personality
61personality assessment — ▪ psychology Introduction the measurement of personal characteristics. Assessment is an end result of gathering information intended to advance psychological theory and research and to increase the probability that wise decisions will be… …
62Personality Disorders — Even though upsetting behavior is as old as the human condition, systematic attention to disorders of the personality appears relatively late in the development of psychiatry. On the whole, the asylum generation of psychiatrists had little to… …
63Personality and Preference Inventory — The Personality and Preference Inventory (PAPI) was originally designed by Dr Max Kostick, Professor of Industrial Psychology at Boston State College, in Massachusetts, USA, in the early 1960s. Kostick’s original goal was to design an instrument… …
64personality disorder — Psychiatry. any of a group of mental disorders characterized by deeply ingrained maladaptive patterns of behavior and personality style, which are usually recognizable as early as adolescence and are often lifelong in duration. [1935 40] * * *… …
65Personality type — The concept of personality type refers to the psychological classification of different types of people. Personality types can be distinguished from personality traits, which come in different levels or degrees. According to type theories, for… …
66Personality quiz — A personality quiz is a series of questions (usually multiple choice) that intends to reveal something about the person who answers them. The personality quiz, unlike a knowledge quiz, has no definite set of right or wrong answers. Instead, the… …
67Personality pathology — In personality psychology, personality refers to enduring patterns of cognition, emotion, and behavior that are activated in particular circumstances and often affect social adaptation. In psychiatry and clinical psychology, personality pathology …
68Personality development — An individual s personality is an aggregate conglomeration of decisions one makes throughout life. There are inherent natural, genetic, and environmental factors that contribute to the development of personality; however, in the pursuit of a more …
69personality test — noun any test that is intended to assess personality • Hypernyms: ↑test, ↑mental test, ↑mental testing, ↑psychometric test • Hyponyms: ↑projective test, ↑projective device, ↑projective technique, ↑ …
70Personality Assessment Inventory — The Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI), authored by Leslie Morey, is a 344 question test of psychological functioning. It compares a person s responses to those from large community and clinical normative samples on a variety of constructs… …
