Most of what we know about personality disorders is based on symptom checklists and leaves out the "person." New research ...

Most people would like to think they're fun and outgoing, or are interesting people with a lot of emotional depth. But for some, that's not always the case, and it has a lot to do with the words they ...

Personality types A, B, C, and D group people according to key personality traits. These types may affect many areas of life, including an individual’s health. Essentially, the personality types A, B, ...

People with Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD) often struggle intensely with non-conformists due to the core, rigid personality structure of the disorder. It's not just a preference for ...

Psychologists use personality traits such as extroversion, neuroticism or anxiety as a means of characterizing typical patterns of thought, emotion and behavior that differ from one person to the next ...

If one of your friends or colleagues is frequently negative, controlling and manipulative, causing great distress to the people around them, they could have a toxic personality. These personalities ...

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Type B personalities are described as relaxed, spontaneous, and easygoing. Type A personalities tend to push themselves harder, work at higher stress levels, and focus on achievement. Most people are ...

A friend of mine said that I have an eye a lot like Sherlock Holmes. I agree, assuming that Sherlock Holmes was blind. I’m not always super perceptive, and in my day-to-day, it takes a while for me to ...

A man with a tattoo of guns and a skull might be assumed to be antisocial and violent. But what if he is just really into Guns N' Roses, a band that uses guns and skulls in its imagery? A new study ...

Some people seem to have a natural charm that draws others in. You might be one of those people if you have an easygoing personality. The kind of person who navigates life with a calm vibe, spreading ...