A new study finds that social anxiety disorder is intertwined with personality. At the same time, however, there is great variation in the personalities of people who have social anxiety disorder, according to researchers at Uppsala University in Sweden.
In psychological science, personality is typically described using five well-established dimensions: neuroticism, also known as emotional instability; extraversion, which deals with how outgoing a person is; openness; agreeableness; and conscientiousness.
Collectively they are known as the “Big Five.” And for a long time, researchers have been searching for the connection between personality factors and the risk of developing psychiatric illnesses.
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