Personality tests have become increasingly popular. From hiring to dating, they promise to help us understand who we are and how we are similar, or different, to others. Subscribe to our newsletter ...

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Are you a toxic person? An interesting personality assessment from Truity might help you identify traits that could be damaging your friendships and relationships and seven key personality archetypes ...

As humans, we're innately inclined to self-discovery and reflection — and sometimes that takes the form of filling out endless online quizzes and in-depth personality assessments. Even astrology is a ...

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People with cancer, heart disease and other conditions have come to expect treatments that their medical teams "personalize" just for them, based on tests. But care for mental health conditions hasn't ...

A new study suggests that it might be possible to personalize care for people with bipolar disorder, using the results of detailed personality tests. It finds that such tests might help identify ...

A personality test is an instrument designed to elicit a response that may reveal someone's "personality"—that is, their patterns of behaving and thinking across different situations. These tests can ...