PersonalityJan 10, 2025
Histrionic personality disorder: Signs, symptoms, and treatment options
Histrionic Personality Disorder is characterized by intense emotions and a strong need to be the center of attention. The ...
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PersonalityJan 9, 2025
The Introvert Advantage
An intriguing pattern has emerged from psychological research: Introverts might have a leg up when navigating the choppy waters ...
PersonalityDec 3, 2024
What We Get Wrong About Psychopaths
In a recent episode of the BBC Bad People podcast, journalist Amber Haque and I cover the dark and intriguing case of Steven ...
PersonalityDec 3, 2024
A Psychologist Reveals 6 ‘Personality Types’—And Which Is Healthiest
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about relationships, personality, and everyday ...
PersonalityNov 27, 2024
Is your personality genetic?
An individual’s genetics and their environment both shape their personality. However, opinions differ on the degree to which ...
PersonalityNov 14, 2024
Different types of personality disorders
There are several different types of personality disorders, broadly categorized into cluster A, B, and C disorders. Examples ...
PersonalityOct 20, 2024
Are There Real Personality Types?
People love taking personality tests, but are personality types real? Maybe, and maybe not. Personality development is ...
PersonalityOct 20, 2024
Personality disorders vs. mood disorders
Where mood disorders can cause temporary or fluctuating changes in mood, personality disorders cause symptoms that remain ...
PersonalityOct 7, 2024
PSYC 3456: Psychology of Personality
This course offers a psychological study of structure, organization and development of the person as a complex and integrated whole.
PersonalityOct 2, 2024
Are you a psychopath? This test can tell you in minutes
Professor Michael Levenson, an expert in psychology at Oregon State University, curated the “Levenson Self-Report Psychopathy Scale” in 1995 to analyze how many people secretly identify as psychopaths ...
PersonalitySep 27, 2024
Psychology research says you can change your personality. Here’s how
It might be obvious that internet quizzes are not scientific, but many of the seemingly serious personality tests used to guide ...
PersonalityAug 21, 2024
Can your personality type change?
Some people believe personality is fixed, but more recent research suggests that personality may develop over time and that ...
PersonalityJul 2, 2024
What is the difference between type A and type B personalities?
Type A and type B are two main personality categories. People with type A personalities may be ambitious, aggressive, and competitive ...
PersonalityJun 21, 2024
Our Personalities Have a Big Say in Our Life Outcomes
Imagine you had to explain the concept of personality to a group of (friendly and curious) aliens. You could start with the ...
PersonalityJun 8, 2024
Theories of Personality
While personality traits are clearly related to genetics, one’s inheritance does not account for all personality differences. The environmental influences shared by siblings, such as a certain kind of ...
PersonalityApr 28, 2024
Depression with comorbid borderline personality disorder
Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is diagnosed in 10-30% of patients with major depressive disorder (MDD), and the frequency ...
PersonalityFeb 20, 2024
Antisocial personality disorder and therapeutic pessimism – how can mentalization-based treatment contribute to an increased therapeutic optimism among health professionals?
Antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) is associated with therapeutic pessimism among health professionals. Several variables are ...
PersonalityFeb 8, 2024
Avoidant personality disorder treatment
The main avoidant personality disorder (AvPD) treatment is talk therapy. Due to a lack of research, though, there is no clear ...
PersonalityFeb 4, 2024
Treatment for obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
Treatments for obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD) include various types of talk therapy. For some people ...
PersonalityJan 15, 2024
How to treat schizoid personality disorder
Schizoid personality disorder (SPD) is a type of mental health condition that may cause an individual to seem distant, blunt, or ...
PersonalityDec 4, 2023
Histrionic Personality Disorder: What Is It?
Histrionic personality disorder is one of a group of conditions called "cluster B" or "dramatic" personality disorders.
PersonalityNov 12, 2023
Antisocial personality disorder treatment
There is no cure for antisocial personality disorder (ASPD). Doctors typically recommend a combination of medicines and ...
PersonalityNov 6, 2023
A Psychologist Explains The Secret Link Between ‘ASMR’ And Personality
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about relationships, personality, and everyday ...
PersonalitySep 12, 2023
Dependent Personality Disorder
(DPD) is one of the most frequently diagnosed personality disorders. It causes feelings of
PersonalityAug 24, 2023
Diverging effects of mentalization based treatment for patients with borderline personality disorder and schizophrenia: an explorative comparison
There is robust evidence that both patients with schizophrenia (SCZ) and borderline personality disorder (BPD) display ...
PersonalityMar 18, 2023
People With Personality Disorders Are More Likely to Sign Up for Psychology Studies
Summary: Researchers found people with personality disorders such as borderline personality disorder and narcissistic personality ...
PersonalityOct 24, 2022
Ethical Challenges in the Treatment of Personality Disorders.
No therapy is comfortable, because it involves dealing with pain. But there’s one comfortable thought: that two people sharing ...
PersonalityOct 11, 2022
How to Treat Antisocial Personality Disorder
Antisocial personality disorder (ASPD), like most personality disorders, is very difficult to treat. The first challenge is ...
PersonalityJul 24, 2022
Is there really such a thing as an ‘addictive personality’?
We’ve all heard of someone referred to as having an “addictive personality”. Some even say it about themselves. But you may ...
PersonalityFeb 15, 2022
Personality and Disease: New Directions in Modern Research
The existing tight link connecting personality and health issues has always elicited a great interest, it is only in recent years ...