Which of the following concepts should a nurse identify as being included in Black and Andreasen's definition of personality? (Select all that apply.)

1. Personality is the characteristic way in which a person thinks, feels, and behaves.2. Personality is the ingrained pattern of behavior that each person evolves, both consciously and unconsciously. 3. Personality is developed in sporadic stages that vary from person to person and experience to experience.4. Personality has to do with a person's style of life or way of being.
5. Personality is inborn and cannot be influenced by developmental progression.


1, 2, 4
Rationale: Black and Andreasen (2011) define personality as "the characteristic way in which a person thinks, feels, and behaves; the ingrained pattern of behavior that each person evolves, both consciously and unconsciously, as his or her style of life or way of being."

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