Making Sense of People by Barondes, Samuel -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

About This eBook Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Page Contents Preface to Second Edition Introduction: When Intuition Isn’t Enough Part I: Describing Personality Differences

One. Personality Traits

Words from the Dictionary Beyond Synonyms and Antonyms Bundling Traits Using the Big Five Big Five 2.0 Rethinking Bill Clinton

Two. Troublesome Patterns

Very Low E: Two Eccentric Loners Very High E: The Disquietude of Histrionics Low A Patterns: Paranoids, Narcissists, and Antisocials Very High C: Compulsives High N Patterns: Avoidants, Dependents, and Borderlines Opinions of Self and Others Traits, Patterns, and People

Part II: Explaining Personality Differences

Three. How Genes Make Us Different

A New Foundation for Psychology Experiments of Nature How Much of Our Personality Differences Is Heritable? How Many Gene Variants Shape a Personality Trait? Genetic Thinking vs. Genetic Testing The Deep Roots of Our Diversity The Grandeur in This View of Personality Differences

Four. Building a Personal Brain

The Brain Builds Itself Critical Periods in Brain Development What Will My Child Be Like? Gene–Environment Dialogues Enduring Effects on Gene Expression Adolescent Remodeling Closing Some Windows in the Brain and the Environment

Part III: Whole Persons, Whole Lives

Five. What’s a Good Character?

Separating Character and Personality Moral Instincts and Moral Emotions Different Cultures, Common Values The Power of Culture-Based Values The Character of Benjamin Franklin Why Character Matters

Six. Identity: Creating a Personal Story

Oprah Winfrey Shapes Her Identity Identity as a Story Steve Jobs Tells Three Stories

Seven. Putting It All Together

A Methodical Appraisal Understanding and Change

Endnotes

Preface Introduction Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7

References Acknowledgments About the Author Index