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People with “dark personality traits”, such as psychopathy or narcissism, are more likely to be callous, disagreeable and antagonistic in their nature. Such traits exists on a continuum – we all have more or less of them, and this does not necessarily equate to being clinically diagnosed with a personality disorder. Traditionally, people who … Read more
Anxiety disorders are the most common type of mental disorders in the U.S. But a simple diagnosis of generalized anxiety disorder may not capture the specifics of what bothers some people. A subgroup of anxiety sufferers may experience extreme distress when confronting the inherent uncertainties that turn up in any life circumstance, whether helping a … Read more
People who get weird sensations in their head and neck when they watch soothing videos are more likely to be anxious – but the tingles may give some relief Health 2 February 2022 By Clare Wilson ASMR videos often involve whispering softly into a microphone Matthias Balk/dpa/Alamy Live News People who experience weird tingles in … Read more
How different are men and women really? About 30 years ago, if dating guides are any indication, some people assumed vast differences in personality, with Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus relationship advice. Today, by contrast, certain communities are pushing back against the idea of binary gender, which presents men and women as … Read more
The friendliness of your dog could have serious implications for its social standing with other canines, new research suggests. In a questionnaire designed to measure the personality traits of companion dogs and compare them against their social ranking with other canines in multi-dog families, researchers found that dogs who scored highly for agreeableness and affection … Read more
Two winters ago, after a spell of burnout landed her in the hospital, Ann began having disturbing dreams. Visions of her father turned into distressing flashbacks from her childhood—scenes of physical and psychological abuse. A single mother of three daughters, Ann, whose name has been changed for privacy, grew up a town in eastern Germany, … Read more
Traits like conscientiousness or extroversion might seem to define your character, but these aren’t set in stone and new research reveals how anyone can change their personality – if they really want to Mind 12 January 2022 By Miriam Frankel Iker Ayestaran I AM a conscientiousness objector. No, not a conscientious objector: I have never … Read more
Psychologists call it the dark triad: an intersection of three of the most malevolent tendencies of human nature – psychopathy, narcissism, and Machiavellianism. But the truth goes deeper, and darker. There’s also egoism, sadism, spitefulness, and more. And behind this rogues gallery of all our worst inclinations on the surface, a central, common core of … Read more