From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Personality may refer to:
- Personality psychology is the theory and study of personality types, personality traits and individual differences
- Personality development, the study of personality development over time
- Personality disorders, a class of mental disorders that is characterized by long-lasting rigid patterns of thought and actions
- Personality pathology is characterized by adaptive inflexibility, vicious cycles of maladaptive behavior, and emotional instability under stress
- Personality quiz, a series of questions (usually multiple-choice) intended to reveal something about the person who answers them
- Personality tests aim to describe aspects of an individual's character, thoughts, and feelings
- Personality type refers to patterns of relatively enduring characteristics of behavior and the psychological classification of different types of individuals
- Personality traits refer to attributes by which people may vary in relative terms, rather than their being divided into absolute types
- Personality alteration, a theory often associated with cults or brainwashing
[edit] Sociology
- Cult of personality, political institution in which a leader uses mass media to create a larger-than-life public image
- Personality rights, consisting of the people to publicity and to privacy
[edit] Literature
[edit] Show business
