Growth of habitual patterns of behavior in childhood and adolescence.

Behavior-response patterns that characterize the individual.

A major deviation from normal patterns of behavior.

Check list, usually to be filled out by a person about himself, consisting of many statements about personal characteristics which the subject checks.

A personality disorder marked by a pattern of instability of interpersonal relationships, self-image, and affects, and marked impulsivity beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts. (DSM-IV)

Standardized objective tests designed to facilitate the evaluation of personality.

The determination and evaluation of personality attributes by interviews, observations, tests, or scales. Articles concerning personality measurement are considered to be within scope of this term.