neuroticism
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DiFiore introduced me to the “Ocean” model, which splits people into five main personality types: openness, conscientiousness, extroversion, agreeableness and neuroticism.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
"We estimate a shift in neuroticism and conscientiousness at the population level," McFarland said.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 4, 2024
Psychologists use personality traits such as extroversion, neuroticism or anxiety as a means of characterizing typical patterns of thought, emotion and behavior that differ from one person to the next.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 5, 2023
And then, of course, there’s this: “Females on average score higher than males on the personality trait of neuroticism, defined as anxiety, emotional volatility, and susceptibility to depression.”
From Slate ● Mar. 23, 2023
And she had grown proud of her neuroticism; she let father, mother and sister feel fear, pity and annoyance, with a sort of vindictive satisfaction.
From Dr. Adriaan by Louis Couperus
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