Raising Well-Socialized Children It could be argued that the goal of raising children is to produce adults who function well in society. However, a quick look at the evening news or a newspaper tells us that some children turn into productive adults Continue Reading...
Employee satisfaction might be one of the most difficult measures in management to quantify. There are so many ways to judge this factor, from self-evaluation to independent evaluation to more concrete numbers like productivity, which has been linked Continue Reading...
Psychological Testing Psychological tests are commonly used to establish individual capabilities and characteristics. Such inference is derived as a result of collecting, integrating and interpreting information about a person (Marnat, 2009). It con Continue Reading...
leadership coach begins each public presentation making it very clear that having a leadership position and being a leader are not the same thing. Leadership and management are quite different even though often used synonymously. A "position" is som Continue Reading...
A Tale of Two LeadersIntroductionThere are many theories of leadership, from Great Man theory to trait theory to situational theory. Though they are all different in their orientation, there is a great deal of overlap from one to the otherand this is Continue Reading...
Personality TestsOver the years, psychologists have developed a number of different personality tests. While each test has its own strengths and weaknesses, they all share one common goal: to give insight into an individual\\\'s personality. The thre Continue Reading...
Individuals Who May Become Violent The headlines today are replete with anecdotal accounts of people described as "the quiet type" who then go on to commit inexplicable violent acts. Conversely, in other cases, violent acts are committed by people Continue Reading...
Sociology Determination of the Normative Definition of Abnormality and Deviance Though what is normal and abnormal is socioculturally relative, a normative definition of deviant or abnormal is possible. Every culture regards specific behaviors as g Continue Reading...
Trait Leadership Definitions / Descriptions of Trait Leadership According to Peter Northouse's book, trait leadership focuses on identifying several qualities: intelligence, self-confidence, determination, integrity and sociability. Published in 20 Continue Reading...
Personality and Personality Disorders Causal Factors and Influences in the Development of Personality Personality Development Personality refers to the characteristic pattern or behavioral style of a person as manifested by his external and intern Continue Reading...
Personality Traits The discussion of "nature vs. nurture" has been a long-standing one. It relates to whether the main characteristics of an individual are genetically determined or whether these are actually deeply affected by environmental factors Continue Reading...
Personality Development in Immigrant Children Personality development is one of the most commonly researched areas of psychology. At first blush, the relation between personality and the cognitive development of immigrant children may appear somewha Continue Reading...
Personality Profiles There are several theoretical approaches that are utilized in explaining personality based on the different traits relating to an individual. These theoretical approaches are divided into two major categories i.e. the five domai Continue Reading...
Personality: Behavior, Thoughts, Motives, and Emotions That Characterize a Person Personality: a distinctive and relatively stable pattern of behavior, thoughts, motives and emotions that characterizes an individual. Psychologists use a variety of Continue Reading...
Personality Traits in Childhood and Adolescence: Structure, Development, and Outcomes In many instances, youth are described by their personality trait. Particularly during puberty, students are attempting to find themselves in an unknown environmen Continue Reading...
Personality Testing in the Workplace The business manager today has a myriad of concerns when considering the best way in which to help his or her business to succeed. On the one hand, the business environment needs thorough examination. On a far mo Continue Reading...
Personality Measurements Personality traits make up the characteristics of the individual. Schmutte and Ryff (1997) define personality traits as describing, "individual propensities toward stable patterns of behavior and thought, that often are neit Continue Reading...
Personality Therapy Personality is very complex. Individuals can differ considerably from one another, because of the wide variety of traits possible. In addition, a person can act a certain way in one situation and completely different in another, Continue Reading...
Personality and Academic Success Personality is very important to academic success. Everyone has a unique personality and he or she must identify it in order to know what is the best method for to study. Learning approaches are not the same for ever Continue Reading...
Personality Psych Analysis of Tony Soprano Psychodynamic Theory Freudian Psychoanalytic Theory of Personality Sigmund Freud’s psychoanalytic theory of personality makes the argument that human behavior is resultant of the interrelations amongst Continue Reading...
Personality and Leadership The link between personality and leadership has attracted considerable concern and debate in the recent past as the issue of leadership continues to generate significant attention. The significant concern on the relationsh Continue Reading...
Personality Theory Blog Personality Theories and Conducting Assessment According to the humanistic psychologist's theory of personality, people in their endeavor, try to reach superior levels of mental functioning and personal growth that they also Continue Reading...
Personality Theories Psychologists have described personality as specific way of feeling, thinking and self-conduct (Mcleod, 2014) of an individual. Personality is the constantly changing system in the minds of individuals and made up of specific ps Continue Reading...
Personality Psychology Character: Patrick Baterman- 'American Psycho' A unique concept of personality theories is generated in American Psycho. This character has been cross examined through the principles of psychoanalytic theory. There character Continue Reading...
Trait Theory and Application The "Trait Theory" of leadership has developed most during the past 3 decades and is concerned with amassing the core personality characteristics of known leaders -- both effective and ineffective -- to predict potential Continue Reading...
Personality Theories in Psychology To the layperson, the term personality is a generic descriptor for an individual's traits. However, personality has a more specific meaning to psychologists. According to Dan McAdams, "Personality psychology is th Continue Reading...
Psychology Personality Psychology Personality, a term rooted from the Latin word "persona" means 'mask'. According to Allport (1937), personality is the dynamic organization within the individual of those psychophysical systems that determine his Continue Reading...
Psychological Trait Theory in Criminology: The field of criminology can basically be described as the scientific study of criminals and criminal behavior since professionals in this field try to develop theories that explain the reason for the occur Continue Reading...
NEO Personality Inventory There are many versions of psychological tests which have been developed over the period of time by Paul T. Costa, Jr. And Robert R. McCrae. One of these tests is NEO-Five Factor Inventory (NEO-FFI) which is based on big fi Continue Reading...
Narcissistic Personality Disorder Grade Course Individuals boasting about their looks, magnifying their social status and yearning the need of perfection might be considered as some examples of narcissism at a glance. However, in order to diagnose Continue Reading...
Individuals with Antisocial Personality Disorder frequently lack empathy, tend to be manipulative and impulsive. Those traits positively correlate those individuals to commit violent crime such as felony assault. Even though it is said that Antisoci Continue Reading...
Hillary Clinton Personality A person cannot develop apart from what they were initially given and what happens to them on a day by day basis. The subject of this report is no different in that respect, but she is very different from most with regar Continue Reading...
Leadership Personality and Team Performance Leadership involves overseeing subordinates for the success of the organization. In the past, the role of the subordinate was passive, with leaders viewed as authoritarians. However, since 1980s, organizat Continue Reading...
Psychology Personality There are six approaches for studying the personality development of a person. Two of the most popular ones are the biological and humanistic approaches. The other four of these approaches include the trait, cognitive, behavio Continue Reading...
Treatment and therapy for the condition is sought after clinical psychologists, in most cases when they face multiple court charges, diagnose the patient. Treatment of the condition entails the use of behavioral treatments like reward and punishment Continue Reading...
Psychology Theories of personality focus on inner traits of individuals, which may or may not be viewed as static. The most important schools of personality psychology include Psychodynamic Theory, Freud's Theory of Personality, Humanistic Theory, B Continue Reading...
Efficacy of Personality Disorder Treatments Abnormal Psychology The paper reviews literature regarding the nature of personality disorders and known treatments. The paper argues that there is no definitive cure-all for personality disorders. The p Continue Reading...
