PEN Model - Eysenck

• First dimension - Psychotisism:

  • Individuals who are high on this trait tend to have difficulty dealing with reality
  • May be anti-social, hostile, non-empathetic, and manipulative.
• Second dimension - Extraversion:

  Intraversion:

  • Involves directing attention to inner experiences
  • Are reserved, plan their actions and control their emotions
  • Tend to be serious, reliable, and pessimistic

  Extraversion:

  • Related to focusing attention on other people and the environment
  • Are sociable and crave excitement and change, and thus can become bored easily
  • Tend to be carefree, optimistic, and impulsive
• Third dimension - Neuroticism:

  Neuroticism:

  • Tendency to become upset or emotional
  • They are overly emotional and find it difficult to calm down once upset

  Stable:

  • Are emotionally calm, unreactive, and unworried