The Foundations of Personality
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The Foundations of Personality by Abraham Myerson is one of the most comprehensive examinations of the neurological and psychological influences upon character of its era. Myerson is a medical professional and speaks from a background of years of practical experience in the field, yet he approaches the subject of psychology with a natural balance which allows him to remain on solid ground when so many of his contemporaries were chasing theoretical fancies.This work takes into account valuable discoveries from both Freudian and behavioral psychology, combining them into one of the landmark work...
Chapters (20)
- THE FOUNDATIONS OF PERSONALITY
- CONTENTS
- THE FOUNDATIONS OF PERSONALITY
- CHAPTER I. THE ORGANIC BASIS OF CHARACTER
- CHAPTER II. THE ENVIRONMENTAL BASIS OF CHARACTER
- CHAPTER III. MEMORY AND HABIT
- CHAPTER IV. STIMULATION, INHIBITION, ORGANIZING ENERGY, CHOICE AND CONSCIOUSNESS
- CHAPTER V. HYSTERIA, SUBCONSCIOUSNESS AND FREUDIANISM
- CHAPTER VI. EMOTION, INSTINCT, INTELLIGENCE AND WILL
- CHAPTER VII. EXCITEMENT, MONOTONY AND INTEREST
- CHAPTER VIII. THE SENTIMENTS OF LOVE, FRIENDSHIP, HATE, PITY AND DUTY. COMPENSATION AND ESCAPE
- CHAPTER IX. ENERGY RELEASE AND THE EMOTIONS
- CHAPTER X. COURAGE, RESIGNATION, SUBLIMATION, PATIENCE, THE WISH, AND ANHEDONIA
- CHAPTER XI. THE EVOLUTION OF CHARACTER WITH ESPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE GROWTH OF PURPOSE AND PERSONALITY
- CHAPTER XII. THE METHODS OF PURPOSE—WORK CHARACTERS
- CHAPTER XIII. THE QUALITIES OF THE LEADER AND THE FOLLOWER
- CHAPTER XIV. SEX CHARACTERS AND DOMESTICITY
- CHAPTER XV. PLAY, RECREATION, HUMOR AND PLEASURE SEEKING
- CHAPTER XVI. RELIGIOUS CHARACTERS. DISHARMONY IN CHARACTER
- CHAPTER XVII. SOME CHARACTER TYPES
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