When we look at Big Five Personality Theory, we see that some people are planners. Other people are more spontaneous. These traits describe a level of conscientiousness that someone has in their personality. Obviously, these traits don’t encompass an entire person’s personality, but they do offer a lot of insight into what you can expect from yourself or someone else. Let’s break down how conscientiousness fits into the larger Big Five theory, what it looks like, and whether a person can achieve a higher (or lower) level of conscientiousness based on their goals or aspirations....

Are you introverted or extraverted? This question comes up all the time when discussing personality types. People describe themselves as ENTJs, extroverted introverts, ambiverts - there’s a lot of ways that extraversion appears in memes, personality tests, and personality psychology. Extraversion, (also spelled extroversion,) notably appears as a trait in two different approaches to personality type: theMyers-Briggs Type Indicatorand the Big Five Personality Theory. We will be focusing on extraversion as it relates to the Big Five Personality Theory....

2020 threw a lot of curveballs at us. We were all put under a lot of stress, whether through unemployment, grief, or just the general anxiety surrounding politics or the state of the world. It’s normal if you felt more negative emotions in 2020 than you had in previous years. But for many people, 2020 was another year of leaning toward negative emotions. We all know someone who is prone to feeling anxious, global pandemic or not....

If your friends were to describe you, what would they say? Would they say that you are open to new experiences? Would they say you are creative? Or would they say that you are more conservative, or set in your ways? We’re going to zoom in on that one dimension: openness, or openness to experience. This is one out of five dimensions that make up the Big Five Personality Theory. Let’s talk about this theory, how openness fits into it, and whether or not you have a high level of openness to experience....

Find an Online Psychology Program for You Featured Online Psychology & Counseling Programs Attachment styles psychology is one of the most interesting fields for marriage and family therapists to explore and master today. Attachment styles are all about figuring out how people relate to other people. Attachment styles in relationships can make or break that relationship. Incompatible relationship attachment styles have been found to have a strong influence on the level of satisfaction in marriages....

Can games for the brain make you smarter? The answer to that isn’t so simple. Being smart requires a lot of different cognitive skills. For some, being smart requires a large memory storage. For others, it requires critical thinking skills or concentration. In general, building up these skills can help you solve problems and keep your brain nice and healthy for many years to come. But do brain games really work?...

One way to take a look at the effects of stress on the body is to look at GAS. No, not that type of gas. In this video, we will take a look at General Adaptation Syndrome: what it is, what it says about stress in the body, and what it means for stress management and keeping track of your health. What Is General Adaptation Syndrome?Three Stages of GASStress Isn’t Bad, But It Must Be ManagedHow to Manage Stress...

Why do people behave the way that they do? It’s an age-old question that psychologists have been studying for centuries. But you don’t have to be working in a research lab to ask yourself that question. In fact, we try to answer this question every single day. You might try to explain someone’s behavior at the bus stop, at work, or while you’re watching the news. In addition to understanding human behavior, psychologists want to understand how we explain the behaviors of others and ourselves....

What makes a relationship work? How can you guarantee satisfaction in a relationship? These are questions that have been plaguing psychologists, therapists, and couples for years. With divorce rates reportedly rising and falling in the past few decades, it’s hard to pinpoint exactly what can lead couples to and away from the edge. Psychologists have created many theories of relationship satisfaction to try to answer the question. But here’s the thing about relationship satisfaction: psychologists are still figuring it out, too....

Find an Online Psychology Program for You Featured Online Psychology & Counseling Programs Learning how to set professional boundaries in psychology is a tough part of becoming a counselor or therapist. You spend a lot of your training learning how to break through walls with your clients, not figuring out how to put them up. But ask anybody in the field, and they’ll tell you that you have to learn to strike a perfect balance....

Do you have a friend that just tells it like it is? They don’t always have the best approach, but you know that they’re not going to hold back from sharing their opinion. That friend might be one of the few ENTJs out there. ENTJ is one of 16 Meyers-Briggs personality types. These personality types tell you more than just if a person is kind or funny. They dive deep into how each type sees, analyzes, and makes judgments on the world around them....

This page is all about the ENTP. Not sure if you’re an ENTP? Learn more about theMyers Briggs Testto find out! What Does ENTP Stand For?Functions of ENTP Personality TypesExamples of Real-Life ENTPsExamples of Fictional Characters Who Are ENTPsStrengths and Weaknesses of ENTPsWorking With an ENTPBasic Stats About ENTPs What Does ENTP Stand For? Functions of ENTP Personality Types Examples of Real-Life ENTPs Examples of Fictional Characters Who Are ENTPs...

Life can be stressful. In times when it seems like everything is going wrong, entertainment can give us an escape. Entertainers are good people to have around when things get tough. They use their talents, whether they are in art, music, or comedy, to lift the spirits of people around them and give them a reason to smile and connect with others. Your favorite entertainers, both in your personal life and on the big screen, might just be an Entertainer in the eyes of personality psychologists....