Personality Theories: Eysenck's Dimensions and The Big Five
Eysenck's Psychoticism Dimension
High Psychoticism: Individuals scoring high on this dimension tend to be independent thinkers, cold, nonconformists, impulsive, antisocial, and hostile.
High Superego Control: Conversely, individuals with high superego control exhibit high impulse control, and are more altruistic, empathetic, cooperative, and conventional (Eysenck, Eysenck & Barrett, 1985).
Criticisms of Early Personality Theories
Cattell's 16 Factors: This system has been criticized for being too broad.
Eysenck's Two-Factor System: This system has been criticized for being too narrow.