Category: P

Paper and pencil tests of personality that present questions about feelings or customary behavior.  

A test developed by Raymond B. Cattell in an attempt to identify and categorize various traits that influence the development of personality. Cattell’s test included 16 trait factors.  

The development of the personality from an obscure condition into a state of well-being recognized by the others.  

Personality pattern disturbance. A disorder which affects the way a person behaves, especially in relation to other people. A type of mental disorder in which affected people have a view of themselves and their social and personal environment that is so rigid and ill-suited as to cause them distress and to significantly impair their ability…

The changes taking place over time in the way that a person feels, thinks, and acts, and in the perceptions he or she communicates to others.  

The goals a person sets for himself or herself. These goals may be influenced by family, friends, society, culture, etc. social expectations.  

An analysis of one’s strengths and weaknesses with plans to improve one’s performance and effectiveness.  

A document that outlines personal health goals and activities that can be evaluated as progress toward achievement is made.  

The ways in which humans construe, interpret, or attach meaning to experience.  

One’s physical or mental characteristics. Physical characteristics are (a) physical abilities basic to normal functioning and (b) physical abilities that are generally referred to as talents. Mental attributes are (a) intellectual and functional, (b) emotional functioning, and (c) unusual talents.