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characterology

characterology

9.9
The study of different personality types and how people behave
  • noun
  • /ˌkɛrɪktəˈrɑlədʒi/
  • Archaic
translation icon : caracterología
  • The classification of the responses as defense mechanisms presupposes an interpretation based on allegiance to traditional psychoanalytic characterology and is not built into item structure.

Examples

  • Psychologists often engage in characterology to better understand personality types and their impacts on behavior.

  • The therapist's approach combined characterology with modern psychological techniques to explore her clients' personalities.

  • In her seminar, the professor explained the principles of characterology and how it can inform personality assessments.

Surface Forms

characterology singular
characterologies plural

Morphology

characterology = character (transparent) = character + ology

This is a straightforward study-term formation from 'character' plus '-ology', so the meaning is predictable from the parts.

Etymology

Characterology joins character ('personality') and -ology ('study of'), so it means 'study of personality'. That is why in psychology it refers to studying different character types and how people act.