Personality Psychology

Do you know how to identify envious people? Envy is a complex emotion that affects not only the life of…

The term metrosexuality originated in the popular culture of the 1990s, as a label for men who placed more emphasis on taking care of their physica...

The idiographic and the nomothetic are two different perspectives that coexist in the study of personality. Although the objective of…

We live in a culture that exalts the need to be independent and self-sufficient, to love without attachment, and to…

It's true that none of us really like rules. In fact, we often respond to them with defiance and daring…

Secure, avoidant, anxious/ambivalent, or disorganized: what's your attachment style? Many of us are interested to know our patterns of relating&hel...

An unwritten rule says that about 60 percent of people will suffer narcissistic discard at some point in their lives.…

If we mention Myers & Briggs, chances are you may not know who we're talking about. On the other hand,…

Some people are extroverts and others are introverts. But, what factors lie behind these two personality types? And, is there…

Hardly anyone likes arguing, getting angry, or dealing with injustice. However, there are some people who resist confrontation at all…

A study published in the journal, Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience indicates that brain structure can influence personality traits. Furt...

A narcissist is more than an irritating stone in your shoe. They're not only the kind of people who disrupt…

The way your personality changes as you age is often so subtle that you rarely notice it. However, by the…

As human beings, we're social by nature. Consequently, we need the company of others to cope with our daily lives…

Some people in their 30s or 40s are childish and immature. They're difficult to live with because they don't take…

The dark triad personality traits are narcissism, psychopathy, and Machiavellianism. These individuals are highly conflictive in their interpersona...

Some positive virtues hide a dark side. They're like poisoned gifts that you sometimes regret having received. High empathy or the ability to conne...

Stephen Hawking used to say that "quiet people have the loudest minds." It's true that the more introverted of us…

For many years, psychology, like medicine and other health sciences, justified gender roles and negligent practices against the female sex.…

Meticulous, self-demanding, efficient, cautious... What image comes to mind when you think of someone with these characteristics? You might envisio...

Far from being a fad, Stoicism is a philosophical perspective that's permeated our culture for decades. Epictetus, the Greek philosopher…