Personality: Theories & Types
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Under Hans Eysenck's Three-Factor Model of Personality comprising the fundamental dimensions of Introversion-Extraversion, Neuroticism-Stability, and Psychoticism, along with their biological and neurological bases, if an individual exhibits extreme sensory dysregulation, aggressiveness, social coldness, and a tendency to take risks, which of the following statements is most authentic and scientifically true regarding Eysenck's model and its underlying determinants?
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Hans Eysenck presented a biological and factor-analysis-based three-factor model of personality, in which 'Neuroticism' is directly related to the sensitivity and reactivity of the Autonomic Nervous System (ANS). Individuals with high neuroticism have a hyperactive sympathetic nervous system, making them emotionally unstable.
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