Personality

How To Take Control Of Stress At Work

Christy Matta, M.A. | Posted 06.01.2012

Read More: Stress, Job Demands, Personality, Work Stress, DBT Skills, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Work-Stress, Dbt, Tips for Stress, Emotional Wellness, Gps-Soul, Tips on Stress, Emotional Intelligence, Stress Tips, Healthy Living News
Christy Matta, M.A.

Job demands can certainly cause stress. But your own reaction to those demands can have a significant impact on the intensity of stress you experience.

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Do You Mistake Sex-Esteem for Self-Esteem?

Lisa Haisha | Posted 05.31.2012

Read More: Counseling, Masks, Self-Sabotage, Personality, Lisa Haisha, Life Coaching, Sex God, Self-Improvement, Sex God(dess), Sex Goddess, Soul Blazing, Impostors, Sexuality, Healthy Living News
Lisa Haisha

It's always fun to be with someone living a vibrant and exciting life, but sometimes these people are acting out from deep-rooted self-esteem issues.

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How You Pick Your Nose Determines Your Personality

Mark C. Miller | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Picking Your Nose, Personality Type, Personality Types, Personality, Woman Caught Picking Nose, Personality Tests, Nose, Personality Traits, Comedy News
Mark C. Miller

New research has determined that the universally practiced custom of picking one's nose holds the key to determining one's personality.

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What Birth Season May Mean For Health

Posted 05.12.2012

Read More: Winter Babies, Video, Mental Health, Born in Winter, Personality, Health, Behavior, Winter Birthday, Science, Birth Defects, Science News, Science News

By: Charles Choi, LiveScience Contributor Published: 05/11/2012 02:14 PM EDT on LiveScience The season in which a baby is born apparently influenc...

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Cara Santa Maria

WATCH: Liberal, Conservative: Are You Born That Way?

HuffingtonPost.com | Cara Santa Maria | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Politics, Democrat, Video, Neuroscience, Progressive, Personality, Brain, Talk Nerdy to Me, Republican, Chris Mooney, Science, Conservative, Liberal, Cara Santa Maria, Science News, The Republican Brain, Ideology, Science News

2012-05-07-Screenshot20120507at1.18.50PM.jpgDo we have traits that can be used to reliably predict whether someone is liberal or conservative in nature?

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Your True Self Is 'Intelligent Stardust': Turning Points, Part 2

Douglas LaBier | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Personality, Consciousness, Brain, Mindfulness, Deepak Chopra, Meditation, Buddhism, Mind, Wisdom, Spiritual Development, Healthy Living News
Douglas LaBier

As you reflect on turning points or moments in which you experience a glimmer of who you really are, might have been -- or might still become -- envision yourself as like a ocean's wave: Both separate and yet part of the ocean itself.

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Unlocking the Mysteries of Life's Turning Points -- Part 1

Douglas LaBier | Posted 06.02.2012

Read More: Careers, Relationships, Consciousness, The Inner Life, Mindfulness, Spirituality, Self-Help, Turning Points, Personality, Wisdom, Personal Growth, Emotional Wellness, Healthy Living News
Douglas LaBier

We experience many turning points in our lives, whenever we shift direction this way or that. All involve turning away from one path, and toward another. And they shape the self that you experience and that define "you" along the way.

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Cara Santa Maria

WATCH: The Mind Of A Mass Murderer

HuffingtonPost.com | Cara Santa Maria | Posted 03.28.2012

Read More: Mass Murder, Robert Bales, Personality, Science, Michael Koenigs, Murder, Video, Brain, Talk Nerdy to Me, Killer, Ut Sniper, Brain Damage, Cara Santa Maria, Charles Whitman, Mind, Science News

2012-03-28-Screenshot20120328at10.35.41AM.jpgOn August 1, 1966, Charles Whitman murdered his mother and his wife before traveling to the campus of the University of Texas, climbing inside the tower, and killing fourteen others.

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Personality Influences on Cognitive Training

Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D. | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Working Memory, Memory Training, Conscientiousness, Fluid Intelligence, Multitasking, Neuroticism, Brain Training, Personality, Cognitive Training Personality Differences, Cognitive Training, Cognitive Training Conscientiousness, Cognitive Training Neuroticism, Science News
Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D.

Cognitive training works. But does it work equally well for all people? A new study suggests that the effectiveness of working memory training depends heavily on personality.

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Bee Study Showing Bugs' 'Personalities' Has Biologists Buzzing

Posted 03.09.2012

Read More: Animal Biology, Video, Bees, Personality, Bee Personality, Biology, Entomology, Insects, Genetics, Zoology, Honey Bees, Science News

By: Jennifer Welsh, LiveScience Staff Writer Published: 03/08/2012 02:09 PM EST on LiveScience Like humans and other vertebrates, some bees are ...

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Is It Possible For Your Personality To Change?

The Huffington Post | Amanda L. Chan | Posted 03.05.2012

Read More: Alter Personality, Video, Personality Change, Personality Can Change, Personality, Can Your Personality Change, Healthy Living News

According to a new study, grouches don't necessarily remain grouches for the rest of their lives. Findings published in the journal Social Indicato...

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Military Mind: What Happens to Our Heroes' Brains

The Huffington Post | David Freeman | Posted 02.17.2012

Read More: Soldier, Video, Military, Military Service, Personality, Divorce, Combat, Agreeable, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Ptsd, Science News

Combat seems to do a number on some soldiers' minds--as high rates of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among returning soldiers attest. But a bom...

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What Is Character And How Does It Change?

Robert D. Stolorow | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Character Change, Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, Philosophy, Character, Personality, Psychology, Emotional Organizing Principles, Psychoanalysis, Emotional Worlds, Healthy Living News
Robert D. Stolorow

Interpretative expansion of the patient's capacity for reflective awareness of old, repetitive organizing principles occurs concomitantly with the emotional impact and meanings of ongoing relational experiences with the therapist.

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Going With Your Gut in the Voting Booth

Sam Sommers | Posted 03.12.2012

Read More: Elections 2012, Primary, Voters, Voting, GOP Candidates, Physical Attractiveness, Richard Nixon, Barack Obama, Face, Psychology, Power, Race, President, Commander-in-Chief, Gender, Political Psychology, Warmth, Cross-Cultural, Senate, George W. Bush, Height, Knee-Jerk, Joe Lieberman, Japan, Mature Face, Personality, Gut Feeling, The Tipping Point, Situations Matter, Exit Polls, Video, Politics News
Sam Sommers

No, this is not another blog post about the benefits (or costs) to being beautiful, though attractiveness certainly is a characteristic that can impact an election. Just ask Richard Nixon. But I'm not talking about physical attractiveness per se.

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What Your Attachment Style Says About You

Shannon Kellogg | Posted 03.09.2012

Read More: Wedding Planning, Psychology, Brides, Relationship Advice, Personality, Relationships, Weddings, Weddings News
Shannon Kellogg

Wedding planning is a phase of life that is really exciting, and it can also place strain on your relationships at times.

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What You Don't Know About People

Sam Sommers | Posted 02.29.2012

Read More: Personality Types, Situations Matter, Curriculum, Context, Personality, Kindergarten, Crowds, Airlines, Customer Service, Human Nature, Negotiation, Gender Differences, Mars and Venus, Gym, Sex Differences, Attraction, Gender, Arousal, Dating, Internet Dating, Video, Culture News
Sam Sommers

You've been lied to. Or, at the very least, misled. It's simply not true that everything you need to know about life you learned in Kindergarten.

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How Personality Can Influence Your Weight

Judith S. Beck, Ph.D. | Posted 02.20.2012

Read More: Personality, Obesity, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Overweight, Body Weight, Personal Health, Personality and Weight, Obese, Personality and Obesity, Emotional Intelligence, Obesity and Overweight, Healthy Living News
Judith S. Beck, Ph.D.

What's your personality? Are you self-disciplined and orderly, or are you more on the indulgent and impulsive side? Recent research from the National Institute of Health suggests that these personality traits could very well help determine your weight.

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Cara Santa Maria

Mental Illness Is Brain Illness

HuffingtonPost.com | Cara Santa Maria | Posted 12.06.2011

Read More: Mental Illness, Neuroscience, Dualism, Video, Mind-Brain Problem, Descartes, Brain, Self, Personality, Spirit, Talk Nerdy to Me, Soul, Phineas Gage, Science, Gestalt Psychology, Monism, Education News

The mind does not exert power on the brain nor does the brain exert power on the mind. Mind is an emergent property of brain. And mental illness is a dysfunction of both sides of the coin.

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Choosing Common Sense over Sexy Banter and Bra Size

Hillary St. Pierre | Posted 12.27.2011

Read More: Aging Gracefully, Lifestyle Enhancement, Lifestyle, Personality, Parenting Tips, Personal Growth, Parenting Girls, Female Stereotypes, Aging, Glass Ceiling, Feminine Strength, Feminism, Beauty, Parenting Advice, Women News
Hillary St. Pierre

Life is different for beautiful women. I know: I used to be one.

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How Would A Psychology Professor Define Spock's Personality?

Sam Barondes, M.D. | Posted 11.30.2011

Read More: Slidepollajax, Defining Personality, Psychology, Personality, Personality Traits, Books News
Sam Barondes, M.D.

All of us are fascinated by personality differences. But most of us have trouble putting our thoughts into words. To do a better job we need a system for putting together our observations, starting with an assessment of personality traits.

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Birth Order And Personality: What Does It All Mean?

Hayley Krischer | Posted 11.28.2011

Read More: Birth Order, Stepfamily, Blended Families, Family, Divorced, Personality, Children, Parents, Siblings, Parents-Moms, Parents News
Hayley Krischer

Studies from the past three years show that birth order determines IQ and our personality traits. If this is so, then how do sibling rivalries shake out in stepfamilies when birth order becomes an issue?

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Know Any Takers?

Mark Goulston, M.D. | Posted 11.16.2011

Read More: Narcissism, Opportunists, Personality, Takers, Personality Disorders, Manipulation, Reciprocators, Receivers, Grabbers, Givers, Healthy Living Mind, Emotional Intelligence, Healthy Living News
Mark Goulston, M.D.

I do my best to surround myself with givers, or at least reciprocators, and when I find them, I add them as people I intend to have a long-term, and in many cases lifelong, relationship with.

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Balanced Life: 8 Tips to Feel Better About Yourself

Gretchen Rubin | Posted 11.14.2011

Read More: Personality, Feel Better, Self-Worth, Psychology, Self-Esteem, Resolution, Goals, Happiness, Healthy Living News
Gretchen Rubin

When you're feeling lousy, what can you do to feel better about yourself? It turns out that we feel better about ourselves when we behave in ways that we find worthy of our own respect -- such as helping other people, surmounting a fear, and the like.

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Bring Back Branson

Boyan S. Benev | Posted 10.29.2011

Read More: Britain's Future, Innovation, Richard Branson, Next Generation, Passion, Personality, Business News
Boyan S. Benev

I have a lot of respect for Richard Branson, but it has nothing to do with his entrepreneurial achievements. I respect him because Richard is one of t...

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I Have to Ask: What is one thing you would change about yourself?

Posted 09.13.2011

Read More: Marlo Thomas, Video, Change, Self, Personality, I Have to Ask, Women News

Microphone in hand, I set out to ask perfect strangers one question that I just had to ask – what is one thing that you would change about yourse...

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