The Keirsey Temperament Sorter is a self-inventory personality questionnaire developed by psychologist David Keirsey. How Does the Keirsey Temperament Sorter Work? Keirsey’s assessment describes four key temperaments: Artisan, Guardian, Idealist, and Rational. Keirsey defines temperaments as a “configuration of observable personality…
Self-actualization refers to the need to fulfill one’s total potential. It represents the need for growth that people constantly strive for as they reach toward fulfilling their highest level needs. Let’s take a closer look at how the need for self-actualization…
In psychology, perfectionism is a term used to describe a personality trait that involves constantly striving for perfection, maintaining high (sometimes excessive) standards, and refusing to accept anything less that flawlessness. The Psychology of Perfectionism In the Corsini Encyclopedia of…
At various points in psychology history, researchers have tried to come up with a comprehensive list of personality traits. Traits are often defined in a variety of ways, but in psychology they are generally thought of as characteristic forms…
So much of our daily lives are ruled by emotions, from the feelings that guide our own actions to how we think about and respond to other people. Being able to understand how other people feel (and the actions and…
Erik Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development is an eight-stage theory that describes how personality develops and changes throughout the course of the entire lifespan. As each person progresses through life, from infancy up until death, they confront different challenges that…
There have been a lot of articles making the rounds on social media about how to tell if you are an extrovert or an introvert. A lot of these are fun and interesting, but to be honest I find many…
According to psychologist Albert Bandura, self-efficacy is our belief in our ability to succeed in certain situations. The concept plays a major role in Bandura’s social learning theory, which focuses on how personality is shaped by social experience and observational…