What does it mean to be easily upset by criticism?

Answer 1

It means the person scores high in what is termed his neuroticism. An example might be if you told me I was lazy and slovenly and I needed to have baths more often because I smell, and I reacted with anger or violence perhaps thumping you for saying such degrading things about me. That is even though your criticism about me was made with the best of intentions in the sincere belief that you were helping me know why I had so much difficulty making friends and felt I needed such helpful advice about my faults to enable me to become less unhappy in my life.

It comes back to fact that some people welcome constructive criticism of themselves or their work while others may habitually find that hurtful or humiliating however well intentioned, particularly if criticism of them is done publicly rather than between friends as individuals in confidence.

Scoring high inn a personality trst in neuroticism means we have a strong tendency to experience negative emotions, such as anger, anxiety, or depression. It may also be termed emotional instability. Such a negative trait in our personality is interlinked with low tolerance for stress or aversive stimuli.It means we are emotionally reactive and so intensely vulnerable to stress. we are also considered more likely to interpret ordinary situations as threatening, and minor irritations as hopelessly difficult. Our negative emotional reactions have a tendency to persist for unusually long periods of time and we are frequently observed to be in a bad mood by others perhaps causing them to dislike us and avoid us.

This trait can also diminish our ability to think clearly, to make decisions, and handle stress at work meaning overall we lack contentment in our life's achievements and have a high likelihood of suffering clinical depression.