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Recent Examples of neuroticism
The paper focused on the Big Five personality traits used in psychology:
Extraversion
Agreeableness
Conscientiousness
Emotional stability (neuroticism)
Openness
Here are the workouts that each personality type found the most exciting.
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Renée Onque, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2025
People who had high neuroticism scores were most likely to experience the highest levels of stress reduction through exercise.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2025
Meanwhile, neuroticism was associated with worse heart rate recovery, lower enjoyment of sustained or observed workouts, and less consistent self-monitoring (e.g., skipping heart rate logging).
—New Atlas, 8 July 2025
Conscientiousness is one of the Big Five personality traits that predict academic success (alongside extraversion, agreeableness, openness to experience, and neuroticism).
—Jasmine Mote, Scientific American, 7 July 2025
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Renée Onque, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2025
People who had high neuroticism scores were most likely to experience the highest levels of stress reduction through exercise.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2025
Meanwhile, neuroticism was associated with worse heart rate recovery, lower enjoyment of sustained or observed workouts, and less consistent self-monitoring (e.g., skipping heart rate logging).
—New Atlas, 8 July 2025
Conscientiousness is one of the Big Five personality traits that predict academic success (alongside extraversion, agreeableness, openness to experience, and neuroticism).
—Jasmine Mote, Scientific American, 7 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for neuroticism
Noun
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Amidst their weirdness is a loving and loyal family completely comfortable in the dark world that is perfectly natural to them.—
Rick Mauch,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Oct. 2025
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The story's become one of most iconic tales of the 20th century, one filled to the brim with glorious weirdness, corruption, blood, lust and plenty of song and dance.—
Audrey Gibbs,
Nashville Tennessean,
23 Oct. 2025
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More troubling, however, was that in several cases, these young and healthy males demonstrated EKG abnormalities.—
Bryant Stamford,
Louisville Courier Journal,
30 Oct. 2025
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Sometimes, a person has no symptoms of bladder cancer, but a healthcare provider detects an abnormality on a routine physical exam or a physical exam that was performed for another medical purpose.—
Colleen Doherty,
Verywell Health,
29 Oct. 2025
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Many of these arrestees have long histories of addiction and significant health and mental health challenges.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
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Other solicitations came out months behind schedule, leaving groups with a few weeks to put together complicated applications for multimillion-dollar awards , including for Alzheimer's care, addiction recovery, senior support and chronic disease management.—
Amy Maxmen,
ABC News,
5 Nov. 2025
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There’s the younger wife who falls in love with the woman her husband hires for a threesome, then walks off 10 minutes later with a $210m settlement once Nash acquires video evidence of his extensive perversions.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
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While the bad clown—a horror staple—might seem like a perversion of a wholesome form of entertainment historically meant for children, the clown in popular culture has always been subversive.—
Time,
Time,
30 Oct. 2025
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For example, mutations in the CNTNAP2 gene, which plays a role in the development and function of the nervous system, have been linked to a predisposition of autism, particularly among some Amish children.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
14 Oct. 2025
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Knowing someone’s genetic predisposition to type 1 diabetes, however, can help doctors identify whom to flag for follow-up tests.—
Rachel Nuwer,
Scientific American,
14 Oct. 2025
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Incredibly, the filmmaker succeeds in telling a deeply human story without a single human in sight, affirming that humanity – despite its name – isn't only a human trait.—
Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Actor and entrepreneur Ryan Reynolds said the trait enabled him to shield himself against future headwinds in his career.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Neuroticism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neuroticism. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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