"persoonlijkheidsvorming"

English translation: Personal development

01:07 Jan 22, 2014
Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Medical: Health Care / nursing
Dutch term or phrase: "persoonlijkheidsvorming"
This term appears in two instances in the list of marks: 'werkstuk +[term]' & 'algemene- [sic] en [term]'. I doubt that this is precisely the equivalent of 'personal development', so what other options are there?
Robert Kleemaier
Canada
Local time: 06:47
English translation:Personal development
Explanation:
Your development as a person, different from personality. Nicely described on Wikipedia.
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Tina Vonhof (X)
Canada
Local time: 07:47
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Having discussed the matter with the client, I have to opt for this solution, but will provide a footnote with Michael's suggestion too. Merci!
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5 +1personality formation
Michael Beijer
4personality development
Sven Petersson
4Personal development
Tina Vonhof (X)


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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
personality development


Explanation:
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    Reference: http://www.narcis.nl/person/RecordID/PRS1235125/Language/en
Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 14:47
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in EnglishEnglish
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
persoonlijkheidsvorming
personality formation


Explanation:
persoonlijkheidsvorming = personality formation (Juridisch-Economisch Lexicon)

The organization and structure of the components of a person's character or personality. (The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary © 2007, 2004 by Houghton Mifflin Company.)

the life history associated with the development of individual patterns and of one's individuality.
(Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012)

The life history associated with the development of individual patterns and of one's individuality.
(Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012)

'8. Early or late personality formation. Are our personality characteristics established in early childhood, to remain relatively fixed through the rest of our lives? Or are we every bit as flexible in adulthood? Or is that, although change is always a possibility, it just gets increasingly difficult as time goes on?

This question is intimately tied up with the issues of genetics, stages, and cultural determination, as you can imagine. The biggest hurdle we face before we find a resolution, however, is in specifying what we mean by personality characteristics. If we mean things that never change from the moment of birth -- i.e. temperament -- then of course personality is formed early. If we mean our beliefs, opinions, habits, and so on, these can change rather dramatically up to the moment of death. Since most theorists mean something "in between" these extremes, the answer is likewise to be found "in between."' (http://webspace.ship.edu/cgboer/persintro.html)

Example sentence(s):
  • Most anthropologists today believe that Benedict and her students went too far in their assertions about the influence of culture on personality formation and in discounting heredity.
  • PERSONALITY FORMATION AMONG THE NAVAHO INDIANS.

    Reference: http://www.drugs.com/dict/personality-formation.html
    Reference: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/personality+formation
Michael Beijer
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:47
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16

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14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Personal development


Explanation:
Your development as a person, different from personality. Nicely described on Wikipedia.


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_development
Tina Vonhof (X)
Canada
Local time: 07:47
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 47
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Having discussed the matter with the client, I have to opt for this solution, but will provide a footnote with Michael's suggestion too. Merci!
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