Neurotic Person

A Neurotic Person is a person who exhibits high levels of neuroticism, characterized by emotional instability, negative affect tendency, and stress vulnerability in their psychological functioning.

• AKA: Emotionally Unstable Person, High Neuroticism Individual, Emotionally Reactive Person.
• Context:
  • It can typically experience Negative Emotions through heightened emotional reactivity.
  • It can typically display Anxiety Tendency through worry-prone thinking patterns.
  • It can typically exhibit Mood Instability through emotional fluctuation patterns.
  • It can typically manifest Stress Sensitivity through elevated stress responses.
  • It can typically show Vulnerability Patterns through coping difficulty experience.
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  • It can often demonstrate Rumination Tendency through repetitive negative thinking.
  • It can often exhibit Irritability Pattern through low frustration tolerance.
  • It can often display Self-Criticism through harsh internal dialogue.
  • It can often experience Sleep Disturbance through anxiety-related insomnia.
  • It can often manifest Somatic Complaints through stress-related physical symptoms.
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  • It can range from being a Mildly Neurotic Person to being an Extremely Neurotic Person, depending on their neurotic person intensity level.
  • It can range from being a Functionally Neurotic Person to being a Dysfunctionally Neurotic Person, depending on their neurotic person adaptation level.
  • It can range from being a Situationally Neurotic Person to being a Pervasively Neurotic Person, depending on their neurotic person consistency.
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  • It can struggle with Stress Management Tasks through emotional overwhelm tendency.
  • It can face challenges in Interpersonal Relationships through emotional reactivity patterns.
  • It can experience difficulties in Decision Making through anxiety interference.
  • It can benefit from Emotional Regulation Training through coping skill development.
  • It can improve through Therapeutic Intervention through emotional stability enhancement.
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• Example(s):
  • Historical Neurotic Persons, such as:
    • Franz Kafka (1883-1924), who demonstrated existential anxiety and perfectionist self-criticism.
    • Sylvia Plath (1932-1963), who exhibited emotional intensity and mood instability.
    • Virginia Woolf (1882-1941), who showed emotional sensitivity and creative neuroticism.
    • Woody Allen (1935-), who displays anxiety-driven humor and neurotic self-awareness.
  • Neurotic Person Subtypes, such as:
    • Anxious Neurotic Person, dominated by worry patterns and fear responses.
    • Depressive Neurotic Person, characterized by sadness tendency and hopelessness feelings.
    • Hostile Neurotic Person, showing anger proneness and irritability patterns.
    • Self-Conscious Neurotic Person, exhibiting social anxiety and embarrassment sensitivity.
  • Neurotic Person Manifestation Contexts, such as:
    • Workplace Neurotic Person, experiencing job stress sensitivity and performance anxiety.
    • Relationship Neurotic Person, showing attachment anxiety and emotional dependency.
    • Creative Neurotic Person, channeling emotional intensity into artistic expression.
    • Academic Neurotic Person, displaying perfectionist anxiety and failure fear.
  • Neurotic Person Coping Patterns, such as:
    • Avoidant Neurotic Person, using situation avoidance for anxiety management.
    • Overcompensating Neurotic Person, employing excessive preparation for uncertainty reduction.
    • Support-Seeking Neurotic Person, relying on social reassurance for emotional regulation.
    • Self-Medicating Neurotic Person, using substance use for symptom management.
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• Counter-Example(s):
  • Emotionally Stable Person, who demonstrates emotional equilibrium and stress resilience rather than emotional reactivity.
  • Mindful Person, who exhibits present-moment awareness and non-reactive observation rather than anxious rumination.
  • Secure Person, who manifests confident coping rather than vulnerability patterns.
  • Agreeable Person, who exhibits interpersonal harmony rather than irritability tendency.
  • Conscientious Person, who shows organized behavior rather than chaotic emotional patterns.
• See: Disagreeable Person, Neuroticism, OCEAN, Agreeable Person, Big Five Personality Traits, Emotional Regulation, Anxiety Disorder, Stress Response, Neuroticism Measure, Neuroticism Characteristic, Aware Person.

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References

2015

• (Wikipedia, 2015) ⇒ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Five_personality_traits#Five_factors Retrieved:2015-10-18.
  • Neuroticism: (sensitive/nervous vs. secure/confident). The tendency to experience unpleasant emotions easily, such as anger, anxiety, depression, and vulnerability. Neuroticism also refers to the degree of emotional stability and impulse control and is sometimes referred to by its low pole, “emotional stability”. A high need for stability manifest as stable and calm personality, but can be seen as uninspiring and unconcerned. A low need for stability causes a reactive and excitable personality, often very dynamic individuals, but they can be perceived as unstable or insecure.

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