Using Psychology to create conflict when you write Fiction.

     Psychologist Karen Kaufman wrote a great article on how to use some of the basic principles of psychology to create believable conflict to make your story and your characters more interesting and hopefully to keep your reader wanting more. You can check out her whole article at; http://www.archetypewriting.com/articles/articles_ck/MBTI_PMAI.htm
For beginners she gives great resources on how to use archetypal characters and gives links for writers to use in developing their characters and make the type believable. An example of suggestions in her article features how to create a narrative with some key points;

Archetypal plot

Imagery

Strengths (“gifts”)

Spiritual, social, and natural expressions

How they are as leaders

Shadow qualities of the personality type

How they want to be seen

What draws their attention

How they deal with problems

What people who don’t have this quality are like

 If you want some guidance on how to make your characters more in depth and believable, her article and suggested links will help get you started. Even though it's not a how to in terms of putting your idea for a character into actual writing form, it is a great way to have a Psych check list to make your characters more interesting for your readers.

And as an added bonus to know about her own skills beyond Psychology, she writes science fiction and fantasy.