Psychology Glossary 119

Peripheral Nervous System (PNS): The part of the nervous system composed of the spinal and cranial nerves that connect the body's sensory receptors to the CNS and the CNS to the muscles and glands.

外周神经系统：由脊神经和脑神经组成的神经系统的一部分，它将身体的感觉受体与中枢神经系统、中枢神经系统与肌肉和腺体连接起来。

Personality: The psychological qualities of an individual that influence a variety of characteristic behavior patterns across difference situations and over time.

个性：一个人的心理素质，随着时间的推移，在不同的情况下会影响他的各种特征行为模式。

Personality Disorder: A chronic, inflexible, maladaptive pattern of perceiving, thinking, and behaving that seriously impairs and individual's ability to function in social or other settings.

人格障碍：一种长期的、不灵活的、不适应的感知、思考和行为模式，严重损害个人在社会或其他环境中的能力。