We’ve described how some personality tests are either problematic or just not all that accurate or helpful. So which tests are valid personality tests? And what makes those tests effective?…
When it comes to psychological tests, they need to be reliable in order to be accurate. We again use reliability in a nerdy way: the test itself demonstrates a similar…
It's interesting that those who experience narcissistic personality disorder often don't show up for therapy. At least not for narcissistic symptoms. When they do come in, it is often for…
How does borderline personality disorder develop? We all know the nature vs nurture debate. "This again??" But research continues to uncover the important roles of both genes and environment for…
Mountains of research on the effectiveness of structured psychotherapies tell us that relatively quick changes in individual responses and behaviors are quite possible. Change in more stable and long term…
There is currently a debate raging: is borderline personality disorder (BPD) actually a personality disorder? Some experts argue against the current classification as a personality disorder. This debate focuses around…
When we ask whether the Myers-Briggs is valid, we refer to validity in the nerdiest sense. That is, does the test actually measure what it claims to measure? In this…
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