Philosophical Interpretations of Social Neuroticism, Anxiety, and Subjective Wellbeing
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social neuroticism, anxiety, subjective wellbeing, frustration, adaptation, emotionalityAbstract
The problem of social neuroticism is one of the key problems that unites a wide variety of psychological phenomena. Social neuroticism is interconnected with both personal traits and social processes. Often, the phenomenon of social neuroticism is interpreted as a high level of anxiety, a tendency to reduce adaptability and stress resistance, as well as instability and disharmony in social behavior. The phenomenon of social neuroticism is closely related to subjective well-being assessments and is characterized by distortions and negative shades in perceptions of well-being. Over the past century, psychologists, philosophers, and other researchers in the field of anthropology have paid increasing attention to the social manifestations of neuroticism. Not only the importance of the social factors of neuroticism is emphasized, but also the existential significance of this phenomenon, which is becoming more and more characteristic of the subjective well-being perceptions of modern man. To understand the multifaceted manifestations and characterizations of social neuroticism, it is necessary to consider the phenomenon from the perspective of the development of philosophical thought, to uncover both the personal-psychological and external-social factors that form the basis of a person’s vital activity, which shape the social perceptions and meanings of neuroticism.
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