In this section, you’ll have the chance to learn more about the most relevant theories about personality psychology. You’ll find out about psychoanalysis, humanism, and cognitivism so as to better understand other people and yourself.
One of the most curious projective tests in the history of psychology is, without a doubt, the Szondi test. Also known as the “fate analysis test”, it was designed in 1935 to try to get information about an individual’s personality and…
Attachment style during childhood is a variable that plays a crucial role in the establishment of healthy and balanced romantic…
People with a fixer mentality have a need to “save” others and think they know how to solve everyone’s problems.…
Curious people are powerful people. Paraphrasing Albert Einstein: you need passion and curiosity, not talent, to stand out. Powerful people are endowed with attentiveness and inner strength. What sets these people apart from the rest is they’re always interested in…
Along with Else Frenkel-Brunswik, Daniel Levinson, and Nevitt Sanford, Theodor W. Adorno outlined the authoritarian personality theory. They were all…
Some people use narcissistic relational styles due to their low self-esteem. They boast about virtues and display values they don’t…
The passage of time leaves a profound mark on all of us. Getting older every year seems to make people sad. A recent study analyzed how four dimensions of personality evolve over time and how, for many people, things actually…
An open wound can sometimes end up becoming an abyss infected by resentment, rage, and vulnerability. Some people who have…
Superstition has always been a part of our lives. In fact, every single culture has its own superstitious customs. For example, in some areas of Russia, breaking a dish is a good omen. It’s as if each superstition had some…
Throughout the years, many people have studied personality, a variable which greatly influences behavior. Sigmund Freud, the father of psychoanalysis, approached it from different perspectives. In this article, we’ll be talking about one of them: the economic model of psychoanalysis.…
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) from the American Psychiatric Association states that “feeding and eating disorders are characterized by a persistent disturbance of eating or eating-related behavior that results in the altered consumption or absorption of…
Delusional disorder represents a great challenge for the sciences that study the human mind. It hasn’t been classified precisely yet,…
In some situations, you may have decided that it’s simply not possible to truly know someone. This could either happen…
The name Hervey Cleckley may not be too familiar to you. However, we’ve all heard of psychopathy and many of…
The main goal of the field of differential epidemiology is to establish a link between intelligence (or the G factor), personality…
Loyal people are, above all, honest people. They live their lives by a code that always lines up with their values…
Borderline personality disorder (BPD) involves patterns of instability in an individual’s relationships, self-image, and emotions. In most cases, these patterns…
Although many people think that colors aren’t related to feelings, opinions, or behaviors, there are others who strongly believe in…
Contrary to what you might think, narcissists can fall in love just like everyone else. However, when there’s narcissism in a relationship, the anxiety and fear can be palpable. That’s because their love is like a lasso that gets tighter…
To maintain the psychological balance you need, you have to analyze your responses to external conditions and learn to keep your impulses and instincts at bay. When someone’s psychologically unbalanced, they become too sensitive to external conditions and have exaggerated…