Hands up if you’re an individual

Stuart Jeffries explores the fascinating world of social psychology and the mentality of groups

Case study

Actor Tom Hiddleston reveals how he conveys emotion

Finding a therapy that suits your needs

Sarah Wilson explains the different types of therapy available

The ego, the superego and the id

Sarah Wilson on Freud's famous model for brain function

Identify your ‘type’ with the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator

The MBTI personality test identifies 16 personality types

The great unknown

Darian Leader explains Freud's theory of psychoanalysis and the ideas that have followed

Type A and B personalities

Sarah Wilson on the difference between type A and type B personalities

Are you prejudiced? Take the implicit association test

Long-term resaearch by Harvard on prejudice shows that most people are biased in favour of their own race

A test of character

Find out just how neurotic or extrovert you are by taking Daniel Nettle's personality test

Getting to know you

Don't be put off by dubious pop-psychology, writes Oliver Burkeman - there's a fascinating world inside your own head waiting to be discovered