This model provides a structure for personality and it states that it can be divided into 5 independent states:
Extraversion: how an individual tends to act and relate during <em>interpersonal relations</em>, such as communicating with other individuals.
Agreeableness: a <em>friendly</em> and <em>optimistic</em> individual who tends to help others gets along well with everyone.
Conscientiousness: relating to the individual's <em>discipline. </em>
Emotional Stability: also known as <em>neuroticism</em>, it measures one's emotional adjustment against emotional instability, in order to understand the individual and know how he/she could react.
Openness to experience: it centers on measuring one's <em>tolerance </em>and <em>search of new experiences</em>, as well as trying to get out of a basic routine to try new things.
It was the general feature of "checks and balances" that was included to address the concern expressed by James Madison, since his main concern was that one part of the government, such as the executive branch, would become too powerful.
