Personality and Professions; General Personality Terms

Advocate

To argument in favor of; support, vindicate, and recommend

Adaptable

Able to be successfully deal with change

Altruistic

Selfless for the well-being of others

Charisma

Compelling attractiveness

Charismatic

Attracts other people to him or her

Contingency

An event that may or may not happen; a chance

Diplomat

An official representative for a country

Diplomatic

Ability to medicate or negotiate between people with different points of view

Empathetic

Understanding and sharing the feelings of others

Empathy

The ability to understand and share the feelings of others

Energetic

Having energy

Entrepreneur

A person that creates a product by themselves

Envy

A feeling of resentment by other’s possessions

Idealistic

Unrealistic goal for perfection

Inflexible

Not changed or altered; stubborn

Insensitive

Not recognizing the needs of others

Intuition

Direct perception or consciousness from immediate knowledge

Mediator

Works between conflicting parties to reach a solution

Moral

Accepted rules of right

Nurturing

Showing care towards other

Patience

The state of calmly waiting

Perceptive

Using intuition and observation to provide insight into a situation

Rational

Using logic to understand a given situation

Selfless

Having no regard of self

Sociable

Inclined to talk with others

Spontaneous

Acting on internal impulse

Tolerant

Willing to accept ideas or opinions that differ from your own

OCEAN Big Five Personality traits

Generalizes traits of Openness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, and Neuroticism to have insight on potential future healthcare careers that may fit your personality

Openness

Willingness to try new things

Conscientiousness

Being prepared ahead of time before starting an activity and completing tasks

Extraversion

Getting energy from people and social situations, outgoing personality

Agreeableness

Cooperative and interested in the needs of others

Neuroticism

Experiencing emotional instability