towards a goal or facing conflict. Your agreeable trait is your ability to avoid conflict and willingness to listen to other people's ideas. Make a list of words and traits that define your approach to conflict resolution. Write a few words that describes how you approach trust, cooperation, you in charge, others in charge, teamwork and conflict, such as "cooperation: appreciative."
Identify your neuroses by considering how they negatively impact your daily decisions and personal choices. Neuroses are those fears and anxieties that restrict your decisions or keep you from carrying out your intentions. Make a list of words and traits that defines your ability to cope with your own issues. Write a few words that describe how you approach anxiety, guilt or self-consciousness, such as "guilt: susceptible."
Review each of your lists and get to know yourself by reading each of them. Read each of your responses as a look into who you are as a person. For instance, if you read "responsibilities: handle early," you know that you are a conscientious individual and you have a strong handle on your responsibilities. If you read "guilt: susceptible," you know that you should watch when other people try to use guilt against you and may wish to confront your feelings of guilt.