How Does the Five-Factor Theory, as Described by McCrae and Costa

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Essay

How does the five-factor theory, as described by McCrae and Costa, explain personality?

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Definitions:

Personality

An individual's characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling, and acting, across different situations and over time.

Liturgical Art

Liturgical art refers to the visual arts used in worship or in the practices and traditions of religious ceremonies.

Sublimation

A defense mechanism in psychoanalytic theory where socially unacceptable impulses or idealizations are transformed into socially acceptable actions or behavior.

Celibacy

The state of abstaining from marriage and sexual relations.