certain personality

collocation in English

meaningsofcertainandpersonality

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certain
adjective
uk
/ˈsɜː.tən/us
/ˈsɝː.tən/
having no doubt or knowing exactly that something is true, or known to be true, correct, exact, ...
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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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(Definition ofcertainandpersonalityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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They consist of extreme, maladaptive levels ofcertainpersonalitycharacteristics or traits, known as factors or facets.
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A self-imposed blindness tocertainpersonalitytraits can keep a relationship healthy, or it can also prove destructive.
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Although the specific vocation influenced the name, it was no accident thatcertainpersonalitytypes and styles gravitated to certain occupations.
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This theory also applies tocertainpersonalitytrails, such as men are more typically more assertive and women more passive.
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Certainpersonalitytraits can also predict the relationship between art complexity and preference.
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These observations implicatecertainpersonalityor temperamental traits that may predispose to these illnesses.
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The complainers differed on a wide range of variables, with the largest effects found for psychiatric state, physical health andcertainpersonalityvariables.
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Several studies have found that individuals possessingcertainpersonalitytraits have a greater tendency to volunteer.
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Accordingly, we need a new local distribution that explains the probability of being angry given acertainpersonality.
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Conceptually, the adaptation of human mating strategies to environmental conditions requires only that the frequencies ofcertainpersonalitydetermining genes differ with the environment of evolution.
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It is quite possible that, as a group, these excluded individuals were different from the included respondents oncertainpersonalitycharacteristics that are associated with experiences of psychosis.
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Earlier we discussed excessive gambling and the propensity ofcertainpersonalitytypes to be attracted by that form of compulsive behaviour.
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Is it to achieve a considered, measured evaluation of a problem, or is it to obtain publicity for a cause or for acertainpersonality?
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They often occur with other mental disorders, particularly major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder,certainpersonalitydisorders, and eating disorders.
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The goals associated with them elicit the appropriation ofcertainpersonalityprofiles by the people enacting them.
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The hair distinguishes the character and can also indicatecertainpersonalitytraits.
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Each person is categorized into an animal-type based on their birthdate, and based on their animal-type they are supposed to havecertainpersonalitytraits.
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Such changes may also favorcertainpersonalitytypes over others, due to the changing tasks and skills required.
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Each of these body types was associated withcertainpersonalitytraits and, in a more extreme form, psychopathologies.
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