Download or read book Circumplex Models of Personality and Emotions written by and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The circumplex model [of personality and emotion] focuses on determining how traits and emotions are structurally similiar, and its underlying assumption is that a relatively seamless circular ordering, or circumplex, is an economical description of the relations among traits and emotions. /// The circumplex model allows a broader view of personality and of the interpersonal relationships integral to understanding just what makes a personality the way it is. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2004 APA, all rights reserved).