Easy read and solid behavioral science.
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Oldham/Morris have done a great job with an easy read. They provide us all some education and language for relating to others. The book is loaded with sound behavioral concepts, based on accepted professional practice. Best of all, they suggest equivalent words that replace the psychobabble jargon that burdens our society ("vigilent" rather than "paranoid"). Human personality is displayed in appropriate complexity; none of the three or four "styles" offered as the answer to difficult human relationships. Most of the "sunday supplement" psych tests offer little more than the author's individual imagination. The three/four "type" systems have little professional soundness. There's a lot of meat here, but not too much for most serious readers or college level thinkers. I have used this book, and the predecessor, for 15 years. My use has been personal (understand family and friends) and professional (physician). My hope: Get this book into the hands of anyone serious about understanding self and others.
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Good, but not outstanding
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I enjoyed reading this book, and I learned a great deal from it. It is useful, even fun, to use this book to gain a better understanding of yourself. If, on the other hand, you are trying to figure out what makes other tick, dealing with fourteen different personality traits is a bit overwhelming. If you're seeking to have a better understanding of those around you, I would recommend David Keisey's "Please Understand Me," which is based on Jung and the Myers-Briggs Temperament Indicator. Don't get me wrong, this book may increase your awareness and understanding of other peoples' quirks, but I feel you can get just as clear a picture much more easily with the MBTI.
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Don't lend this book out, you will never get it back!
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There are some things that can't be believed until they are experienced. I don't think I exaggerate when I say that next to the Bible, this may be the most important book ever written. I didn't believe in psychology or in self-help books, but this book is absolutely outstanding!!!!! It is not pop psychology. It is nonjudgmental and non-threatening. EVERYONE needs to read it. This book will make you believe that psychology finally has something intelligent to say. Whatever you do don't lend this book out. It was lent to me, I lent it to a friend, who lent it to their spouse, who lent it to a relative, who lent it to an in-law, who lent to . . . at this point I lost track. I finally bought my own copy, but I still owe a copy to the person who lent it to me.
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You need to read this book
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Especially if you're a Sensitive. This book (along with the previous edition) has helped me tremendously. It has given me more confidence in dealing with people, important for a shy Sensitive. It has helped me with personal relationships, especially my marriage and friendships. It has even helped me deal with my disfunctional family. It has helped me to understand why people behave the way they do. They're not doing it on purpose to drive me nuts! It has also helped me understand myself and my own needs. I am not so hard on myself because I don't compare myself with people with other personality types.
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