Neuroticism Quotes

“Eysenck proposed that neuroticism, on a continuum with emotional stability, is marked by a low tolerance for stress or aversive stimuli and that individuals with high levels of this trait are at increased risk for a diagnosis of neurosis”
― Shannon Sauer-Zavala, Neuroticism: A New Framework for Emotional Disorders and Their Treatment

“Additionally, neuroticism is characterized by the perception or sense that the world is a dangerous and threatening place, along with the belief that challenging stressors cannot be managed (Barlow,”
― Shannon Sauer-Zavala, Neuroticism: A New Framework for Emotional Disorders and Their Treatment

“At a fundamental level, neuroticism can be thought of as stress reactivity, that is, strong surges of negative emotion in response to both external and internal triggers (Barlow, Ellard, Sauer-Zavala, Bullis, & Carl, 2014a).”
― Shannon Sauer-Zavala, Neuroticism: A New Framework for Emotional Disorders and Their Treatment