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So, to fix the Big 5 tests: 1. Write up 32 profile descriptions, each with an inoffensive name. 2. Come up with less-offensive names for the Big 5 traits. You

So, to fix the Big 5 tests: 1. Write up 32 profile descriptions, each with an inoffensive name. 2. Come up with less-offensive names for the Big 5 traits. You can't politely call somebody neurotic, even if it is true. Most people wouldn't admit to being neurotic. It's not nice to ask about that. 3. Somehow, make sure the old names like "neurotic" are dead and buried.

Terretta 6y ago
“But the big 5 spell OCEAN, you can’t just make it be not a word,” they protest neurotically.
LammyL 6y ago
16personalities.com does this with the terms Assertive and Turbulent to represent the ends of the neuroticism spectrum.