Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

Keller plan.  

The alcoholic possesses certain traits that are indicative of alcoholism, e.g., feelings of inferiority, low frustration tolerance level, dependency, emotional immaturity, and fearfulness.  

Characterized by immaturity or maladjustment that results in a person being unable to maintain emotional equilibrium and independence under stress. There are three forms: a) emotionally unstable personality, b) passive aggressive personality; and c) compulsive personality.  

Any of several personality types that can rarely be altered by therapy and tend to decompensate to psychosis under stress: inadequate personality, schizoid personality, cyclothymic personality, and paranoid personality.  

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.