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What's Behind the Way We Make Decisions?
Some people seem to make better decisions than others. Some are better making business decisions but less good with personal issues. Some seem very quick, almost impulsive even with important decisions; while others are slow, deliberate and careful. What are the major dimensions that determine individual differences in decision making?read more (Source: Psychology Today Personality Center)
Source: Psychology Today Personality Center - December 27, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Adrian Furnham, Ph.D. Tags: Personality Work Source Type: news

All the Rage: A Film About Dr Sarno, Emotions, and Health
What do Howard Stern, Larry David, John Stossel, Senator Tom Harkin, and pro-golfer Ben Crane have in common? They all suffered from debilitating pain until they met Dr. John Sarno. All the Rage is a feature film about Sarno and others who are pioneering mind body approaches to treating chronic illness. read more (Source: Psychology Today Personality Center)
Source: Psychology Today Personality Center - December 27, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Sharon K. Farber, Ph.D. Tags: Happiness Health Personality Stress Source Type: news

Envy-Empathy: Gifts Within Human Neurocircuitry
Malignant envy is wild desire, what in Eastern perspectives is believed to be responsible for suffering. When envy is modulated and matured, it empowers life positive impulses facilitating knowing, emulation, learning, admiration, feelings of gratitude, and empathy, that is, understanding, respect, and compassion for self and others. read more (Source: Psychology Today Personality Center)
Source: Psychology Today Personality Center - December 25, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Frank J. Ninivaggi, M.D., F.A.P.A. Tags: Happiness Personality Relationships Stress emotional self-regulation Intelligent Optimism parents Source Type: news

Ebenezer Scrooge: The Quintessential Controlling Perfection
Can we still learn something new from this quintessential Christmas story?read more (Source: Psychology Today Personality Center)
Source: Psychology Today Personality Center - December 24, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Alan A. Cavaiola, Ph.D. Tags: Personality Work obsessive compulsive personality disorder Source Type: news

Inspired By Women Warriors
Woman warriors are those who inspire others to become the best they can become. They are pathfinders and those who pave the way for the rest of us navigating our own journey. They are powerful women who we all talk about and aspire to be. At year end, it is a good time to think of all the warriors in our lives.read more (Source: Psychology Today Personality Center)
Source: Psychology Today Personality Center - December 23, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Diana Raab, Ph.D. Tags: Personality inspiration warriors Source Type: news

5 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Be In the In crowd
As our mothers used to say – being popular and in the in crowd isn’t everything. In fact, science says that being cool isn’t actually cool either.read more (Source: Psychology Today Personality Center)
Source: Psychology Today Personality Center - December 22, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jen Kim Tags: Personality cool eputation high school in crowd instagarm popularity shyness wall flower Source Type: news

The Three Worst Things We Learned As Children
These three belief systems are both the most common and the most toxic beliefs we develop as children. read more (Source: Psychology Today Personality Center)
Source: Psychology Today Personality Center - December 22, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Gregory L. Jantz, Ph.D. Tags: Child Development Personality Self-Help Social Life affirmation childhood lessons conformity Dr. Gregory Jantz Dr. Jantz fear of failure lessons learned during childhood perfectionism Self-Reliance self-worth skills to thrive Source Type: news

When Is the Best Time to Declare Your Love?
Hearing your partner say "I love you" and "You are my greatest love" is regarded as one of the highlights of a romantic relationship. However, people are often uncertain about when to declare their love: whether to be the first to do so or whether to wait till the other has given an indication that they feel the same. Is there a best time to reveal your heart? read more (Source: Psychology Today Personality Center)
Source: Psychology Today Personality Center - December 22, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Aaron Ben-Zeév, Ph.D. Tags: Behavioral Economics Ethics and Morality Gender Personality Philosophy Relationships expressing love I love you profound love reciprocity self-disclosure sex timing Source Type: news

10 Tips for Surmounting In-Law Difficulties
“Neutral” is rarely a word associated with in-laws: most are puzzling or problematic in some way. Find out how to build a healthy relationship with your in-laws.read more (Source: Psychology Today Personality Center)
Source: Psychology Today Personality Center - December 20, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Susan Newman, Ph.D. Tags: Behavioral Economics Happiness Personality Relationships family relationships in-laws marriage problems parents Source Type: news

How Mad was Hitler?
What do we really know about Hitler's personality? Today, in a troubled world of political and religious leaders like the late Osama bin Laden, messianic ISIS chief Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi, and enigmatic North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un, it is more important than ever to understand the underlying psychology of such dangerous individuals.read more (Source: Psychology Today Personality Center)
Source: Psychology Today Personality Center - December 20, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Stephen A. Diamond, Ph.D. Tags: Ethics and Morality Intelligence Personality Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi anger anxiety bin Laden bipolar disorder hatred Henry Murray Hitler inferiority feelings Kim Jon-un messiah complex ocd power psychopathic narcissism rage Source Type: news

Writing Tip #5: Hearing Voices
Part of the art of writing is letting oneself recede in order to absorb the full dimensions of another's perspective, whether a real person or a character. Here are some examples.read more (Source: Psychology Today Personality Center)
Source: Psychology Today Personality Center - December 19, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Katherine Ramsland, Ph.D. Tags: Creativity Media Personality Work immersion narrative nonfiction research undercover voice writing Source Type: news

The Four “Dark Personality” Traits
Psychopaths, narcissists, and sadists, oh my! Personality psychologist Del Paulhus has bucked the positive psychology trend, with a series of rigorous studies delving into the "Dark Side" of human personality. He has shown that four dark traits have distinct but often unexpected consequences in the workplace and in relationships. read more (Source: Psychology Today Personality Center)
Source: Psychology Today Personality Center - December 19, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Douglas T. Kenrick, Ph.D. Tags: Evolutionary Psychology Law and Crime Personality Work Dark Tetrad Dark Triad of Personality Machiavellians narcissists psychopaths sadists Source Type: news

Sensitivities as Markers of an Infinitude
The people I've been considering in this series - synesthetes, savants, the autistic, the highly sensitive, the gifted, the prodigious, the psychic - quite possibly retain a degree of access to the universal 'foreground' of all life. read more (Source: Psychology Today Personality Center)
Source: Psychology Today Personality Center - December 17, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Michael Jawer Tags: Child Development Memory Personality Spirituality Source Type: news

The Impacts of Narcissism
Narcissistic people can ruin the lives of their families and lovers. I interviewed many people who were in or recovering from these relationships. Here are some of their thoughts. read more (Source: Psychology Today Personality Center)
Source: Psychology Today Personality Center - December 16, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jennifer Golbeck, Ph.D. Tags: Media Personality narcissism narcissistic personality disorder npd Source Type: news

A Successful Opera Career In Spite of Her Voice
Magda’s fans bootlegged her recordings for decades and adored her with such passion, police had to stop them from dashing onto the stage. Opera lovers are usually very discriminating about vocal quality, but not Magda’s fans. So what kept them enthralled—her enthusiasm? Her sparkle?read more (Source: Psychology Today Personality Center)
Source: Psychology Today Personality Center - December 16, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Elizabeth Wagele Tags: Personality Resilience Enneagram type 4 Enneagram type 8 long life Magda Olivero opera singing perseverence Source Type: news