Using the American Psychiatric Association's official diagnostic criteria, this video walks through each of the nine traits ...

Why do some people thrive under pressure while others avoid conflict at all costs? Why do certain individuals seem energized ...

Why do some people do more for the community than others? A new study from the University of Zurich, available on the PsyArXiv preprint server, now shows that personality traits such as extraversion ...

Think someone might be a sociopath? Experts share the clinical traits of antisocial personality disorder and how to spot the ...

Psychology says people who like to make their bed properly everyday because this simple habit is often linked with routine, ...

Have you ever taken a personality test? If you're like me, you've consulted BuzzFeed and you know exactly which Taylor Swift song "perfectly matches your vibe." It might be obvious that internet ...

Some kids fight every "demand." The "Big 5" and personality science may explain why—and what that means for treatment.

Discover the nine core psychological and behavioral traits, from healthy boundary setting to celebrating other women, that ...

Psychologists have been studying personality for a very long time. Thinking about personality as a collection of traits goes all the way back to ancient Greece and Rome, and trait theorists such as ...

Histrionic personality disorder (HPD) is a psychological condition that causes someone to engage in attention-seeking behavior. Some aspects of this condition may cause a person to lie to manipulate ...

A machine learning analysis identified certain behavior profiles that predict a preference for alcohol in adolescent mice, which may provide insights into potential drivers of alcohol use disorder in ...