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Psychology, personality, traits.  ---  .See also: Philosophy, people.  ---  12/30/1992


Psychology, personality, traits.  ---  .This section is about personality traits.  Topics include: ( ) List of traits.  ---  1/24/2006


Psychology, personality, traits.  ---  (1) Austere, severe, classic, formal, ascetic (spiritual, intellectual, physical), cold, aloof, serious (restrained).  Vs.  Trendy, frivolous, fun, materialistic, comfortable, casual, warm, friendly.  (2) Hardworking and pragmatic vs. radical and daring.  (3) Proper vs. improper.  ---  08/20/1994


Psychology, personality, traits.  ---  (1) Best traits.  Just, confrontational, reflective, quick, precise and accurate, endurance, smart, brave, unforgiving, strong, fair.  (2) Worst traits: opposites of above.  ---  12/30/1992


Psychology, personality, traits.  ---  (1) Confirmation of reality and those people who need it desperately.  Tradition, ritual, comfort, security, order, structure, old.  This is the inertia of society.  Rituals are repetitive, non-religious practices.   (2) Who has trouble with the above?  Those easily bored.  Those with curiosity.  Those with imagination.  Those with active minds.  ---  2/4/2002


Psychology, personality, traits.  ---  (1) Dislike: east coast, gold chain ism, american princess ism, religion, conservative, conformist.  (2) Like: west coast, desert, independence, sensitive, strong.  ---  12/30/1992


Psychology, personality, traits.  ---  (1) Open minded vs. closed minded.  (2) No opinions on anything vs. very opinionated on everything.  (3) Polite, deferring and considerate vs. even tempered vs. rude.  (4) "We're all friends" and harmony vs. competition and conflict.  ---  12/30/1992


Psychology, personality, traits.  ---  (1) Past oriented vs. future oriented.  (2) Limit oriented (can't do, must do) vs. freedom oriented (can do, choose to do).  ---  5/27/2002


Psychology, personality, traits.  ---  Achievers (set on accomplishing something).  Social drones vs. creative vs. thrill seekers (for fun).  Healthy vs. unhealthy.  ---  12/30/1992


Psychology, personality, traits.  ---  Bad: fear, discouragement, pessimism, distraction, bored, unmotivated, no self confidence.  Good: courage, perseverance, optimism, concentration, interested, motivation, self confidence.  ---  3/30/1998


Psychology, personality, traits.  ---  Brains with no character, no spine, over-civilized, no strength.  ---  05/30/1993


Psychology, personality, traits.  ---  Broad minded vs. narrow minded.  Open minded vs. close minded.  ---  12/30/1992


Psychology, personality, traits.  ---  Can we say empiricists are extroverts, and rationalists are introverts?  ---  12/29/1997


Psychology, personality, traits.  ---  Compromise.  Two opposing views of compromise, as described by two pairs of adjectives.  Is it being practical and adaptable or is it being unprincipled and wishy washy?  ---  7/30/2002


Psychology, personality, traits.  ---  Eclectic vs. scatter brained.  Shallow, narrow minded, one track vs. deep.  ---  04/01/1994


Psychology, personality, traits.  ---  Explorers.  (1) Wanderers: aimless.  (2) Seekers, pilgrims: looking for the known.  (3) Explorers: of the unknown.  (4) These personality types are sometimes products of dissatisfaction, boredom, unhappiness, un-peacefulness.  ---  12/30/1992


Psychology, personality, traits.  ---  Fluid vs. rigid.  Open vs. closed.  Dynamic vs. static.  Broad vs. narrow.  ---  5/27/2002


Psychology, personality, traits.  ---  Good personality traits.  Tough: persists in the face of much and long opposition.  Smart.  Wise.  Directed: focused, and has goals.  Driven: pursues goals.  Sociable.  Empathetic.  Democratic leader.  Caring.  Good value system.  Sane, not neurotic.  Energetic, vital, and industrious (the psychology-behavior link).  ---  08/17/1997


Psychology, personality, traits.  ---  Introvert vs. extrovert.  Passive vs. aggressive.  Bossy vs. nice.  Private vs. open.  Lying vs. honest.  Relaxed vs. uptight.  Curious vs. unquestioning.  Lazy vs. industrious.  Conniving and manipulative vs. straightforward and fair.  Legalistic vs. not.  Follower vs. leader.  Independent vs. interdependent vs. dependent.  Technological vs. not.  Scientific vs. magical.  Numbers vs. words vs. visual pictures vs. sounds.  Social vs. antisocial.  Political vs. apolitical.  Economic and business minded vs. not.  Artistic vs. not.  Time oriented (history or future) vs. not.  ---  2/21/2000


Psychology, personality, traits.  ---  Nice vs. noble.  ---  12/30/1992


Psychology, personality, traits.  ---  Personality and environment.  Urban: tough, faggot.  Rural: tough, faggot (pastoral wimp).  ---  12/30/1992


Psychology, personality, traits.  ---  Personality trait analysis.  (1) The classification of personality traits is important.  (2) The degrees of personality traits is important.  (3) The relationships of personality traits is very important.  ---  10/20/1999


Psychology, personality, traits.  ---  Rest and unrest: causes of.  (1) Energy level.  (2) Emotional excitation: anxiety, anger, drives, hormones.  (3) Intellectual hyperactivity.  ---  12/30/1992


Psychology, personality, traits.  ---  Self control vs. lack of self control.  Mental and behavioral.  Duration, frequency, degree, type.  ---  12/30/1992


Psychology, personality, traits.  ---  Skate/surf/climb/hitch.  What types of personality does it attract, hold, let go.  What are the causes of these personality types.  What are the effects of these activities (psychological and social).  ---  12/30/1992


Psychology, personality, traits.  ---  Smart cowards vs. stupid brave.  Why brave and wise is so rare?  ---  12/30/1992


Psychology, personality, traits.  ---  Social vs. asocial.  Flexible vs. stubborn.  Practical vs. idealist.  ---  5/15/2004


Psychology, personality, traits.  ---  Stability vs. instability.  ---  12/30/1992


Psychology, personality, traits.  ---  Stable vs. inconsistent (on and off days, hot and cold, unstable) in mood, drive, interest, energy, iq.  ---  05/30/1993


Psychology, personality, traits.  ---  Student: docile.  Non-student: free, wild.  ---  12/30/1992


Psychology, personality, traits.  ---  Sweet is a term with which most men seem to be completely unfamiliar, myself included.  Audrey tells me that "sweet" is a term that women use to describe actions that are endearing, vulnerable and childlike.  ---  7/6/1999


Psychology, personality, traits.  ---  Three traits:  (1) Low grade, chronic depression.  (2) Excellent critic.  (3) Very funny.  (4) The above three personality traits often coincide.  The critic and the comedian are often both depressed.  ---  10/15/2004


Psychology, personality, traits.  ---  Tolerance and intolerance.  Patience and impatience. Sympathy and empathy.  ---  06/30/1993


Psychology, personality, traits.  ---  Tolerance.  (1) Tolerance of X individual in Y situation for Z view or idea or thing on W subject (racial, religious, sexual).  (2) Hardened: tough and durable vs. soft: impressionable.  (3) Hard: cruel and cold vs. soft: kind.  (4) Soft: wimp and spineless.  Soft: gay.  Soft: sensitive, feels, thinks.  ---  12/30/1992


Psychology, personality, traits.  ---  Tolerance.  Can't tolerate (experience a situation and not succumb to negative emotion).  Tolerant: tolerates things well.  Intolerance: doesn't.  ---  12/30/1992


Psychology, personality, traits.  ---  Wimp: no backbone.  Nerd: no knowledge of hip.  Gay: homosexual.  ---  12/30/1992




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