Saying what you mean

Finding it hard to be heard and understood? Catherine Jones suggests a few key exercises that will encourage mutual understanding

Case study

Frontman Keith Flint reveals how extroversion helps his act

Stephanie Merritt recounts her experiences of depression, psychoanalysis and cognitive behavioural therapy

Claudia Hammond explores where emotions come from and explains how fleeting facial expressions often reveal our truest thoughts

Psychologist Hans Eysenck popularised the terms 'introvert' and 'extrovert', changing the way we think about ourselves

The eminent psychoanalyst Susie Orbach recalls how an inquisitive childhood led to a career in psychology

Research shows we make up our minds about someone in a matter of seconds - and we're surprisingly good at it, says Rosie Ifould

Further reading on psychology, plus details of useful organisations and short courses

Research suggests that the more intuitive we believe we are the less accurate our judgements tend to be

Emma Cook on the theory behind personality types and testing your own character