personality trait
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpersonalityandtrait
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personality
noun
uk/ˌpɜː.sənˈæl.ə.ti/us/ˌpɝː.sənˈæl.ə.t̬i/
the type of person you are, shown by the way you behave, feel, ...
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trait
noun[C]
uk/treɪt/us/treɪt/
a particular characteristic that can produce a particular type ...
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(Definition ofpersonalityandtraitfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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It scores 24 personality traits on an eightpoint scale of social dysfunction created by thepersonalitytraitin question and identifies four main categories of personality disorder and nine subcategories.
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The aims of this research were to examine the associations between thepersonalitytraitof neuroticism in adolescence and later psychotic symptoms, taking into account potential confounding factors.
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Furthermore, in the present study we compared the clusters onpersonalitytraitvariables to determine if psychiatric comorbidity-based clustering showed specific associations to underlying personality dimensions.
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The model also posits that a common set of genes influences thepersonalitytraitof constraint, all the disorders that compose this spectrum, and the psychophysiological measures.
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It is possible that this pattern of illness behavior then continues into adult life and becomes apersonalitytrait.
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Differentiation between transient adolescent reactions and deep-seatedpersonalitytraitdisorders or psychoneurotic reactions must be made.
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Patience is apersonalitytrait+ an attribute or ability.
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In turn,personalitytrait-level analyses also show parallels in the correlates of these two disorders.
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To adjust for over-inflated reporting of the frequency of psychiatric symptoms, the odds ratios will be calculated controlling for thepersonalitytraitof neuroticism.
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In any case, it simply refers to apersonalitytraitthat represents the inclination of a party to perceive other individuals as trustworthy.
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Typically, anxiety as apersonalitytraitis differentiated from a transient anxiety state.
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Thispersonalitytraitis associated with high levels of both somatic and emotional distress.
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These were quite different and were composed of a previous psychiatric history, an emotionalpersonalitytrait, and life events or difficulties.
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This provides some support for regarding neuroticism as apersonalitytrait.
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Resilience refers to a state of successful adaptation, whereas resiliency implies the existence of apersonalitytrait.
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Because proneness or inclination to have accidents occurred consistently over time, like a habit, people at the time understood that it functioned as apersonalitytraitindependent of psychophysiological causes.
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