A Simple Guide to Neurotic Personality (Neuroticism), Diagnosis, Treatment and Related Conditions

By Kenneth Kee

This book describes Neurotic personality (Neuroticism), Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases

“Doubt is to certainty as neurosis is to psychosis.
The neurotic is doubtful and is fearful about persons and things; the psychotic has beliefs and makes claims about them. In short, the neurotic has problems while the psychotic has solutions.”

Neurotic Personality (Neuroticism) is called a personality trait rather than a medical disorder.

Neuroticism is a long-term tendency to be in a neurotic or anxious emotional state.

People often confuse this personality trait with neurosis, a mental disorder.

Neurotic personality is one of the traits that make up the big five-factor model of personality alongside extroversion, agreeability, conscientiousness, and openness.

Within the Big Five dimension, Neuroticism, are 6 facets that further specify the traits that make a person neurotic.

​​​​​​​A neurotic personality has little natural safeguard against stress.

The person sees everyday circumstances as far worse than they really are, and then blame him or her for the excessive pessimism and negativity.

The patient might often feel:
1. Irritated
2. Angry
3. Sad
4. Guilty
5. Worried
6. Hostile
7. Self-consciousness
8. Vulnerable

It helps identify people who are susceptible to psychological distress.

People with low scores on neuroticism are more prone to handle stress effectively.

People who score high on Neuroticism normally show these behaviors:
1. Emotionally reactive.
2. Generally unhappy.
3. Reacts more intensely than normal.
4. Pessimistic - Sees the negative more than the positive.
5. Often in a bad mood.
6. Inability to control emotions.
7. Easily gets upset and stressed.
8. Prone to addictions.
9. Gets easily frustrated by anxiety-inducing situations.
10. Poor coping ability.
11. Difficulty in sustaining healthy or long-term relationships.
12. Often blames themselves - Guilt-ridden.
13. Prone to psychological disorders.
14. Has low self-efficacy and self-esteem.
Notes stressors are too big for them to deal with.
15. Poor job performance.

People who score low on Neuroticism have all or some of these traits:
1. Calm under pressure.
2. Has stronger control on emotions and urges (Less reactive).
3. Has a strong coping mechanism.
4. Free from persistent negative feelings.
5. Comfortable in most social situations.
6. Is not easily angered or upset (Even-tempered)

It is important to note that even though those who score low on Neuroticism have low negative emotions, it does not follow that they are high on positive emotions.

If the patient can control the anxiety and stress, it may help stop the neurotic behaviors.

Self-treatment may work if the anxiety is mild and transient.
1. Exercises every day.
Thirty minutes is best, but even a 15-minute walk can help the patient to feel better.

2. Talks to someone.
Tells family and friends what is causing the anxiety, and let them know how they can assist him.

3. Get enough sleep.
A lack of sleep can make anxiety and stress worse.

4. Cut back on alcohol and caffeine.
They can also make anxiety worse.

5. Eat well-balanced meals.
Healthy meals and snacks enhance the energy.

6. Reframe the thoughts.
It is not always easy, but the person should try to substitute negative thoughts with positive ones.

With age the incidence of neuroticism drops

TABLE OF CONTENT
Introduction
Chapter 1 Neurotic Personality
Chapter 2 Causes
Chapter 3 Symptoms
Chapter 4 Diagnosis
Chapter 5 Treatment
Chapter 6 Prognosis
Chapter 7 HEXACO Model
Chapter 8 Neurosis
Epilogue

• Language: English
• Publisher: Kenneth Kee
• Release date: Aug 15, 2021
• ISBN: 9780463947456

Kenneth Kee

Medical doctor since 1972.Started Kee Clinic in 1974 at 15 Holland Dr #03-102, relocated to 36 Holland Dr #01-10 in 2009.Did my M.Sc (Health Management ) in 1991 and Ph.D (Healthcare Administration) in 1993.Dr Kenneth Kee is still working as a family doctor at the age of 74However he has reduced his consultation hours to 3 hours in the morning and 2 hours inthe afternoon.He first started writing free blogs on medical disorders seen in the clinic in 2007 on http://kennethkee.blogspot.com.His purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of his patients which is also his dissertation for his Ph.D (Healthcare Administration). He then wrote an autobiography account of his journey as a medical student to family doctor on his other blog http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.comThis autobiography account “A Family Doctor’s Tale” was combined with his early “A Simple Guide to Medical Disorders” into a new Wordpress Blog “A Family Doctor’s Tale” on http://ken-med.com.From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 1000 eBooks.He apologized for typos and spelling mistakes in his earlier books.He will endeavor to improve the writing in futures.Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.The later books go into more details of medical disorders.He has published 1000 eBooks on various subjects on health, 1 autobiography of his medical journey, another on the autobiography of a Cancer survivor, 2 children stories and one how to study for his nephew and grand-daughter.The purpose of these simple guides is to educate patient on health disorders and not meant as textbooks.He does not do any night duty since 2000 ever since Dr Tan had his second stroke.His clinic is now relocated to the Buona Vista Community Centre.The 2 units of his original clinic are being demolished to make way for a new Shopping Mall.He is now doing some blogging and internet surfing (bulletin boards since the 1980's) startingwith the Apple computer and going to PC.The entire PC is upgraded by himself from XT to the present Pentium duo core.The present Intel i7 CPU is out of reach at the moment because the CPU is still expensive.He is also into DIY changing his own toilet cistern and other electric appliance.His hunger for knowledge has not abated and he is a lifelong learner.The children have all grown up and there are 2 grandchildren who are even more technically advanced than the grandfather where mobile phones are concerned.This book is taken from some of the many articles in his blog (now with 740 posts) A Family Doctor’s Tale.Dr Kee is the author of:"A Family Doctor's Tale""Life Lessons Learned From The Study And Practice Of Medicine""Case Notes From A Family Doctor"

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A

Simple

Guide

To

Neurotic personality,

(Neuroticism)

Diagnosis,

Treatment

And

Related Conditions

By

Dr Kenneth Kee

M.B.,B.S. (Singapore)

Ph.D (Healthcare Administration)

Copyright Kenneth Kee 2021 Smashwords Edition

Published by Kenneth Kee at Smashwords.com

Dedication

This book is dedicated

To my wife Dorothy

And my children

Carolyn, Grace

And Kelvin

This book describes Neurotic personality (Neuroticism), Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases which is seen in some of my patients in my Family Clinic.

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Introduction

I have been writing medical articles for my blog: http://kennethkee.blogspot.com (A Simple Guide to Medical Disorder) for the benefit of my patients since 2007.

My purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of my patients.

Health Education was also my dissertation for my Ph.D (Healthcare Administration).

I then wrote an autobiography account of my journey as a medical student to family doctor on my other blog: http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.com.

This autobiography account A Family Doctor’s Tale was combined with my early A Simple Guide to Medical Disorders into a new Wordpress Blog A Family Doctor’s Tale on http://kenkee481.wordpress.com.

From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 800 eBooks.

Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.

For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.

The later books go into more details of medical disorders.

The first chapter is always from my earlier blogs which unfortunately tends to have typos and spelling mistakes.

Since 2013, I have tried to improve my spelling and writing.

As I tried to bring the patient the latest information about a disorder or illness by reading the latest journals both online and offline, I find that I am learning more and improving on my own medical knowledge in diagnosis and treatment for my patients.

My diagnosis and treatment capability has improved tremendously from my continued education.

Just by writing all these simple guides I find that I have learned a lot from your reviews (good or bad), criticism and advice.

I am sorry for the repetitions in these simple guides as the second chapters onwards have new information as compared to my first chapter taken from my blog.

I also find repetition definitely help me and maybe some readers to remember the facts in the books more easily.

I apologize if these repetitions are irritating to some readers.

Chapter 1

Neurotic Personality

What Is Neurotic Personality?

Neurotic Personality (Neuroticism) is called a personality trait rather than a medical disorder.

Neuroticism is a long-term tendency to be in a neurotic or anxious emotional state.

People often confuse this personality trait with neurosis, a mental disorder.

Neurotic personality is one of the traits that make up the big five-factor model of personality alongside extroversion, agreeability, conscientiousness, and openness.

This model is applied in personality assessments and tests across a wide population.

People with neurotic personality are likely to have more depressed moods and suffer from feelings of guilt, envy, anger, and anxiety more often and more seriously than other persons.

They can be especially sensitive to environmental tension.

People with n neurotic personality may see daily circumstances as threatening and major.

Frustrations that may be felt by others as trivial may become challenging and cause despair.

A person with neurotic personality may be insecure and shy.

They are prone to internalize phobias and other neurotic disorders such as anxiety, panic attacks, negativity, and depression.

Neurotic personality is a continuing emotional state depicted by these negative responses and feelings.

There is growing evidence that neuroticism is a psychological trait significant to mental health.

Neurotic personality is a potent predictor of many different mental and physical disorders, co-morbidity among them, and the frequency of mental health service use.

What are the causes of Neurotic Personality?

Causes

Major Factors Which Influence Neuroticism Include

Genetics (46%)

Doctors have recognized the genetic relations of neuroticism.

It is a personality trait important for psychological well being.