Tag: Personality

What were the psychological characteristics of this dictator? There are reports on the subject. If someone asks us for the names of some of the people who have caused the most deaths throughout modern history, it is easy for the name of Adolf Hitler to come to mind .  This Austrian-born German military and politician,

We take a look at this Shyamalan psychological thriller about Multiple Personality Disorder. Multiple personality or dissociative identity disorder (DID) has been dealt with in fiction on a recurring basis. The novel “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde”, by Robert Louis Stevenson, and the film “Psycho”, by Alfred Hitchcock, influenced a large

This theory starts from psychoanalysis to understand how relationships affect personality. Harry Stack Sullivan’s interpersonal theory of personality development is one of the best known in the field of psychoanalysis.  In this article we will describe the main concepts and postulates of this model, whose focus on interpersonal relationships significantly influenced later developments in psychotherapy.

Compassion goes far beyond the feeling of pity: it allows us to mature emotionally. Sometimes it is understood that compassion is a quality that makes us vulnerable, condescending with what we are, with what happens to us. Something similar to “drain the bundle”. For this reason, thinking about a compassionate person may bring to mind

Injustices are a painful reality … but we must learn to live with them. Many of the complaints that psychologists address with people who come for consultation refer to “how unfair it is that my partner left me”, the injustice of seeing how “the job has been for another person and not for me “,

What characteristics do kind and generous people have in common? Generous people are often described as the great losers in modern Western societies, where individualism and the pursuit of self-pleasure prevail. This, which is based on a part of the truth, is a distortion of reality, as being generous is also rewarded by a series

A set of key ideas that guide us when deciding what is right. It may seem normal today, but considering that all human beings have a series of inviolable rights is something relatively new. Until not so long ago, slavery was still allowed and enjoyed good social acceptance, and racist theories are used as an

They are people who know how to attract looks and attention. What makes them so special? Charismatic people are those who captivate the people around them, who with their mere presence become the center of attention, for example, in a social gathering. These people have extraordinary qualities and some may end up in movies, television,

We analyze how people with antisocial disorder draw a human figure. The projective tests are one of the tools psicodiagnóstico most  psychotherapists clinical use. The basis of this is based on the fact that when writing, drawing or speaking, we project different aspects of our  personality, conflicts and even our aspirations unconsciously.  Usually, these tests have

Charismatic, smiling, empathetic … what qualities do highly attractive people have? When you meet one of those highly attractive people the energy they give off just makes you want to spend more and more time with them. Attraction provokes desire, intrigue, and facilitates emotional connection. But attractiveness is more than just physical, it is something