Character
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Attentional bias for threat in older adults: moderation of the positivity bias by trait anxiety and stimulus modality.

30 Aug 2009 Socioemotional selectivity theory suggests that emotion regulation goals motivate older adults to preferentially allocate attention to positive stimuli and away from negative stimuli. This study examined whether anxiety moderates the effect of the ... Read more...

Building character: a model for reflective practice.

30 Aug 2009 In 1950, Harrison and colleagues proposed that the physician's ultimate and sufficient destiny should be to "build an enduring edifice of character." Recent work in philosophy underscores the importance of character ethics (virtue ethics) as a ... Read more...

Bipolar spectrum-substance use co-occurrence: Behavioral approach system (BAS) sensitivity and impulsiveness as shared personality vulnerabilities.

30 Aug 2009 Bipolar disorders and substance use disorders (SUDs) show high co-occurrence. One explanation for this co-occurrence may be common personality vulnerabilities involved in both. The authors tested whether high behavioral approach system (BAS) ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Character'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Attentional bias for threat in older adults: moderation of the positivity bias by trait anxiety and stimulus modality. 30 Aug 2009
• Building character: a model for reflective practice. 30 Aug 2009
• Bipolar spectrum-substance use co-occurrence: Behavioral approach system (BAS) sensitivity and impulsiveness as shared personality vulnerabilities. 30 Aug 2009
• Self-regulatory failure and intimate partner violence perpetration. 30 Aug 2009
• Adolescent dispositions for antisocial behavior in context: the roles of neighborhood dangerousness and parental knowledge. 30 Jul 2009
• Linking marital conflict and children's adjustment: the role of young children's perceptions. 30 Jul 2009
• Parent, family, and child characteristics: associations with mother- and father-reported emotion socialization practices. 30 Jul 2009
• Altering category-level beliefs: the impact of level of representation at belief formation and belief disconfirmation. 30 Jul 2009
• Personality dimensions among women with an eating disorder: towards reconceptualizing DSM. 29 Jun 2009
• The appraisal rebound effect: cognitive appraisals on the rebound. 29 Jun 2009
• Deconstructing the "reign of error": interpersonal warmth explains the self-fulfilling prophecy of anticipated acceptance. 29 Jun 2009
• Can the influence of childhood socioeconomic status on men's and women's adult body mass be explained by adult socioeconomic status or personality? Findings from a national sample. 29 Jun 2009
• Social relationships as a decisive factor in recovering from severe mental illness. 29 Jun 2009
• Movie character smoking and adolescent smoking: who matters more, good guys or bad guys? 29 Jun 2009
• Hildner Lecture: quality of healthcare. 29 Jun 2009
• Personality traits and endocrine response as possible asymmetry factors of agonistic outcome in karate athletes. 29 Jun 2009
• How do feelings influence effort? An empirical study of entrepreneurs' affect and venture effort. 29 Jun 2009
• Neuroticism and locus of control as moderators of the relationships of charismatic and autocratic leadership with burnout. 29 Jun 2009
• When is straightforwardness a liability in negotiations? The role of integrative potential and structural power. 29 Jun 2009
• What is being assessed and why it matters: the impact of transient error on trait research. 29 Jun 2009

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Technical information about 'Character'

Definition: In current usage, approximately equivalent to personality. The sum of the relatively fixed personality traits and habitual modes of response of an individual.

Descriptor UI: D002605

Alternative terms: Character; Characters;

Tree Number: F01.752.190;

Technical Notes: no qualif