Trait Chart
2021-04-22
This report is not a diagnosis. We hope this information can guide you toward improving your life. Review our Knowledge Base or the links displayed on this page for similar and related topics.Continue Reading
16 Source Traits
2021-03-29
16 Source Traits are a concept developed by Raymond Cattell, thought to be the building blocks of human personality. Introversion and extraversion underlie most traits. Cattell’s 16 Source Traits: This report is not a diagnosis. We hope this information can guide you toward improving your life. Review our Knowledge BaseContinue Reading
Five Factor Model
2021-03-29
Five broad divisions are commonly used to describe and study personality. The Factors have been used since the late 20th Century to measure and understand individual differences in personality. There are five universal dimensions of personality: This report is not a diagnosis. We hope this information can guide you towardContinue Reading
Personality Disorder Trait Specified
2021-01-16
A different approach to diagnosing personality disorders is currently being studied called the Dimensional Approach that may become the standard method in coming years. Individuals whose traits significantly impair normal functions are given a diagnosis called Personality Disorder Trait Specified (PDTS) (APA 2013,2012). This is a complex diagnosis whereby cliniciansContinue Reading
Impulsiveness
2020-12-22
Impulsiveness or impulsivity is a personality trait characterized by the urge to act spontaneously, i.e., not planned, without reflecting on the consequences of an action. You might call it an arousing of the mind and spirit to do some unpremeditated action. Impulsiveness is considered an influencing factor in several importantContinue Reading
Inferiority Complex
2020-12-22
We all experience inadequacy, self-doubt and low self-esteem from time to time. The neurotic carries a feeling of inferiority with them constantly. This is a universal human experience rooted in childhood. Children naturally feel inferior because they are constantly surrounded by stronger, larger, smarter powerful people who have greater abilities.Continue Reading
Conduct Disorder
2020-12-22
Children with Conduct Disorder, a more severe problem that Disruptive Mood Dysregulation or Oppositional Defiant Disorders, repeatedly violate the basic rights of others. (APA, 2013, 2012) Conduct disorder usually begins between age 7 and 15. As many as ten percent of children, three-quarters of them boys, may qualify for thisContinue Reading
Maladaptive Personality Disorder
2020-12-22
“A personality disorder is a method of thinking, feeling and behaving that deviates from the expectations of the culture, causes distress or problems functioning, and lasts over time.” – American Psychiatric Association (APA). Fortunately, we all possess our own personality. Without it we would be something similar to a robot.Continue Reading
The Neurotic Self
2020-12-22
The idea of the Neurotic Self was introduced by psychoanalyst Karen Horney (1885-1952). She put forth the theory that the neurotic self is split between an “idealized self” and a “real self,” and that unhealthy or “toxic,” social environments are likely to create unhealthy belief systems – hindering people fromContinue Reading
Oppositional Defiant Disorder
2020-12-22
“Children nowadays are tyrants. They contradict their parents, gobble their food, and tyrannize their teachers.” – Socrates, 425 B.C. When disruptive mood disorder in children becomes consistently hostile and defiant it may qualify for a diagnosis of Oppositional Defiant Disorder or ODD. Children with oppositional defiant disorder are argumentative, defiant,Continue Reading