#exuberent

Oldham’s Personality Styles: Artistic/Exuberent

Mood swings: Those of the Artistic temperament tend to experience a greater range of emotion than those of any other type. They are highly emotionally reactive.

Artistic inclinations: The Artistic type is the most inclined of all the types to be involved with the fine arts, music, or literature (Keirsey, 204). They take an artistic approach to all aspects of their lives.

Independent work: Like "the majority of poets, novelists, composers, and to a lesser extent, of painters and sculptors," those of the Artistic type "are bound to spend a great deal of their time alone (Storr, ix)."

Relationships secondary: Those of the Artistic temperament "are quite likely to choose relationships which will further their work rather than relationships which are intrinsically rewarding, and their spouses may well find that marital relations take second place (Storr, 107)."

Unpredictability: They may take up new plans, jobs, residences, etc. out of impulse. They despise routine and love improvising, stimulation, and new experiences.

Keen perceptions: The Artistic temperament is especially attuned to color, line, texture, shading - touch, motion, seeing, and hearing in harmony. The senses of Artistic individuals seem more keenly tuned than those of others (Keirsey, 205) 

Extroversion and introversion: The interpersonal conduct of those of the Artistic type alternates between the greatest extremes of sociability and social reticence.

Common Correlations:

Enneagram: 7 sx

MBTI: xSFP

Big 5: High Neuroticism, Low Extroversion, Low Openness, High Agreeableness, Low Conscientiousness