Thinking about the future is an integral component of human cognition - one that has been claimed to distinguish us from other species. Building on the construct of episodic memory, we introduce the concept of 'episodic future thinking': a projection of the self into the future to pre-experience an event. We argue that episodic future thinking has explanatory value when considering recent work ...

1 Introduction For many years it has been assumed by psychologists that it is possible to classify an individual according to his personallity. The pioneer in this field was the renowned psychologist C.G.Jung [6] and his contributions led to the new field of study of the so called jungian typology. Regardless of the benefits in prevention and identification of mental illness, typology is used b...

PURPOSE Medical students' personality types and interpersonal needs must be considered. The purpose of this study was to examine the characteristics of personality types and interpersonal needs. METHODS A total of 171 students in Konyang University College of Medicine were examined using the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) and Fundamental Interpersonal Relations Orientation-Behavior (FIRO-...

Results from the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) for 259 nursing students were compared with their achievement on examinations in an undergraduate course in anatomy and physiology. Factor analysis demonstrated that no relationship existed between any of the eight individual personality traits purported to be measured by MBTI (i.e., E, Extrovert; I, Introvert; S, Sensing; N, Intuition; T, Thi...

background: cardiovascular disease (cvd) is one of the leading causes of death in the world. one of its most insidious forms is coronary heart disease (chd) which decreases patient's quality of life. research indicates that psychological factors are interrelated with coronary heart disease patients' quality of life. in the present study, the role of type d personality and emotional intelligence...

background and purpose: nurses constitute the largest group of human resources in healthcare systems of almost all countries they also play a significant role in community health promotion. nurses’ job satisfaction is of great importance in the promotion of healthcare quality. therefore, the present study aimed to analyze the relationship between personality type (type a & b) and job satisfacti...

Temperamental suitability (personality traits) could be a factor to consider in career placement and professional development. It could also be an indicator of professional success or failure in any profession such as Systems Analysis and Design (SAD). However, there is not sufficient empirical evidence in support of the personality traits to which systems analysts and designers may be categori...