1. The Big 5 in Personality Emotional Intelligence

2. The 5 genetic components of personality (warning-get this from your book) All people have parts of the following: 1.Neuroticism (The degree to which people are temperamental) 2.Extroversion (The degree to which people are outgoing) 3.Openness to experience (ranging from conservative to imaginative) 4.Agreeableness (ranging from good-natured to being irritable) 5.Conscientiousness (how organized and hardworking people are)

3. Emotional intelligence 1. The ability to understand our own emotions. 2. The ability to understand the emotions and perspectives of others (perspective-taking, empathy) 3. The ability to regulate our emotions in healthy ways. (Self-regulation, social skills)