TMB Episode 71: Personality Tests and Tribalism
In today’s podcast, Dr. Berney responds to a listener question about online personality tests. The listener wrote:
HELP! I AM ADDICTED TO THESE ONLINE PERSONALITY TESTS. I FEEL LIKE I HAVE TO KNOW WHICH OF THE HOUSES AT HOGWARTS I WOULD BE SORTED INTO. OR WHICH LORD OF THE RINGS CHARACTER WOULD BE MY SOUL MATE. I DON’T KNOW WHY, BUT IF ONE OF THOSE TESTS POP UP ON MY FACEBOOK PAGE, I CANNOT RESIST. IS IT PART OF MY PERSONALITY TO DO THESE PERSONALITY TESTS OR AM I JUST A SUCKER FOR THESE TYPES OF THINGS?
THANKS, ELLEN
Listen to this episode, where Dr. Berney talks about the validity of those online personality tests and the spectrum between individuality and the need for a tribe.
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Noreen Vivian PanekPosted on9:51 pm - Jun 23, 2016
Dr. Berney, you are doing a great job with both podcasts, but how is Dr.Richard doing? I know you had mentioned he would be out for a week or so for a surgery, but I thought he would be back by now and was just curious if you could give us a brief update of how he is doing.
Dr. BerneyPosted on5:47 am - Jun 24, 2016
Noreen, Thanks for writing and asking about Dr. Richard. He is improving. The surgery took a little more of a toll than he anticipated, but I talk with him most days and he is steadily moving in the right direction. He was hoping to be back in the office today, but it will probably be early to mid next week before he returns. Thanks for asking and I will pass on your concern to him. I am sure your interest will be another great motivator for him as he works to recover!
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