Bombast is the vice of deficit associated with the virtue of Scholarliness. we may be on the lookout for signs of frequent “pedantry” or “bombast” - for example, the frequent citing of one’s own education as the force of an argument rather than looking at the facts in the case of pedantry in an admittedly, highly educated person. For bombast, we may see a reliance on emotional [Read more...] about Bombast

Bonding is an imprinting process (where an instinct is turned on at the right time, in the right conditions) where there is an emotional investment in another person. It is usually without their awareness that a friendship of a sort, was forming. Bonding implies that comfort and encouragement are going to be ours (with the right person), and it all begins with the interactions of our parents, emotionally.

Many research [Read more...] about Bonding

Boundary doors are the most mature boundary anatomy to have. They operate with one's decisional capacity to use wisdom, a combination of conscience, or ethics, and intuition, or a read on the level of opportunity in the environment.

As such, they are the highest character maturity of the boundary anatomy available to us. They are the least narcissistic, as compared to Boundary Holes and Boundary Walls, and can be envisioned [Read more...] about Boundary Doors

Boundary holes allow anything in or out, including good things and bad things. It is like saying, "yes" to everything that happens socially. As a result, one has an "external locus of control," in which the uncontrollable in the social environment, controls us.

The personal boundary normally blocks most stress from getting into us to cause an uproar in our emotions, but when there is a preponderance of boundary holes [Read more...] about Boundary Holes

Boundary walls block all things, both good and bad from getting in or out. Often the result of psychological trauma, walls leave one relatively protected against stress, but also lonely and lacking social interaction.

As far as the character maturity of "boundary anatomy" goes, these items are midway between the lowest maturity anatomy (Boundary Holes) and the highest maturity anatomy (Boundary Doors.)  So they are then also midway between the [Read more...] about Boundary Walls