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Recent Examples of neuroticism
But grandiosity is associated with being assertive and attention seeking, whereas vulnerability tends to involve neuroticism, anxiety, depression and self-consciousness.
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Diana Kwon, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2023
This group also scored lower on neuroticism and schizotypy traits.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 29 July 2024
Psychologists often use the Big Five personality traits model to describe the main dimensions of a person’s personality: openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism.
—Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 3 July 2024
Julia Roberts’ refreshingly sedate performance plays off Grant’s signature fidgety neuroticism flawlessly.
—Ben Rosenstock, TIME, 17 June 2024
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Diana Kwon, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2023
This group also scored lower on neuroticism and schizotypy traits.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 29 July 2024
Psychologists often use the Big Five personality traits model to describe the main dimensions of a person’s personality: openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism.
—Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 3 July 2024
Julia Roberts’ refreshingly sedate performance plays off Grant’s signature fidgety neuroticism flawlessly.
—Ben Rosenstock, TIME, 17 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for neuroticism
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With advancing technology, screening for fetal abnormalities has galloped ahead, and the test behind the new study became widespread about 10 years ago.ByJennifer Couzin-Frankel, science.org, 4 Dec. 2024
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Neither policy makes an exception for fatal fetal abnormalities, which is a focus of the lawsuit.Aria Bendix, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
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The heartbreaking story of Kade Webb’s addiction and overdose was featured last year on ESPN’s Outside the Lines program, depicting the two cousins growing up close in Northern California, and remaining that way even as Logan Webb’s baseball career took off.Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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Overwhelmingly across these decades the US turns to non-punitive harm reduction approaches to address drug use when the public face of addiction is White.Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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There’s an itch to depict Diddy as a Black Jeffrey Epstein, the ringleader of clandestine, A-list perversion.Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2024
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Spanish officials also accused Vives of criminal conspiracy, fraud and perversion of justice and are currently seeking a six year prison sentence for the executive.Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 19 Sep. 2024
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Studies have suggested that musical taste is deeply tied to personality traits, and findings from a machine learning study run by Spotify offers a fresh perspective on this phenomenon.Diana Spehar, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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Vanney said his mother, Jeanette, who taught kindergarten for four decades, instilled those traits in him.Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Neuroticism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neuroticism. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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