Personality Psychology

Definition

Personality psychology studies personality along with its variation among individuals. It aims to show how people are individually different due to psychological forces.

Related terms

Trait Theory:

This theory suggests that individual personalities are composed of these broad dispositions.

Big Five Personality Traits:

A model in psychology that describes five fundamental dimensions of personality: openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism.

Self-Concept: An idea of the self constructed from beliefs one holds about oneself and the responses of others.