PersonalitySep 16, 2025
Your Personality May Change Day to Day More Than You Realize
The idea that personality never changes once you reach adulthood continues to be challenged by study after study. There’s one ...
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PersonalitySep 10, 2025
Psychological and neurophysiological measures of emotion dysregulation in borderline personality disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder
Emotion dysregulation is a central feature in trauma-associated disorders such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and borderline personality disorder (BPD). However, it remains unclear whether emotion dysregulation…
PersonalitySep 8, 2025
Maternal assessments of family climate in mother-child dyads: investigating the role of maternal borderline personality disorder in mental representations
Family climate substantially influences children’s socio-emotional development. We examined mothers’ mental representations of their children and their relationships in three groups of mothers with young children (0–6…
PersonalitySep 2, 2025
Implicit and explicit self-concepts of forgiveness in women with borderline personality disorder
The tendency to forgive is associated with traits such as agreeableness and neuroticism, mental well-being, and interpersonal functioning. Given documented associations with interpersonal conflict and aggression in…
PersonalityAug 29, 2025
Screening for borderline personality disorder (BPD) in malaysia: a validation study of the McLean screening instrument for BPD
Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is often underdiagnosed in Malaysia due to limited specialized training and validated screening tools. Although the McLean Screening Instrument for BPD (MSI-BPD) is a…
PersonalityAug 28, 2025
The Borderline Symptom List–Interview: development and psychometric evaluation of an observer-based instrument for assessing symptom severity in borderline personality disorder
Background Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a complex mental health condition characterized by pervasive instability in mood, interpersonal relationships, self-concepts, and behavior. A reliable assessment of BPD…
PersonalityAug 27, 2025
Psychological test: The picture you choose reveals the personality trait that's holding back your success
A new personality test is trending online. It uses storm images to identify negative traits. Marina Winberg shared this test on ...
PersonalityAug 26, 2025
New data science methods might improve understanding of personality and psychopathology
Alexander Christensen's recent study probably won't rewrite 40 years of history in the field of psychology, but he hopes that his ...
PersonalityAug 26, 2025
Big Five No More? New Study Uncovers Hidden Personality Traits
Summary: For 40 years, the Big Five personality model has dominated psychology, but new research suggests it may be incomplete.
PersonalityAug 11, 2025
Dissociative Identity Disorder (Multiple Personality Disorder)
What Is Dissociative Identity Disorder? Dissociative identity disorder (DID), previously known as multiple personality disorder ...
PersonalityJul 26, 2025
Psychology-based personality test: Choose an image and find out your attachment type in relationships
Psychology-based personality tests, as the name suggests, are tools designed to help people better understand their personality ...
PersonalityJul 19, 2025
Psychological Test: Choose a dress and discover your hidden emotions and personality traits
Marina Winberg shared a psychological test on social media involving dress color preferences linked to personality traits.
PersonalityJul 12, 2025
Can you change your personality? Psychology research says yes, by tweaking what you think and do
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Making a personality change could help you live the life ...
PersonalityJul 7, 2025
Psychology-based personality test: Choose an eye and discover the truth about yourself
This psychology-based personality test, shared by Marina Winberg, invites individuals to select an eye from a set of images.
PersonalityJul 1, 2025
Why You Might Not Want to Trust Personality Tests
The phrase attributed to circus master P.T. Barnum that “there’s a sucker born every minute” formed the basis for a ...
PersonalityJun 12, 2025
Psychopathic personality is measured with a 1970s checklist. A UC Berkeley psychologist says it’s time to upgrade.
If someone asked you to imagine a psychopath, who would you picture? Many of us might conjure an image of a violent criminal who ...
PersonalityJun 10, 2025
Psychopathic personality is measured with a 1970s checklist—a psychologist says it's time to upgrade
If someone asked you to imagine a psychopath, who would you picture? Many of us might conjure an image of a violent criminal who ...
PersonalityMay 1, 2025
Link between mental health and personality traits uncovered
Common mental health conditions are more closely related to people's personalities than previously thought, a study suggests. Personality traits explain about a quarter of the overall risk of mental health problems such…
PersonalityApr 29, 2025
Personality traits shape our prosocial behavior
Why do some people do more for the community than others? A new study now shows that personality traits such as extraversion and agreeableness correlate with volunteering and charitable giving.
PersonalityApr 23, 2025
Family dynamics shape body image differently across cultures
Body appreciation differs between Middle-Eastern and Western societies, a new international study can reveal, highlighting how cultural and family influences shape body image and eating behaviors in young women. The…
PersonalityApr 23, 2025
Empathy might be retained in Alzheimer's disease
People with Alzheimer's disease may retain their ability to empathize, despite declines in other social abilities, finds a new study.
PersonalityApr 16, 2025
Nurturing now, thriving later: The lasting power of affectionate mothering
Affectionate mothering in childhood may have a lasting impact on important personality traits, potentially influencing life outcomes such as educational achievement, economic success, and health and well-being, according…
PersonalityApr 2, 2025
Does Your Birth Order Determine Your Personality?
When you think about your childhood, how much do relationships with your siblings come to mind? Or, what if you had no siblings ...
PersonalityMar 27, 2025
First therapy chatbot trial shows AI can provide 'gold-standard' care
Researchers conducted the first clinical trial of an AI-powered therapy chatbot and found that, on average, people with diagnosed mental disorders experienced clinically significant improvements in their symptoms over…
PersonalityMar 23, 2025
Narcissistic Personality Disorder
The exact mechanism by which narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) develops remains unknown. Research suggests that a ...
PersonalityMar 17, 2025
Psychological prehabilitation improves surgical recovery
A new analysis led by surgeons finds that psychological prehabilitation can significantly enhance recovery after surgery. The study found that psychological prehabilitation significantly reduces the length of hospital…
PersonalityMar 13, 2025
Why it's good to be nostalgic: Study suggests you may have more close friends
Do you have lots of close friends -- and work hard to keep it that way? If you've answered 'yes', you are probably nostalgic.
PersonalityMar 10, 2025
Decoding the neural basis of affective empathy: How the brain feels others' pain
A research team has uncovered key insights into how the brain processes others' distress. Using miniature endoscopic calcium imaging, the researchers identified specific neural ensembles in the anterior cingulate cortex…
PersonalityMar 10, 2025
Humans have a long way to go in understanding a dog's emotions
New research has revealed that people often do not perceive the true meaning of their pet's emotions and can misread their dog. The reasons for this are many and include a human misunderstanding of dog expressions due to…
PersonalityMar 6, 2025
Paralyzed man moves robotic arm with his thoughts
Researchers have enabled a man who is paralyzed to control a robotic arm through a device that relays signals from his brain to a computer. He was able to grasp, move and drop objects just by imagining himself performing…