How to Connect With Anyone
In this post you will learn how to connect with total strangers using your own personal connection story.read more (Source: Psychology Today Personality Center)
Source: Psychology Today Personality Center - October 14, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: John Corcoran Tags: Behavioral Economics Personality Relationships Social Life business interpersonal relationships personal growth Source Type: news

How to Connect with Strangers by Using Your Personal Story
In this post you will learn how to connect with total strangers using your own personal connection story.read more (Source: Psychology Today Personality Center)
Source: Psychology Today Personality Center - October 14, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: John Corcoran Tags: Behavioral Economics Personality Relationships Social Life business interpersonal relationships personal growth Source Type: news

The Strengths of the Gone Girl Psychopath
Delving into the dark side of character by examining character strengths misuse among the psychopathic character of Amy Dunne in Gone Girl.read more (Source: Psychology Today Personality Center)
Source: Psychology Today Personality Center - October 14, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Ryan M. Niemiec, Psy.D. Tags: Happiness Personality Relationships Self-Help Amy Dunn curiosity Gillian Flynn Gone Girl personality traits psychopath Ryan Niemiec universal character strengths VIA classification VIA institute VIA survey Source Type: news

Elements of Freud's Life in the Case Histories
How much of his own life is in Freud's case histories?read more (Source: Psychology Today Personality Center)
Source: Psychology Today Personality Center - October 14, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Sheila Kohler Tags: Memory Personality Psychiatry Relationships Source Type: news

The Secrets of Well-Being from Deepak Chopra & Charles Koch
What I learned about well-being from conversations with members of the Deepak Chopra Foundation and the Charles Koch Institute in the same week.read more (Source: Psychology Today Personality Center)
Source: Psychology Today Personality Center - October 14, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Todd B. Kashdan, Ph.D. Tags: Happiness Health Personality Relationships Deepak Chopra fox news gallup Koch brothers libertarians mantra msnbc Oprah prison reform pseudoscience social entrepreneurs tea party the righteous mind The Walking Dead well- Source Type: news

Fear Itself
Drawing on research in evolutionary biology and an informed interpretation of American history and literature, Chris Walsh analyzes the relationship between courage and cowardice, the distinction between physical and moral cowardice, and argues that the idea of cowardice has faded in significance recently, and reappeared with somewhat different connotations.read more (Source: Psychology Today Personality Center)
Source: Psychology Today Personality Center - October 14, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Glenn C. Altschuler, Ph.D. Tags: Cognition Ethics and Morality Evolutionary Psychology Personality Source Type: news

12 Things Narcissists Think
How Narcissists view themselves - 12 surprising answersread more (Source: Psychology Today Personality Center)
Source: Psychology Today Personality Center - October 14, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Joe Navarro, M.A. Tags: Personality Self-Help aggressive arrogant assessment bosses ceos clinical findings crime danger dangerous Dangerous Personalities defensiveness dsm 5 DSM IV – TR DSM V entitled entitlement haughty indifferent lead Source Type: news

Do You Feel Not Good Enough?
Have you wondered where your internalized message of “I’m not good enough,” comes from? Do you feel you give life your best, work hard, try hard, but still can’t give yourself credit? Are you constantly beating yourself up and thinking that somehow you should be more, do more, be better, and you don't measure up in your own mind?read more (Source: Psychology Today Personality Center)
Source: Psychology Today Personality Center - October 13, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Karyl McBride, Ph.D. Tags: Happiness Personality Relationships Self-Help . abusive family accountability alcoholic family children dysfunctional family emotional baggage family of origin internalized messages narcissistic family not good enough parenting Source Type: news

What's the best way to deal with help rejecting complainers?
Adrienne* is basically a nice woman. But she seems to feel that bad things only happen to her. Or when bad things happen to her, they’re worse than when they happen to anyone else. Why is this so irritating to the people around her? What might help her? And what can you do about the Adriennes in your life? read more (Source: Psychology Today Personality Center)
Source: Psychology Today Personality Center - October 11, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: F. Diane Barth, L.C.S.W. Tags: Happiness Personality Relationships Self-Help co-workers empathy false strength friends help-rejecting complainers helplessness inadequacy mirroring one-downsmanship pity party self pity sympathy Source Type: news

The Psychology Behind our Common Superstitions
Whether it’s crossing your fingers or rubbing a rabbit's foot, most of us engage in some idiosyncratic behaviors that we believe will bring us luck. We can learn from research on sports fans about what’s behind our favorite superstitions and how to use this knowledge to our advantage.read more (Source: Psychology Today Personality Center)
Source: Psychology Today Personality Center - October 11, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Susan Krauss Whitbourne, Ph.D. Tags: Happiness Personality Social Life Sport and Competition baseball basketball controllability Football Friday the 13th good luck habits halloween march madness operant conditioning reality shows religion rituals sports fans Source Type: news

Superstitious? You're Not Alone
Whether it’s crossing your fingers or rubbing a rabbit's foot, most of us engage in some idiosyncratic behaviors that we believe will bring us luck. We can learn from research on sports fans about what’s behind our favorite superstitions and how to use this knowledge to our advantage.read more (Source: Psychology Today Personality Center)
Source: Psychology Today Personality Center - October 11, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Susan Krauss Whitbourne, Ph.D. Tags: Happiness Personality Social Life Sport and Competition controllability operant conditioning reality shows religion rituals sports fans superstitions uncertainty principle Source Type: news

Why Are We So Fascinated by Violence?
Violence is all around us and perhaps we like to talk about it to make it understandable to us. How is it possible that someone could cut off someone’s head? we wonder reading the news or even watching the beheading done by a masked man who speaks our language, English, to us on a video. Where does such evil come from?read more (Source: Psychology Today Personality Center)
Source: Psychology Today Personality Center - October 10, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Sheila Kohler Tags: Ethics and Morality Law and Crime Personality Relationships Social Life Source Type: news

The Blank Slate
You are not born an introvert or an extravert, a conscientious prude or a stupid risk-taker. The brain structures themselves organize in a particular way as a result of life experiences, and that organization can radically change.read more (Source: Psychology Today Personality Center)
Source: Psychology Today Personality Center - October 10, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Berit Brogaard, D.M.Sci., Ph.D Tags: Cognition Creativity Intelligence Personality acquired savant syndrome acquired synesthesia Source Type: news

Online Seminar for People Living with Narcissists
Whether you are living with, dealing with, in love with, or leaving a narcissist—this workshop will offer the essential tools necessary for understanding and dealing with this complex syndrome, its impact on relationships, family, children, and, most importantly, on your sense of self.read more (Source: Psychology Today Personality Center)
Source: Psychology Today Personality Center - October 10, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Randi Kreger Tags: Education Personality Source Type: news

Finding Your Optimal State (and Other Tips to Lead Positive)
Find out from brand expert Sally Hogshead how knowing your strengths as well as your weaknesses can liberate you from the pull of negative self-talk.read more (Source: Psychology Today Personality Center)
Source: Psychology Today Personality Center - October 9, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Kathy Cramer, Ph.D. Tags: Creativity Personality Relationships Work asset-based thinking lead positive leadership negative self-talk personal branding personality types Self-loathing Source Type: news