Personality
Personality
Personality (/ˌpɜːrsəˈnælɪti/) refers to the unique set of characteristics, traits, behaviors, and patterns that define an individual and differentiate them from others. These traits may include attitudes, habits, psychological traits, personal values, and emotional patterns.
Etymology
The term 'Personality' is derived from the Latin word 'persona', which means 'mask'. In the theatrical sense, actors used different 'personae' or masks to represent different characters or roles.
Related Terms
- Personality psychology: A branch of psychology that studies personality and its variation among individuals.
- Personality disorder: A type of mental disorder in which you have a rigid and unhealthy pattern of thinking, functioning and behaving.
- Personality test: A method of assessing human personality constructs.
- Personality development: The development of the organized pattern of behaviors and attitudes that makes a person distinctive.
- Personality trait: A characteristic pattern of behavior or conscious motive which can be self-assessed or assessed.
- Personality type: A theory of categorizing people according to their individual personality characteristics.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Personality
- Wikipedia's article - Personality
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