A study on human behavior has revealed that 90 percent of the population can be classified into four basic personality types: optimistic, pessimistic, trusting and envious. However, the latter of the ...

When discussing advantages and disadvantages of well-known personality traits, such as extroversion-introversion, we need to ...

Antisocial personality disorder (APD) is one of the most difficult psychological diagnoses. Those with APD, also known as sociopaths, once discovered, are indelibly branded, for it’s a pernicious ...

When it comes to understanding differing human behaviors about those around us, we often turn to popular indicators like Myers-Briggs Type, the Big 5, or Enneagrams as frameworks. These personality ...

Personality traits observed in childhood are a strong predictor of adult behavior, new research suggests. Personality traits observed in childhood are a strong predictor of adult behavior, a study by ...

See also 'Personality assessments in the workplace: harmful or helpful? ' William Mardsten introduced the “DISC” acronym in the 1920s to highlight four behavioral traits: dominance, influence, ...

Many people are driven to do things that excite them, no matter how risky or terrifying those activities might seem to others. If you heard about a chance to ski down a steep backcountry slope, would ...

Associations of personality traits with physical activity and sedentary behavior were observed in a study conducted at the Gerontology Research Centre and the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences at ...

Dissociation is a common symptom in borderline personality disorder and is associated with an increased risk of suicidality ...