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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
Noun
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Stellantis determined that the software update issued as part of the 2024 recall was not effective in detecting abnormalities that could spark a fire, according to the NHTSA.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 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
Noun
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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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Phobias can develop for a number of reasons, including genetic predispositions, environmental factors including traumatic experiences, learning from caregivers and hearing about scary situations.—
Hannah Yasharoff,
USA Today,
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
Noun
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How Design and Color Shape Perception While studies from behavioral psychologists have linked eyewear styles to traits such as intelligence and trustworthiness, certain studies on the shape of frames and the colors that come with them have been linked to certain feelings people have about them.—
Daniel Fusch,
Ascend Agency,
11 Nov. 2025
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The only time he’s truly dazzled, and left fans bewildered, has been in game-winning scenarios, his ineffable trait.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Neuroticism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neuroticism. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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