Personality trait
Personality trait
A Personality trait (/pərˈsɒnəlɪti treɪt/) is a distinguishing quality or characteristic that is inherent in an individual's personality. These traits are often stable over time and across different situations, and they form the basis for consistent patterns of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.
Etymology
The term "personality trait" is derived from the Latin word "persona", meaning "mask", and the Middle English word "trait", meaning "a particular feature or quality". The term was first used in psychology to describe the stable characteristics that define an individual's personality.
Related terms
- Big Five personality traits: A model in psychology that describes five broad dimensions of personality: openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism.
- Trait theory: A psychological framework that attempts to identify and measure the specific personality traits that make up an individual's personality.
- Personality disorder: A type of mental disorder characterized by enduring maladaptive patterns of behavior, cognition, and inner experience, exhibited across many contexts and deviating from those accepted by the individual's culture.
- Personality psychology: A branch of psychology that studies personality and its variation among individuals.
See also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Personality trait
- Wikipedia's article - Personality trait
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