Personality
Character, Trait, Temperament

Questions of personality have vexed mankind from the dawn of personhood: can people change? How do others perceive me? What is the difference between normal and pathological behavior? One's personality is so pervasive and all-important that it presents a clinical paradox of sorts: it is hard to assess our own personality, impossible to overlook that of others.

Personality Tests

What's Your Personality Type?

Understand your behavior and up your satisfaction.

Extroversion

Are you outgoing or do you keep to yourself?

Optimism/Pessimism

Is your glass half-full or half-empty?

ACT Profile

Learn about your personality and behavior.

Locus of Control

Are you taking charge of your life?

The Latest on Personality

How to make emotional and physical pain at least bearable. by Thomas Scheff, Ph.D.

It's time for introverts to review all their party-survival tactics. by Sophia Dembling

Trained psychodynamic therapists know most about psychotherapy. by Henry Kellerman, Ph.D.

Why do athletes lash out? And are they really sorry? by Jared DeFife, Ph.D.

Personality affects the environments where people thrive. by Sally Augustin, PhD

What you don't know can harm your child. by Susan Newman, Ph.D.

There really are just a few types of people in this world by Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D.

Nobody Seeks Pleasure by Steven Reiss, Ph.D.

How to enjoy your emotions, whether positive or negative. by Thomas Scheff, Ph.D.

Guilt, Shame, Embarrassment, and Pride Make Societies Work. by Ilana Simons, Ph.D.

Personality Blogs

The Personality Analyst
A researcher turns his gaze on personality in public life.
By John D. Mayer
Mr. Personality
A personality expert talks character and destiny.
By Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Ph.D.
Evolution of the Self
On the paradoxes of personality.
By Leon F. Seltzer, Ph.D.
Human Natures
People's Conceptions of Human Nature
By Nick Haslam, Ph.D.