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Publication
New York : Bantam
ISBN
055305757X / 9780553057577
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Beginning with a questionnaire based on the American Psychiatric Association's DSM-IIIR, the authors have the reader chart his or her profile according to 13 individual personality styles.
CONTENTS:
Introduction: The new personality system
Chapter 1: Who am I? Understanding individual differences
Chapter 2: Your unique life pattern. Styles, disorders, and domains.
Chapter 3: The personality self-portrait. Taking and interpreting the test and reading the book
Chapter 4: Conscientious style. "The right stuff" (Obssessive-compulsive personality disorder)
Chapter 5: Self-confident style. " Star quality" (Narcissistic personality disorder)
Chapter 6: Devoted style. "The good mate" (Dependent personality disorder)
Chapter 7: Dramatic style. "The life of the party" (Histrionic personality disorder)
Chapter 8: Vigilant style. "The survivor" (Paranoid personality disorder)
Chapter 9: Sensitive style. "The homebody" ( Avoidant personality disorder)
Chapter 10: Leisurely style. " California dreaming" (Passive-aggressive personality disorder)
Chapter 11: Adventerous style. "The Challenger" (Antisocial personality disorder)
Chapter 12: Idiosyncratic style. "The different drummer" ( Schizotypal personality disorder)
Chapter 13: Solitary style. "The loner" (Schizoid personality disorder)
Chapter 14: Mercurial style. " Fire and Ice" (Borderline personality disorder)
Chapter 15: Self-sacrificing style. "The altuist" (Self defeating personality disorder). Chapter
16: Aggressive style. "Top dog" (Sadistic personality disorder). Chapter 17: Your style and your
destiny. Where you come from and where you are headed. Chapter 18: Strategies for change. Finding
the right help.
CONTENTS:
Introduction: The new personality system
Chapter 1: Who am I? Understanding individual differences
Chapter 2: Your unique life pattern. Styles, disorders, and domains.
Chapter 3: The personality self-portrait. Taking and interpreting the test and reading the book
Chapter 4: Conscientious style. "The right stuff" (Obssessive-compulsive personality disorder)
Chapter 5: Self-confident style. " Star quality" (Narcissistic personality disorder)
Chapter 6: Devoted style. "The good mate" (Dependent personality disorder)
Chapter 7: Dramatic style. "The life of the party" (Histrionic personality disorder)
Chapter 8: Vigilant style. "The survivor" (Paranoid personality disorder)
Chapter 9: Sensitive style. "The homebody" ( Avoidant personality disorder)
Chapter 10: Leisurely style. " California dreaming" (Passive-aggressive personality disorder)
Chapter 11: Adventerous style. "The Challenger" (Antisocial personality disorder)
Chapter 12: Idiosyncratic style. "The different drummer" ( Schizotypal personality disorder)
Chapter 13: Solitary style. "The loner" (Schizoid personality disorder)
Chapter 14: Mercurial style. " Fire and Ice" (Borderline personality disorder)
Chapter 15: Self-sacrificing style. "The altuist" (Self defeating personality disorder). Chapter
16: Aggressive style. "Top dog" (Sadistic personality disorder). Chapter 17: Your style and your
destiny. Where you come from and where you are headed. Chapter 18: Strategies for change. Finding
the right help.