# Personality Psychology | | **Personality Psychology** is a branch of psychology that examines personality and its variation among individuals. It aims to show how people are individually different due to psychological forces. Its areas of focus include:Describing what personality is Documenting how personalities develop Explaining the mental processes of personality and how they affect functioning Providing a framework for understanding individuals | | --- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | wikipedia:: [Personality psychology](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personality_psychology) | - [[Narcissism]] - [[Psycopathy]] - [[Egotism]] ## [[Trait Theory]] ### [[Big Five Personality Traits]] ## [[Personality Type]] ### [[Myers–Briggs Type Indicator]] ### [[Enneagram of Personality]] ## [[Type A and Type B Personality Theory]] ## [[Personal construct theory]]