A new study explores how the singular trait of mindfulness can have a three-fold benefit on your well-being. A new study published in Acta Psychologica finds that mindfulness, or the ability to focus ...

The Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology (HiTOP) arranges phenotypes of mental disorders based on empirical covariation, ranging from narrowly defined symptoms to higher-order spectra of ...

The field of personality psychology is concerned with the assessment of the construct of personality. Constructs are simply psychological (as opposed to physically observable matter, e.g., a chair) ...

Personality refers to a relatively stable set of tendencies in behaviors, cognitions, and emotional patterns, which together constitute a person’s unique character. One person may, for instance, be ...

An individual’s genetics and their environment both shape their personality. However, opinions differ on the degree to which each of these factors influences personality, and how they contribute to ...

Introduction The training of dental students and eventual practice of dentistry involves multiple components of the 'person'; therefore, understanding the personality of dental students is critical ...

Having an open mind may seem to grant you all kinds of advantages as you make your way through life. Rather than saying “no” to any kind of opportunity, as a closed-minded person might, letting in new ...