Biomaterial Database

The oral character; personality type or stereotype? 1973

R A Stewart, and G E Powell, and S J Tutton

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D009765	Obesity	A status with BODY WEIGHT that is grossly above the recommended standards, usually due to accumulation of excess FATS in the body. The standards may vary with age, sex, genetic or cultural background. In the BODY MASS INDEX, a BMI greater than 30.0 kg/m2 is considered obese, and a BMI greater than 40.0 kg/m2 is considered morbidly obese (MORBID OBESITY).
D010551	Personality	Behavior-response patterns that characterize the individual.	Personalities
D002605	Character	In current usage, approximately equivalent to personality. The sum of the relatively fixed personality traits and habitual modes of response of an individual.	Characters
D003674	Defense Mechanisms	Unconscious process used by an individual or a group of individuals in order to cope with impulses, feelings or ideas which are not acceptable at their conscious level; various types include reaction formation, projection and self reversal.	Mechanisms, Defense
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012934	Social Isolation	The separation of individuals or groups resulting in the lack of or minimizing of social contact and/or communication. This separation may be accomplished by physical separation, by social barriers and by psychological mechanisms. In the latter, there may be interaction but no real communication.	Isolation, Social,Social Exclusion,Exclusion, Social,Social Exclusions
D012938	Social Perception	The perceiving of attributes, characteristics, and behaviors of one's associates or social groups.	Perception, Social,Perceptions, Social,Social Perceptions
D013008	Somatotypes	Body builds determined on the basis of certain physical characteristics of body shape and BODY COMPOSITION. A somatotyping appraisal is a composite rating of the three basic body types: ectomorph (thin physique), endomorph (rounded physique), and mesomorph (athletic physique).	Body Build,Body Shape,Body Type,Body Types,Ectomorph,Endomorph,Mesomorph,Body Builds,Body Shapes,Ectomorphs,Endomorphs,Mesomorphs,Somatotype
D013239	Stereotyped Behavior	Relatively invariant mode of behavior elicited or determined by a particular situation; may be verbal, postural, or expressive.	Behavior, Stereotyped,Behaviors, Stereotyped,Stereotyped Behaviors