Personality - Physiology
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Positron emission tomography measures of endogenous opioid neurotransmission and impulsiveness traits in humans.

29 Sep 2009 CONTEXT: The endogenous opioid system and opioid mu receptors (mu-receptors) are known to interface environmental events, positive (eg, relevant emotional stimuli) and negative (eg, stressors), with pertinent behavioral responses and to regulate ... Read more...

Age differences in personality: evidence from a nationally representative Australian sample.

30 Aug 2009 Cross-sectional age differences in the Big Five personality traits were examined in a nationally representative sample of Australians (N = 12,618; age range = 15-84). Extraversion, Neuroticism, and Openness were negatively associated with age, ... Read more...

Empirical correlates and interpretation of the MMPI-2-RF Cognitive Complaints (COG) scale.

30 Jul 2009 The MMPI-2-RF Cognitive Complaints (COG) scale (Ben-Porath & Tellegen, 2008) was developed to assess self-reported memory and other cognitive difficulties. The present study explores cognitive and self-report correlates of the COG scale and provides ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Personality - Physiology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Positron emission tomography measures of endogenous opioid neurotransmission and impulsiveness traits in humans. 29 Sep 2009
• Age differences in personality: evidence from a nationally representative Australian sample. 30 Aug 2009
• Empirical correlates and interpretation of the MMPI-2-RF Cognitive Complaints (COG) scale. 30 Jul 2009
• Does it really feel the same? Changes in life satisfaction following repeated life events. 30 Jul 2009
• The relations between parents' Big Five personality factors and parenting: a meta-analytic review. 30 Jul 2009
• Relation between personality and quality of postoperative recovery in day surgery patients. 30 Jul 2009
• Locus of control: relation to schizophrenia, to recovery, and to depression and psychosis -- A 15-year longitudinal study. 29 Jun 2009
• Brain responses to repeated visual experience among low and high sensation seekers: role of boredom susceptibility. 25 Jun 2009
• Accurate, Large-Scale Genotyping of 5HTTLPR and Flanking Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in an Association Study of Depression, Anxiety, and Personality Measures. 19 Jun 2009
• Personality traits predict response to novel and familiar stimuli in the hippocampal region. 19 Jun 2009
• Effects of reward and punishment on task performance, mood and autonomic nervous function, and the interaction with personality. 30 May 2009
• Conscientiousness, career success, and longevity: a lifespan analysis. 18 May 2009
• 'Negativity bias' in risk for depression and anxiety: brain-body fear circuitry correlates, 5-HTT-LPR and early life stress. 12 May 2009
• Personality and pain: back to the four humours? 11 May 2009
• Comparing different approach and avoidance models of learning and personality in the prediction of work, university, and leadership outcomes. 29 Apr 2009
• Schizotypal personality traits and atypical lateralization in motor and language functions. 22 Apr 2009
• Exploring relationships for visceral and somatic pain with autonomic control and personality. 21 Apr 2009
• Validity of the Spanish version of the Personal and Social Performance scale in schizophrenia. 21 Apr 2009
• The anatomy of the mesolimbic reward system: a link between personality and the placebo analgesic response. 13 Apr 2009
• Individual differences in preschoolers' salivary cortisol and alpha-amylase reactivity: relations to temperament and maladjustment. 3 Apr 2009

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Technical information about 'Personality'

Definition: Behavior-response patterns that characterize the individual.

Descriptor UI: D010551

Alternative terms: Personality; Personalities;

Related Mesh Headings: Human Characteristics;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; drug effects; physiology; radiation effects; genetics;

Tree Number: F01.752;