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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 of a person come together as a whole.
Personality: Where Does it Come From? - Article Spotlight - APA
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 experiences? Once developed, how does personality work? These questions have been steeped in controversy for almost as long as psychology has existed.
Treating patients with borderline personality disorder
Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a common but often misunderstood condition, even by seasoned mental health professionals. Fortunately, enhanced diagnostic criteria and training are helping to equip clinicians with the necessary tools to effectively assist patients.
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
JPSP is APA's top ranked, peer reviewed journal on personality and social psychology. Learn how to access the latest research, submit your paper, and more.
PERSONALITY - American Psychological Association (APA)
Personality is a high-interest topic in high school psychology because most students are in Erik Erikson’s identity versus role confusion stage and are in the process of solidifying many aspects of their own per-sonality. This unit lesson plan gives students the opportunity to see many other topics in psychology (such as research methods) used in the defi-nition, measurement, and development ...
Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment
This journal publishes a wide range of cutting edge research on personality disorders and related psychopathology from a categorical and/or dimensional perspective.
What causes personality disorders?
What causes personality disorders? Research suggests that genetics, abuse and other factors contribute to the development of obsessive-compulsive, narcissistic or other personality disorders. In the past, some believed that people with personality disorders were just lazy or even evil.
Narcissists more likely to feel ostracized
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 cycle where exclusion and narcissistic traits reinforce each other.
TOPSS Classroom Activities
Activities and lesson plans for teachers, including two-day lesson plans from recent past winners of the APA TOPSS Charles T. Blair-Broeker Excellence in Teaching Awards.
Cool is cool wherever you are - American Psychological Association (APA)
People in at least a dozen countries agree about what it means to be cool, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.
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