October 2009
The pros and cons of conformity...
Another shared reading of mine from personality psychology entitled “Higher-order factors of the Big Five predict conformity: Are there neuroses of health?” This time it’s written by my professor DeYoung, who led a team of psychologists, from Toronto and Harvard, in studying the Big Five personality traits (Openness, Agreeableness, Extraversion, Conscientiousness, and Emotional...
Healthcare stressing ya? Health benefits of...
An article we recently discussed in Personality Psychology…seems to make sense of why people choose to journal or keep a diary. Not to mention, Freud’s discovery of a “talking cure” - talking out whatever is on your mind to a psychologist - way back when, which was very similar to what is discussed here, except via writing.
“A fascinating body of research,...
