Question

Jasmine is a college student, who is self-conscious and anxious in social situations and who tends to be a bit too trusting and tender-hearted when it comes to loaning money and clothing to her roommates. She constantly worries about her school work and job, although she is an excellent student and employee. Jasmine would probably be rated as

Answer 1

Answer: High on neuroticism

Explanation: Neuroticism along with openness, conscientiousness, agreeableness and extraversion make up the big five personality traits or Five factor models used to describe the kind of personality exhibited by an individual. Neuroticism measures an individual's level in terms of depression, anxiety, despondency, self-doubt and other feelings related to negativity.

Jasmine as described in the question is self conscious describes her as being high on conscientiousness, anxious in social activities portrays that she is high in openness to experience, high on agreeableness due to her being tender hearted. However, her constant show of worry or anxiety show gmtgat she is high on neuroticism.