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Extraversion, Psychological MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Extraversion, Psychological
Tree Number(s)
F01.752.747.246
F02.739.794.253
Unique ID
D005120
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005120
Scope Note
A state in which attention is largely directed outward from the self.
Entry Term(s)
Extraversion
Extraversion (Psychology)
Extraversion, Psychology
Extroversion
Extroversion (Psychology)
Extroversion, Psychological
Extroversion, Psychology
Previous Indexing
Personality (1966-1967)
Psychoanalytic Theory (1966-1967)
Public MeSH Note
2020; was EXTRAVERSION (PSYCHOLOGY) 1978-2019; was EXTROVERSION (PSYCHOLOGY) 1968-1977
History Note
2020 (1968); was EXTRAVERSION (PSYCHOLOGY) 1978-2019; was EXTROVERSION (PSYCHOLOGY) 1968-197
Date Established
1968/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2019/01/17

No Qualifiers
Extraversion, Psychological Preferred
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