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Table 1 The Revised NEO Personality Inventory Test (NEO PI-R)

From: A preliminary study of the probitive value of personality assessment in medical school admissions within the United States

(N) Neuroticism

 (N1) Anxiety

 (N2) Hostility

 (N3) Depression

 (N4) Self-Consciousness

 (N5) Impulsiveness

 (N6) Vulnerability to Stress

(E) Extraversion

 (E1) Warmth

 (E2) Gregariousness

 (E3) Assertiveness

 (E4) Activity

 (E5) Excitement Seeking

 (E6) Positive Emotion

(O) Openness to experience

 (O1) Fantasy

 (O2) Aesthetics

 (O3) Feelings

 (O4) Actions

 (O5) Ideas

 (O6) Values

(A) Agreeableness

 (A1) Trust

 (A2) Straightforwardness

 (A3) Altruism

 (A4) Compliance

 (A5) Modesty

 (A6) Tendermindedness

(C) Conscientiousness

 (C1) Competence

 (C2) Order

 (C3) Dutifulness

 (C4) Achievement Striving

 (C5) Self-Discipline

 (C6) Deliberation