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Personality

"Personality" is one of the classic chapter headings in the field of psychology, and yet is surprisingly difficult to define. It is used so widely, and in such differing ways, that any singular definition must either be confusingly inclusive or misleadingly specific. Perhaps a definitional approach to personality should be avoided altogether, rather personality should be understood in relation to the schools of thought which characterize it (trait theories, psychoanalytic theories and so on). In its broadest sense personality can be said to be the sum total of all the behavioral and mental characteristics by means of which an individual is recognized as being unique.

Sites in Personality

Self-Determination Theory
Research-based theory of human motivation and personality in social contexts. Includes researcher profiles, reference lists, selected articles for download in PDF, and research questionnaires and scoring instructions.

Personality and Consciousness
Personality theories, processes and disorders. Maslow, Freud, Jung, Adler, Rogers, Skinner. Quotations, descriptions of work, links.

International Personality Item Pool
a collaborative effort of personality researchers to develop advanced measures of individual differences.

Personality Theories
E-text designed for courses in personality theories, addressing psychoanalytic, behavioristic, and humanistic schools of thought, by Dr. C. George Boeree, Psychology Department, Shippensburg University.

Perspectives
Existential theory of personality, including an outline of seven common personal perspectives on the world and a number of phenomenological sketches.

Theories of Personality
Outlines for quick reference on the theories of Adler, Erikson, Existential, Freud, Jung, Maslow, Rank, Rogers.

Revelle.net
Prof Revelle's (Northwestern University) site covers personal and individual differences research.

Personality theory on Horney's Role of Narcissism
Novel approach to personality testing by A.M. Benis, M.D., based on the "genetic" traits of narcissism, perfectionism and aggression.

Great Ideas in Personality
This website deals with scientific research programs on the psychology of personality.

Ptypes
A new, comprehensive, and systematic classification of 16 personality types. Criteria and links to pages about persons within each personality group. Comparison between Ptypes personality types, Keirsey's Myers-Briggs, Riso's enneagram, Oldham's personality style, and Brau's astrological signs.

The Habit of Identity
Short essay exploring whether our identity is nothing more than the sum of our habits.

Dr. Joseph M. Pirone
Professor of Psychology at SUNY Rockland specializing in Personality.

The Personality Project
A guide for those interested in personality theory and research, including readings, abstracts, and links, maintained by Bill Revelle at NWU.

Temperament.com
Temperamental individuality in infants, children and adults. Research and practical information about temperamental characteristics in research and practice.

Psychobiography
A scholarly resource for psychobiography. Contents include an annotated bibliography of psychobiographical research, articles, and links.

St. Mary's University Blume Library: Personality Tests and Resources
A gateway of psychology links to Myers-Briggs-related tests, online tests, and other information on personality research.

Walter Mischel - Inconsistencies in Personality
An article arguing that people's personalities are not as stable as many believe.

Laboratory of Personality and Cognition
The National Institute on Aging (NIA) Laboratory of Personality and Cognition, headed by Paul T. Costa.

Riverside Accuracy Project
The Riverside Accuracy Project investigates the determinants of accurate personality judgments of others.

The Peer Nomination Project
Explores the discrepancies between self-report and informant measures in the assessment of personality and personality disorders.

Personality Theories: Experimental, Clinical, and Correlational
This ongoing project at Francis Marion University includes concise introductions to the major theories of personality psychology.

A Science Odyssey: That's My Theory!
In this gameshow by the Public Broadcasting System, readers try to guess the identities of three major personality theorists.

Vulnerability and Resilience
A chapter by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) on Vulnerability and Resilience, including general personality psychology, attachment, self concepts and self esteem.

Personal Construct Psychology
Description of a constructivist system of psychology developed by George Kelly.

Risktaking.co.uk
An introduction to the psychology of risk-taking behavior, focusing upon the personality profiles associated with high-risk sports and health-risk behaviors.

Clear Direction
Provides personal and professional profiles based on the theories of Axiology.

Gregorc Associates
Training, consulting and publishing firm directed by Dr. Anthony F. Gregorc, the creator of the Mind Styles Model; originator of the four style types: Concrete Sequential (CS), Abstract Sequential (AS), Abstract Random (AR) and Concrete Random (CR); and the developer of the Gregorc Style Delineator.

World Database of Happiness
A continuous register of scientific research on subjective appreciation of life directed by Ruut Veenhoven, Erasmus University Rotterdam. Features overview, bibliography and contact details for the project participants.

Alphabet Soup Personality Types
An overview of psycholgical type.

The Dimensions of Human Space
Theoretical paper on personality type, organizational form, and the structure of human consciousness.

What's in a Face
Psychology study exploring the relationships between personality, facial expressions and lasting facial features.