Question
In George Vaillant's hierarchy, defense mechanisms associated with this trait are better than immature but worse than mature ones. The mental noise hypothesis is based on this trait's correlation with cognitive failure. Karen Horney ("HORN-eye") described ten needs associated with this trait. Adam Perkins' research into self-generated thought revived claims that this trait is positively correlated with (*) creativity. Increases in this personality trait may indicate dementia. This trait is alternatively called negative affect and is associated with mood disorders like anxiety and depression. This Big Five trait describes sensitivity to stress. For 10 points, name this trait associated with negative emotions, represented by the N in OCEAN. ■END■
ANSWER: neuroticism [accept negative affectivity or negative affect until "negative affect" is read; prompt on N until read; prompt on NA; prompt on neurosis or neuroses]
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