Abstract: The present status of reaearch work into the psychology of personality in the German Democratic Republic is summed up under the following heads:1. The theory of personality and the method of studying it—The author briefly outlines the new theory of personality and new approaches in the field of personality research as propounded by K. Gottschaldt.2. The study of twin personality—The large-scale research work done by K. Gottschaldt on twin personality is described. Important conclusions derived from this study are stated.3. The study of personality through the psychology of thinking—The writer, presents a general outline of the 4 main groups of studies conducted by German psychologists, namely, (1) problem-solving ability, (2) tower-building ability, (3) mechanical thinking ability, (4) abstract thinking ability.4. The study of personality through social psychology—A sketch is given of a modified form of experimentation carried out by German psychologists regarding the level of aspiration, under conditions of both individual work and group cooperation.5. The application of the method of psychodiagnosis to the practice of socialist construction—The method of psychodiagnosis is widely applied in selecting young workers for verious factories, in characterizing the extent of abnormality of mental patients, in determiming the legal responsibity of juvenile delinquents.