Definitions for neuroticism
-əˌsɪz əmneu·roti·cism

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1. neurosis, neuroticism, psychoneurosisnoun

   a mental or personality disturbance not attributable to any known neurological or organic dysfunction

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1. neuroticismnoun

   The quality or state of being neurotic

   Your neuroticism is getting out of hand.

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1. Neuroticism

   In the study of psychology, neuroticism has been considered a fundamental personality trait. For example, in the Big Five approach to personality trait theory, individuals with high scores for neuroticism are more likely than average to be moody and to experience such feelings as anxiety, worry, fear, anger, frustration, envy, jealousy, guilt, depressed mood, and loneliness. Such people are thought to respond worse to stressors and are more likely to interpret ordinary situations, such as minor frustrations, as appearing hopelessly difficult. People with high scores on the neuroticism index are thought to be at risk of developing common mental disorders (mood disorders, anxiety disorders, and substance use disorders have been studied), and the sorts of symptoms traditionally referred to as "neuroses".

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1. neuroticism

   Neuroticism is a personality trait characterized by emotional instability, anxiety, moodiness, irritability, and sadness. People with high levels of neuroticism are more likely to experience feelings of worry, fear, anger, frustration, envy, jealousy, guilt, depressed mood, and loneliness. They may also have difficulty managing stress and are more prone to mental health issues. Neuroticism is one of the five major dimensions of personality in the Five-Factor Model of personality.

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1. Neuroticism

   Neuroticism is a fundamental personality trait in the study of psychology characterized by anxiety, moodiness, worry, envy and jealousy. Individuals who score high on neuroticism are more likely than the average to experience such feelings as anxiety, anger, envy, guilt, and depressed mood. They respond more poorly to environmental stress, and are more likely to interpret ordinary situations as threatening, and minor frustrations as hopelessly difficult. They are often self-conscious and shy, and they may have trouble controlling urges and delaying gratification. Neuroticism is a risk factor for the "internalizing" mental disorders such as phobia, depression, panic disorder, and other anxiety disorders, all of which are traditionally called neuroses.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of neuroticism in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of neuroticism in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of neuroticism in a Sentence

1. Richard Isaacson:

   Specific traits may increase risk due to a lifetime of behaviors that predispose a person to developing cognitive decline or Alzheimer's disease, or there could be more of a direct biological role related to early disease pathology, neuroticism is specifically one trait that comes to mind, and past meta-analyses have also show this. Rumination and worry is linked to smaller brain volumes.

2. Richard Isaacson:

   Neuroticism is specifically one trait that comes to mind, and past meta-analyses have also show this. Rumination and worry is linked to smaller brain volumes, it's unclear if the stress/neuroinflammation pathway drives this. A biomarker doesn't really exist for this so it's hard to prove.

3. David Greenberg:

   We thought that neuroticism would have likely gone one of two ways, either preferring sad music to express their loneliness or preferring upbeat music to shift their mood. Actually, on average, they seem to prefer more intense musical styles, which perhaps reflects inner angst and frustration, that was surprising but people use music in different ways -- some might use it for catharsis, others to change their mood. We'll be looking into that in more detail.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Neuroticism
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuroticism
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