Personal Views and Experiences Neuroticism has seemed to be an influential trait in my personality from a young age. Though I have been told that I was not a fussy baby, I do know that as I got older I seemed to become more easily emotionally affected. The emotions I typically would express are those of sadness, worry, or anxiety instead of anger or aggressiveness. These feelings have increased with age due to deeper introspection in addition to more difficult life circumstances and greater daily stress.
As a child I believe I cried easily if I was in trouble, got hurt, or watched a sad movie or television show. However, anxiety and worry were not as apparent in childhood and have increased in my personal life with time. This could be due …show more content…
For many years my emotions have been closely connected to those of my mom. Whenever she gets upset, I very easily adopt the same behavior. Whenever anyone close to me—like my friends, boyfriend, or other family members—is/are down-hearted, anxious, or upset, I seem to quickly absorb his/her/their emotions and become anxious or upset myself. In addition, any type of conflict creates an uncomfortable feeling or anxiety within me. As a result, I can be considered to be highly neurotic. These qualities could be defined as disadvantages of the neuroticism trait in my personality. However, I do not believe that these qualities are necessarily always negative in my daily life and previous …show more content…
Both the biological perspective of personality and the trait perspective of personality hold theories and explanations for the causes, development, and characterization of neuroticism. Although emotionality is not always seen as a characteristic of a strong individual, I believe my trait of neuroticism has helped develop many positive aspects in my personality and life. I believe a personality is what you make of it, and that the trait of neuroticism is an addition to my personality that I have used and will continue to use for my personal growth and
As a child I believe I cried easily if I was in trouble, got hurt, or watched a sad movie or television show. However, anxiety and worry were not as apparent in childhood and have increased in my personal life with time. This could be due …show more content…
For many years my emotions have been closely connected to those of my mom. Whenever she gets upset, I very easily adopt the same behavior. Whenever anyone close to me—like my friends, boyfriend, or other family members—is/are down-hearted, anxious, or upset, I seem to quickly absorb his/her/their emotions and become anxious or upset myself. In addition, any type of conflict creates an uncomfortable feeling or anxiety within me. As a result, I can be considered to be highly neurotic. These qualities could be defined as disadvantages of the neuroticism trait in my personality. However, I do not believe that these qualities are necessarily always negative in my daily life and previous …show more content…
Both the biological perspective of personality and the trait perspective of personality hold theories and explanations for the causes, development, and characterization of neuroticism. Although emotionality is not always seen as a characteristic of a strong individual, I believe my trait of neuroticism has helped develop many positive aspects in my personality and life. I believe a personality is what you make of it, and that the trait of neuroticism is an addition to my personality that I have used and will continue to use for my personal growth and