neuroticism personality definition
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.
Neurotic tendencies are common and may manifest themselves as acute or chronic anxiety, depression, an obsessiveâcompulsive disorder, a phobia, or a personality disorder. Neurosis should not be mistaken for psychosis, which refers to a loss of touch with reality. I have frequently seen people become neurotic when they content themselves with inadequate or wrong answers to the questions of life. ( 2 Jung [1961] (1989) p. 140). 3  The majority of my patients consisted not of believers but of those who had lost their faith. ( 4 Jung [1961] (1989) p. 140).