Result and Description
Neuroticism: Exceptionally High
Neuroticism is the primary disposition of negative emotion in the Big Five. Neuroticism measures sensitivity to negative emotions such as pain, sadness, irritable or defensive anger, fear and anxiety. The two aspects of neuroticism are withdrawal and volatility.
Your score puts you at the 96th percentile for neuroticism. If you were one of 100 people in a
room, you would be higher in neuroticism than 96 of them and lower in neuroticism than 3 of
them.
People with exceptionally high levels of neuroticism are likely to think that things have gone wrong in the past, are going wrong now, and will continue to go wrong into the future. They are also likelier to be unhappy, anxious and irritable when just thinking or remembering and encountering a genuine problem. They have deficient levels of self-esteem, mainly when they are also low in extraversion.
People with exceptionally high levels of neuroticism are more emotionally reactive and easily stressed. Because of this, they are more prone to anxiety disorders and depression. It can be thought of as being more vulnerable to stress. Similarly, being more emotionally reactive doesn’t always have to be negative. There’s value in being in touch with your emotions or having your emotions closer to the surface. People know where you stand and don’t have to guess what you mean or how you really feel about something.
It is likely to interfere with success and satisfaction in relationships and careers, with the most substantial effect on relationships.
Exceptionally high levels of neuroticism are associated with constant concern about mental
and physical health, far more physician and emergency room visits, and very frequent
absenteeism at work and at school (particularly if accompanied by below-average levels of
conscientiousness).
People with exceptionally high levels of neuroticism appear to be highly risk-averse, which
means they will avoid recreational, career, financial and social situations where the possibility
of loss is high. Such people seem unusually concerned with maintaining their current
status rather than enhancing it. Perhaps this is a good strategy in genuinely dangerous or
uncertain times.
Neurotic Items;
- You see yourself as a depressed person.
- You are not very relaxed.
- You don’t handle stress well.
- You tend to be tense.
- You worry about a lot of different things.
- You’re easily upset
- You can be moody – meaning you’re easily triggered to assume a negative mood.
- You are nervous a lot.
- If you’re highly Neurotic, you must prioritize your care and optimize your coping skills. Self-care is things that you do to promote your own physical, emotional, mental, and relational well-being. It means being aware of what your mind and body needs. Some examples of these activities or interventions would be like decluttering your home, taking a break from digital devices, setting limits with your work hours or saying no to things you don’t have time to do—exercising and reducing junk food in your diet.
- Also, Sigmund Freud, a neurologist, considered neurosis a nervous system disorder. Under this construct, neurotic behaviours are things you do to manage unconscious anxiety. An example of a neurotic reaction would be o fixate on worst-case scenarios. Your speech may be filled with lots of always and never. I’ll never be able to get a good job. I’ll always end up at the bottom of the list.
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