Personality
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Personality is the particular combination of emotional, attitudinal, and behavioral response patterns of an individual.
Psychology
- Personality developmentPersonality DevelopmentAn individual's personality is an aggregate conglomeration of decisions we've made throughout our lives . There are inherent natural, genetic, and environmental factors that contribute to the development of our personality. According to process of socialization, "personality also colors our values,...
, the concept that personality is affected by various sources - Personality disorderPersonality disorderPersonality disorders, formerly referred to as character disorders, are a class of personality types and behaviors. Personality disorders are noted on Axis II of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders or DSM-IV-TR of the American Psychiatric Association.Personality disorders are...
- Personality genetics, a scientific field that examines the relation between personality and genetics
- Personality pathologyPersonality pathologyIn 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 is characterized by adaptive inflexibility, vicious...
, characterized by adaptive inflexibility, vicious cycles of maladaptive behavior, and emotional instability under stress - Personality psychologyPersonality psychologyPersonality psychology is a branch of psychology that studies personality and individual differences. Its areas of focus include:* Constructing a coherent picture of the individual and his or her major psychological processes...
, the theory and study of individual differences, traits, and types - Personality quizPersonality quizA personality quiz is a series of questions 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...
or Personality testPersonality test-Overview:There are many different types of personality tests. The most common type, the self-report inventory, involves the administration of many questions, or "items", to test-takers who respond by rating the degree to which each item reflects their behavior...
, a series of questions (usually multiple-choice, rating scale, or True/False) intended to describe aspects of an individual's character, thoughts, and feelings - Personality systematicsPersonality systematicsPersonality systematics is a contribution to the psychology of personality and to psychotherapy summarized by Jeffrey J. Magnavita in 2006 and 2009. It is the study of the interrelationships among subsystems of personality as they are embedded in the entire ecological system. The model falls into...
, among subsystems of personality as they are embedded in the entire ecological system - Personality typePersonality typePersonality type refers to the psychological classification of different types of individuals. Personality types are sometimes distinguished from personality traits, with the latter embodying a smaller grouping of behavioral tendencies. Types are sometimes said to involve qualitative differences...
, refers to patterns of relatively enduring characteristics of behavior that occur with sufficient frequency
Sociology
- Cult of personalityCult of personalityA cult of personality arises when an individual uses mass media, propaganda, or other methods, to create an idealized and heroic public image, often through unquestioning flattery and praise. Cults of personality are usually associated with dictatorships...
, political institution in which a leader uses mass media to create a larger-than-life public image - Personality rightsPersonality rights"Personality rights" is a common or casual reference to the proper term of art "Right of Publicity". The Right of Publicity can be defined simply as the right of an individual to control the commercial use of his or her name, image, likeness or other unequivocal aspects of one's identity...
, consisting of the right to individual publicity and privacy
Literature
- Personality (novel) (2003), by Andrew O'HaganAndrew O'HaganAndrew O'Hagan, FRSL is a Scottish novelist and non-fiction author. He is also an Editor at Large of Esquire and is currently a creative writing fellow at King's College London. He was selected by for inclusion in their 2003 list of the top 20 young British novelists. His novels appear...
- Personality and Individual DifferencesPersonality and Individual DifferencesPersonality and Individual Differences is a scientific journal published bi-monthly by Elsevier and founded in 1980. PAID is the official journal of the International Society for the Study of Individual Differences ....
, a scientific journal published bi-monthly by Elsevier
Media
- Personality ComicsPersonality ComicsPersonality Comics was a short-lived American comic book publisher which specialized in unauthorized profiles of professional athletes and entertainers, as well as adult comics. A typical Personality Comics title featured a painted portrait of the subject on the cover, with black-and-white art inside...
, a short-lived American comic book publisher - "Personality" (1946 song)Personality (1946 song)Personality is a song written by Johnny Burke and Jimmy Van Heusen for Dorothy Lamour to perform in the 1946 film Road to Utopia. The song became a number one Billboard hit for Johnny Mercer in 1946 .Forty years later the song was rewritten as a...
, a song in the 1946 film Road to Utopia - "Personality" (Lloyd Price song), 1959 popular song performed by Lloyd Price
- Personality (TV series)Personality (TV series)Personality is an American game show produced by Bob Stewart and hosted by Larry Blyden which ran on NBC from July 3, 1967 to September 26, 1969 at 11:00 AM, EST.-Gameplay:...
, an American game show - Radio personalityRadio personalityA radio personality is a person with an on-air position in radio broadcasting. A radio personality can be someone who introduces and discusses various genres of music, hosts a talk radio show that may take calls from listeners, or someone whose primary responsibility is to give news, weather,...
, a person with an on-air position in radio broadcasting - Television personality