PSYCHIATRIC INTERNATIONAL NURSE JOBS

* Liveliness-from restrained to spontaneous. * Rule Consciousness -from non-conforming to dutiful.

* Social Boldness-from timid to bold.

* Sensitivity-from unsentimental to sentimental. * Vigilance-from trusting to suspicious.

1. * Abstractedness-from practical to imaginative. * Privateness-from openness to discreet.
2. * Apprehension-from self-assured to apprehensive. * Openness to Change- from traditional to open to change. * Self Reliance-from affiliative to individualistic.
3. * Perfectionism-from tolerant to perfectionistic.

* Tension-from relaxed to tense. In 1963 W.T. Norman verified Cattell's work but felt that only five factors really shape personality: extraversion, independence, self-control, anxiety and tough-mindedness. Dubbed the "Big Five" approach, this has become the basis of many of the modern personality tests on the market today. There have been hundreds and hundreds of studies validating the approach.

Using the "Big Five" terms, here is what a manager is looking for on a spectrum of personality:

* Extraversion-introvert or extravert?

* Independence-accommodation or independence?