The New Personality Self-Portrait : Why You Think, Work, Love and Act the Way You Do
Author: John M. Oldham, Lois B. Morris
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ISBN: 0553373935
Publisher: Bantam (01 August, 1995)
Sales Rank: 26,131
Average Customer Rating: 4.3 out of 5
Customer Reviews
Rating: 5 out of 5
Personality Self-Portrait review - material & presentation
Excellent reference guide. The material is well organized. Each personality type is presented in two sections. The first (& longest) section presents personality type characteristics within the typical/healthy range. The second section presents characteristics in the disorder/unhealthy range. The book provides tips on dealing with others that express themselves within a personality type, and tips on knowing yourself better. Each personality type chapter describes other types that do and do not get along well, and provides the reason why. It is easy to understand and very clear.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Not the Meiers-Briggs
I've taken the Meiers-Briggs test a few times, and the results have never stuck (which is why I've taken it so many times). Not so with this book.Instead of focusing on ONE dominant personality style (such as Meiers-Briggs 'ENTP'), the Self-Portrait graphs your personality traits, which provides a way to visualize the way your personality works. Instead of being shoved into one of twenty personality types, you can see the different categories that are more dominant in your personality. This way, you are shown a more accurate portrayal of yourself, and the results are more individualized than a test which gives you ONE category that explains your WHOLE SELF.
Useful in each chapter: "tips" for living with persons in each category, "tips" for making the most of your personality style, and warning signs for each style's potential personality disorder (as detailed by the DSM-IV).
I was very happy with the questions in the test, with the descriptions of the personality types, and the way the book doesn't just lump you into one category. Also, I appreciated the Personality Disorder section in each category (simply as a matter of interest, if nothing else).
The only thing I missed in the book was the treatment of spirituality/religion (only slightly touched upon in ONE personality category).
Overall, I now understand my personality much more fully!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Best
Simply the best book of this type I've come across. Similar Products
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