What is Neuroticism? (Five Factor Model of Personality)

What is Neuroticism? (Five Factor Model of Personality)

This video describes the personality trait of neuroticism from the five-factor model of personality. The five-factor model of personality traits, which is also known as “The Big Five” model of personality. In this model, personality comprises five personality traits: openness to experience, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism. The acronym OCEAN is helpful for remembering the personality traits. Neuroticism is characterized by mood dysregulation, high emotional reactivity, anxiety, worry, tendency to experience negative feelings, low self-esteem, depression, frustrating, nervousness, being easily upset, and low emotional stability. Individuals with a high level of neuroticism have an increased risk of mental and physical health problems, poor work performance, low levels of life satisfaction, difficulty in marriage, and substance use disorders. Low scores on neuroticism is not associated to more positive feelings. Neuroticism tends to decrease as one ages. Individuals with a high level of neuroticism tend to be more realistic when evaluating evidence. Openness to experience is characterized by insight, creativity, an appreciation of art, liking theories, abstract thinking, fantasizing, challenging authority, flexibility, adventurousness, intellectual curiosity, and a high awareness of feelings. Extreme openness to experience is associated with disruptive levels of non-conformity, alienation of potential friends, and fantasizing too much. Individuals who score low on openness to experience tend to dislike change, make safe decisions, have a restricted range of interests, and like routines. Conscientiousness is characterized by impulse control, planning tasks carefully, being highly organized, and prudence. Individuals who are high in conscientiousness tend to be prioritize, take time to analyze situations, have good attention to detail, be reliable, and like a schedule. They have high self-discipline, do well in school, and are concerned with how they are perceived by others. Extreme conscientiousness is associated with perfectionism and difficultly making decisions. Extraversion is characterized by getting energy from social interaction, talkativeness, and having a large number of acquaintances. Agreeableness is characterized by being cooperative, increased level of caring, empathy, friendly, seeking to compromise. Genetics explain about 50% of personality traits, but the percentage is not the same for every personality traits. Neuroticism, like all personality traits, tends to be stable over time.
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