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  1. Personality - American Psychological Association (APA)

    Personality refers to individual differences in patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving. The study of personality focuses on individual differences in personality characteristics and how the parts …

  2. Personality: Where Does it Come From? - Article Spotlight - APA

    Feb 13, 2018 · Personality: Where Does it Come From and How Does it Work? February 13, 2018 How do our personalities develop? What do we come with and what is built from our …

  3. Nurturing now, thriving later: The lasting power of affectionate …

    Apr 16, 2025 · Washington — Affectionate mothering in childhood may have a lasting impact on important personality traits, potentially influencing life outcomes such as educational …

  4. Cool is cool wherever you are - American Psychological …

    Jun 30, 2025 · People in at least a dozen countries agree about what it means to be cool, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

  5. Help for personality disorders

    Help for personality disorders Personality disorders are notoriously hard to treat. But research suggests that dialectical behavior therapy and cognitive therapy can help people with one of …

  6. Narcissists more likely to feel ostracized

    Feb 20, 2025 · Research suggests that narcissists are more likely to feel ostracized due to both actual social rejection and their heightened sensitivity to ambiguous social cues, creating a …

  7. Culture and the self: The universal capacity to be shaped by your …

    Jun 30, 2025 · In an interdependent culture, the boss might also look at the faces of the new employee’s office mates for clues (Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Vol. 94, No. …

  8. A 10-year retrospective on the DSM–5 alternative model of …

    Aug 29, 2022 · A special issue of Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment reviews the state of the science on the Alternative Model for Personality Disorders nearly 10 …

  9. Apr 19, 2018 · Every generation of personality researchers has attempted to exploit the technology of their time. Two of the most famous personality theorists of the 20th century, …

  10. Treating patients with borderline personality disorder

    Apr 1, 2025 · Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a common but often misunderstood condition, even by seasoned mental health professionals. Fortunately, enhanced diagnostic …