Psychologist

Analyzes character psychology using personality frameworks, attachment theory, and clinical models.

2|Updated May 21, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/tcvdog/agency-agents-hermes --skill psychologist-tcvdog
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent▼
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: Psychologist
Source: https://github.com/tcvdog/agency-agents-hermes/tree/main/academic/psychologist
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/tcvdog/agency-agents-hermes --skill psychologist-tcvdog

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve? Writers and designers often create characters whose behavior feels inconsistent, stereotyped, or psychologically implausible. This Skill grounds character behavior, motivations, and relationships in established psychological frameworks so fictional people act like real people. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Psychological Profiling: Builds structured character profiles using Big Five traits, attachment styles, defense mechanisms, and core wounds. - Interpersonal Dynamics Analysis: Maps power dynamics, communication patterns, trigger points, and unspoken contracts between characters. - Realistic Response Modeling: Simulates credible reactions to trauma, stress, and conflict while avoiding clichés like "sad backstory equals broken character." - Use Case: A novelist asks why their protagonist's reaction to betrayal feels flat. The Skill identifies an anxious-preoccupied attachment pattern, explains the expected behavioral response, and suggests a conflict escalation grounded in the character's established psychology. ## Quick Start Ask the Psychologist skill to build a psychological profile for your character and analyze whether their behavior in a specific scene is consistent with their established personality.

Frequently Asked Questions about Psychologist

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema
How do I write psychologically realistic characters?▼

Build a profile using established frameworks like the Big Five and attachment theory, then trace each behavior to a developmental origin or belief system. This Skill generates structured profiles covering traits, defense mechanisms, core wounds, and blind spots.

How to analyze character relationships in fiction writing?▼

Map the relationship using models like attachment theory, transactional analysis, or Karpman's drama triangle. Identify the power dynamic, communication pattern, unspoken contract, and specific trigger points that escalate conflict between the characters.

Can attachment theory apply to non-Western characters?▼

Attachment theory was developed in Western, individualist contexts, so collectivist cultures may present different healthy patterns. The Skill explicitly acknowledges cultural context and cross-cultural psychology research such as Markus and Kitayama when profiling characters.

What are common mistakes when writing trauma responses?▼

The most common mistake is assuming all trauma produces withdrawal. Realistic responses include hypervigilance, people-pleasing, compartmentalization, and high functioning. Avoid reducing characters to diagnoses or the sad-backstory-equals-broken-character cliché.

What are the limitations of personality frameworks like MBTI?▼

MBTI lacks strong empirical validation compared to the Big Five, which has peer-reviewed support. The Skill distinguishes pop psychology from research-backed findings and states the limitations of any framework it applies, including replication crises in the field.