Jess Matthews was just 21 when she was handed a booklet of psychiatric conditions by a doctor and asked to choose her own diagnosis. She was bright and hardworking, about to graduate with a degree in ...

There are hundreds if not thousands of traits psychologists use to describe someone’s personality. A person can be gentle, nervous, modest, or conscientious. Someone can be demanding, independent, ...

The difference between someone’s personality and their trauma coping and survival strategies is often misunderstood, leading to increasingly pernicious misjudgments about individuals’ character, ...

Tim Windsor receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Natalie Goulter receives funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council. Let’s start by exploring what we mean by ...