Personality

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In psychology, personality is a description of consistent emotional, thought, and behavior patterns in a person. The several theoretical perspectives on personality involve different ideas about the relationship between personality and other psychological constructs as well as different ideas about the way personality develops. See personality psychology for more detail.

Personality may also refer to:

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  • Personality disorders, a class of mental disorders that are characterized by long-lasting rigid patterns of thought and actions
  • In psychiatry and clinical psychology, 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 type refers to the psychological classification of different types of people

  • Cult of personality, a term applied to a political institution in which a country's leader uses mass media to create a larger-than-life public image through unquestioning flattery and praise
  • The Personality-Job Fit Theory, which assumes that examining a person's personality will give insight into their adaptability in an organization

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