Self-assessment questionnaires to help you better understand yourself and others.
Have you ever asked yourself these questions: “Am I street smart or book smart?”“Do I have a street-smart personality?” If you have, today you’ll know for sure. Smartness comes down to problem-solving. The more complex problems you can solve, the smarter you are. To be able to solve problems, you need knowledge. This knowledge can …
Have you ever asked yourself the following questions: Do I have the capacity to love?Am I even capable of loving? People usually ask these questions after a failed relationship or not being in one for a long time. They doubt if they can genuinely love others. Being social mammals, we’re all wired to love and …
Toxic behavior is any behavior that is harmful to others or to yourself. Toxic traits are those traits or tendencies in an individual that drive their toxic behaviors. The word ‘trait’ implies that the toxic behavioral pattern is stable over time. It says nothing about the genetic or environmental influences on the trait. We all …
Being social species, humans come with built-in empathy. Some of us are less empathetic, some are more on the spectrum of empathy. A lack of empathy sounds bad, and it is. It’s a major symptom of psychopathy, sociopathy, and narcissism. Excess of everything, including empathy, can be harmful. Yes, there’s such a thing as having …
A healthy relationship is one where partners can be together without losing themselves. They can spend quality time with each other and also find time for themselves. A healthy relationship is one where both partners add to each other’s happiness. The key feature of healthy relationships is interdependence. Interdependence is depending on each other. The …
A person is considered selfish when they prioritize their own needs at the expense of others, or when they harm others for personal gain. Not helping someone, even though it would cost you little, is also a strong sign of self-centeredness. Interestingly, selfish individuals can sometimes be unaware of their selfishness. In their minds, they …
Children are expected to go through some normal developmental milestones as they grow up. One such milestone is being able to speak. While language is developed in stages, most children have already said their first word by age one. By age three, most children can engage in simple conversations. Some children miss these milestones, causing …
You’ve probably heard the ‘love yourself’ advice a million times by now. It’s nauseatingly common, and there’s a good reason for that. A lot of people don’t like themselves. Some downright hate themselves. I’m not a fan of irrational optimism, but I’m not a fan of irrational pessimism either. I advocate rational and realistic thinking …
A sadist is someone who derives pleasure from the pain of others. Sadistic personalities tend to be aggressive toward others. They enjoy causing pain to others and humiliating them. While sadism is similar to psychopathy (lacking empathy) and sociopathy (being antisocial), the key differentiating for sadism is that sadistic acts are purely committed for pleasure. …
Pathological lying, also called pseudologia fantastica or mythomania or morbid lying, is when a person lies excessively and uncontrollably with no apparent motive. The lies tend to be exaggerated, complicated, disjointed, and detailed.2Konnikova, M. …