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Personality News Articles

Healthy Self-Esteem Defined

Monday, April 28th, 2008
Current self-help literature is replete with strategies to elevate self-esteem and improve mental health. However, psychologists are looking at such behavior and saying out loud what may go against the grain of ...  Read more... »

Genes Drive Transition From Social Drinker to Alcoholism

Thursday, April 24th, 2008
The debate between the role of nature and nurture on the transition from taking a first drink to becoming addicted is clarified in a new study of young women. A ...  Read more... »

Type of Personality Disorder Influences Professional Staff Interaction

Thursday, April 10th, 2008
A new study suggests the way in which health professionals respond emotionally to substance abuse patients with personality disorders, depends on the type of disorder. The investigation builds upon research that determined antisocial and aggressive ...  Read more... »

Paranoid Thoughts Are Relatively Common

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008
A novel UK study uses a virtual reality underground ride to determine the extent that paranoia occurs in the general public. The research demonstrates that suspicious or paranoid thoughts are much ...  Read more... »

Learn to be Compassionate

Friday, March 28th, 2008
Compassion and kindness are personality traits that many believe are innate -- a reflection of who we are. A new research study investigates if we can train ourselves to be more ...  Read more... »

How Women Choose Partners

Monday, March 24th, 2008
Although a women's preference for a partner is believed to be influenced by the kind of relationship they are seeking, a new study finds another factor may actually determine the ...  Read more... »

Money Spent for Happiness

Monday, March 24th, 2008
New research suggests that it is possible to buy happiness after all: when you spend money on others. In a series of studies, University of British Columbia Professor Elizabeth Dunn found ...  Read more... »

Help for Couples When a Partner has OCD

Friday, March 14th, 2008
While many Americans laugh at the lifestyle displayed by detective Adrian Monk, obsessive-compulsive disorder is a pervasive illness affecting as many as 5 million Americans. While attention to the disorder has expanded in recent years, ...  Read more... »

Non-Sexual Worksite Harassment Is More Harmful

Monday, March 10th, 2008
Subtle forms of jobsite intolerance such as belittling comments, persistent criticism of work and withholding resources, appears to inflict more harm on employees than sexual harassment. “As sexual harassment becomes less ...  Read more... »

Genetic Link to Happiness

Wednesday, March 5th, 2008
For many individuals, the pursuit of happiness is what life is all about. A new study by UK and Australian psychologists suggests that while happiness in life reflects personal circumstances, having ...  Read more... »
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