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Know Thyself: How the Past Can Help, or Hinder, the Present
How might unresolved issues in our past affect our present -- and our future?read more (Source: Psychology Today Personality Center)
Source: Psychology Today Personality Center - October 1, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Kristine Anthis, Ph.D. Tags: Aging Personality crisis Ego Strengths erikson identity intimacy trust Source Type: news

Emotional Intelligence Is Overrated
There's another ability that has a bigger influence on our success at work.read more (Source: Psychology Today Personality Center)
Source: Psychology Today Personality Center - October 1, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Adam Grant, Ph.D. Tags: Happiness Intelligence Personality Work Source Type: news

Narcissists Watch More Porn, Can Porn MAKE You Narcissistic?
A new study shows a strong link between narcissism and online porn viewing habits. Porn is a selfish sexual habit in that it objectifies others for someone's personal pleasure. But could watching porn actually increase our levels and narcissism? And would other sexual pleasure-seeking activities make us more selfish as well?read more (Source: Psychology Today Personality Center)
Source: Psychology Today Personality Center - October 1, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jennifer Golbeck, Ph.D. Tags: Media Personality Internet pornography Source Type: news

Thinking Ourselves Heart-Sick
Either the heart attack symptom is real, imagined, both, or neither: a very tough call.read more (Source: Psychology Today Personality Center)
Source: Psychology Today Personality Center - October 1, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Thomas Larson Tags: Health Personality Source Type: news

You Are More-Than, Not Less-Than, You Think
It seems nowhere are we more apt to exercise our negativity bias than when it comes to ourselves. This tendency can amplify our insecurities, drive our arrogance and keep us tethered to a past rife with regret, both real and imagined. The heart of change here is the recognition that it is our thinking—and our thinking alone—that fuels the less-than mentality.read more (Source: Psychology Today Personality Center)
Source: Psychology Today Personality Center - September 30, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Michael J. Formica, MS, MA, EdM Tags: Happiness Neuroscience Personality Self-Help belief systems change less than mental habits Michael J. Formica negativity bias regret self-perception self-worth shame Source Type: news

Do Men Mostly Prefer Breasts—or Buns?
When Playboy was in its heyday, women’s breasts reigned supreme (and rather large ones at that). But over the past several decades it appears that the media generally has been paying increasingly greater attention to the lower region of women’s two dominant anatomical protrusions. So might it be possible that more men actually prefer to ogle a woman’s buns than her bust?read more (Source: Psychology Today Personality Center)
Source: Psychology Today Personality Center - September 30, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Leon F. Seltzer, Ph.D. Tags: Evolutionary Psychology Personality Sex Social Life Source Type: news

Can Someone be Too Pretty, Handsome, or Intelligent?
Popular opinion, if not common sense, tells us that it’s impossible to be too attractive or too intelligent. However, if you envy the looks and brains that some people seem to be born with, take heart. There’s a surprising downside to being born with too much in the way of looks and brains.read more (Source: Psychology Today Personality Center)
Source: Psychology Today Personality Center - September 30, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Susan Krauss Whitbourne, Ph.D. Tags: Happiness Intelligence Personality Self-Help attractiveness beauty emotional intelligence eq howard gardner identity IQ practical intelligence sternberg Source Type: news

Is S/he a Narcissist, Machiavellian, or Just Self-Centered?
Let’s face it. Many people are out for themselves – trying to get ahead, to take advantage, and to get as much as they can. When does looking out for Number One go too far? read more (Source: Psychology Today Personality Center)
Source: Psychology Today Personality Center - September 30, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Ronald E. Riggio, Ph.D. Tags: Personality Work Source Type: news

Narcissist, Machiavellian, or Just Self-Centered?
Let’s face it. Many people are out for themselves – trying to get ahead, to take advantage, and to get as much as they can. When does looking out for Number One go too far? read more (Source: Psychology Today Personality Center)
Source: Psychology Today Personality Center - September 30, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Ronald E. Riggio, Ph.D. Tags: Personality Work Source Type: news

Introverts' Quick-Start Guide, Part 1
The Introvert Manifesto by Peter Vogt is the latest addition to the increasingly popular literature for and about introverts. My favorite thing about his book is how deeply he shares from his own experience—what rocks as well as jolts his world as an introvert, and what he’s learned to do about it. Central to that is his useful tool, The 4 Pillars of Introvert Well-Being.read more (Source: Psychology Today Personality Center)
Source: Psychology Today Personality Center - September 30, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Nancy Ancowitz Tags: Personality Work extravert extrovert Introvert Manifesto introverts Peter Vogt Source Type: news

The Psychology of Terrorists (Pt. 3): The Messiah Syndrome
As stated in my previous post, I view Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, like his predecessor Osama bin Laden, as a religious fundamentalist cult leader with a major messiah complex. But what exactly is a "messiah complex"?read more (Source: Psychology Today Personality Center)
Source: Psychology Today Personality Center - September 29, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Stephen A. Diamond, Ph.D. Tags: Personality Source Type: news

My Mother Wants Me to Be Her Mother
How to deal with a needy motherread more (Source: Psychology Today Personality Center)
Source: Psychology Today Personality Center - September 29, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Barbara Greenberg, Ph.D. Tags: Personality Relationships anxiety children depression divorce family friends friendships marriage parentig psychology role reversal stress suicide support groups therapy Source Type: news

The Funny Thing About Anger and Laughter
There are countless articles out there about the value of humor and laughter with regard to psychological and physical health. While some of that may be exaggerated, there is a fair amount of evidence to suggest that humor and laughter are important coping mechanisms when it comes to alleviating anger.read more (Source: Psychology Today Personality Center)
Source: Psychology Today Personality Center - September 29, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Ryan Martin, Ph.D. Tags: Cognition Happiness Personality Stress anger humor laughter Source Type: news

No Perfect People Allowed
Rebecca has spent her life trying to be perfect. Psychotherapy and research in positive psychology help her to see that optimal life goals might better be realistically set. To feel happy Rebecca learns to live in the present rather than in the future.read more (Source: Psychology Today Personality Center)
Source: Psychology Today Personality Center - September 28, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Judith Coche, Ph.D., ABPP Tags: Happiness Personality Self-Help Therapy Source Type: news

Why We Click With Our Best Friends Right From the Start
While most friendships are traced through the development of increasing closeness and shared self-disclosure, there are indeed friendships that just magically and spontaneously ignite and bond two people together.read more (Source: Psychology Today Personality Center)
Source: Psychology Today Personality Center - September 28, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Suzanne Degges-White, Ph.D. Tags: Evolutionary Psychology Happiness Personality Relationships Source Type: news