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Answer for the clue "A mental or personality disturbance not attributable to any known neurological or organic dysfunction ", 11 letters:
neuroticism

Word definitions for neuroticism in dictionaries

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Neuroticism is a fundamental personality trait in the study of psychology characterized by anxiety, fear, moodiness, worry, envy, frustration, jealousy, and loneliness. Individuals who score high on neuroticism are more likely than average to experience ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The quality or state of being neurotic

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1894, from neurotic + -ism .

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a mental or personality disturbance not attributable to any known neurological or organic dysfunction [syn: neurosis , psychoneurosis ]

Usage examples of neuroticism.

It tests you for the five major domains of personality: openness, conscientiousness, extroversion, agreeableness and neuroticism.