How people behave in one situation often tells us how they will act in others. A shy introvert in one place, for example, isn't likely to be the gregarious life of the party in another. How people ...

Our personality may be shaped by how our brain works, but in fact the shape of our brain can itself provide surprising clues about how we behave - and our risk of developing mental health disorders - ...

The Preschool Personality Questionnaire (PSPQ) is 1 of a series of questionnaires designed to reveal personality structure at 5 age levels. Both "parcel" and "item" factoring have been utilized for ...

Genetic factors account for much of the variation in personality traits across the lifespan. Shared upbringing plays a smaller role in adult personality than many clinical models assume.

People with borderline personality disorder often have difficulty creating a structured, adult container for their life. Instead of developing and sticking to a daily schedule for predictable ...

Some people believe personality is fixed, but more recent research suggests that personality may develop over time and that people’s personality traits can change. Personality types group people into ...

Everyone’s personality is different. While pop psychology has tried to categorize personality types, most people relate to more than one. This list of personality types shows the range of personality ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Few topics in psychology are more ...

There are several different types of personality disorders, broadly categorized into cluster A, B, and C disorders. Examples include paranoid, antisocial, and dependent personality disorders. An ...