What is the current, normal, neurotic situation for most people? We first see a cautious distance, especially in infants, and under that, skepticism and fear. Under that? Pain. And under that? The ...

Why some people are constantly talking (at the water cooler) about their job? Why can't they just be quiet and concentrate on their work? You share similarities with others but you are really a unique ...

A father's love contributes as much -- and sometimes more -- to a child's development as does a mother's love. That is one of many findings in a new large-scale analysis of research about the power of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about relationships, personality, and everyday psychology. As a psychologist, I’m often asked some version of this ...

Personality refers to the unique set of characteristics, traits, behaviours, and patterns of thinking that define an individual’s distinct identity and influence how they interact with others and ...

People love taking personality tests, but are personality types real? Maybe, and maybe not. Personality development is complicated, and most healthy personality types are not so easily defined. Your ...