In most cases, it’s a sign of severe mental illness or drug use. People who are very depressed, traumatized, or schizophrenic ...

There are certain hallmarks that define a type B personality (and many of those traits could be beneficial for type A folks ...

Personality refers to a person's distinctive patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving. It derives from a mix of innate dispositions and inclinations along with environmental factors and ...

Traits are the building blocks of personality. So what is a trait? In short, it’s a relatively stable way of thinking and behaving that can be used to describe a person and compare and contrast ...

The other side of the coin is selflessness. People who are aware and empathetic to the vast imaginations and beliefs of ...

From the moment two people meet, they're sizing each other up, looking for signs of qualities like honesty, intelligence, and altruism. Whether it's a date or a job interview, the small stuff ...

Idson, Lorraine Chen, and Walter Mischel. "The Personality of Familiar and Important People: The Lay Perceiver as A Social Cognitive Theorist." Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 80, no. 4 ...

“They have to be mindful not to be in intimate dynamics with people ... [who don’t] have that appreciation for all of the love and the safety that the Cancer personality wants to provide for them.

A recent study from the University of Geneva suggests that some personality traits—such as being curious, independent, and ...

High blood pressure is often linked to heart disease, but it may also have a surprising effect on personality. A new study suggests that diastolic blood pressure—the lower number in a blood pressure ...