<P> At the other end of the scale, individuals who score low in neuroticism are less easily upset and are less emotionally reactive . They tend to be calm, emotionally stable, and free from persistent negative feelings . Freedom from negative feelings does not mean that low - scorers experience a lot of positive feelings . </P> <P> Neuroticism is similar but not identical to being neurotic in the Freudian sense (i.e., neurosis .) Some psychologists prefer to call neuroticism by the term emotional instability to differentiate it from the term neurotic in a career test . </P> <Ul> <Li> I get irritated easily . </Li> <Li> I get stressed out easily . </Li> <Li> I get upset easily . </Li> <Li> I have frequent mood swings . </Li> <Li> I worry about things . </Li> <Li> I am much more anxious than most people . </Li> <Li> I am relaxed most of the time . (reversed) </Li> <Li> I seldom feel blue . (reversed) </Li> </Ul> <Li> I get irritated easily . </Li>

According to personality researchers is an important trait that is not included among the big five