A term that embodies the totality of the individual, the total constellation of the physical, psychological, and behavioral attributes of each unique individual; in jungian psychology, the outer aspect of character, as opposed to anima (2); the assumed personality used to mask the true one. [L. per, through, + sonare, to sound : from the small megaphone in ancient dramatic masks, to aid in projecting the actor's voice]
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per·so·na pər-'sō-nə, -.nä n, pl personas an individual's social facade or front that esp. in the analytic psychology of C. G. Jung reflects the role in life the individual is playing compare ANIMA (1)
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per·so·na (pər-soґnə) [L. “maskâ€] in jungian psychology, the personality mask or facade presented by a person to the world, as opposed to the anima, the inner being.Medical dictionary. 2011.