The New Personality Self-Portrait: Why You Think, Work, Love and Act the Way You Do

By John M. Oldham and Lois B. Morris

Book Overview

The New Personality Self -portrait is the only guide to personality types based on the American Psychiatric Association's just-published official diagnostic system -- the DSM -IV -- and written by one of today's leading personality researchers. A long-time backlist bestseller in its previous edition, it has now been completely updated to include all the fascinating new information about how we become who we are-and how we can change. The self-test in The New Personality Self -portrait is already used extensively in mental health and business settings. It reveals a profile so personal, so accurate, that it's as individual as a fingerprint. Readers discover their unique mix of 14 distinct personality styles -- and learn how those traits impact their relationships, work and home life. Fascinating case histories show each style in action, with tips on how to live and work with every type, and exercises for turning vulnerabilities into strengths -- plus warnings about when individual differences develop into personality disorders. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 055305757X
• ISBN13: 9780553057577
• Release Date: June 1990
• Publisher: Bantam Books
• Length: 438 Pages
• Weight: 1.64 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Amazing! Brilliant! Highly Useful!

WOW! At first I thought this would be a run-of-the-mill psych book, but it is actually outstanding! I've read about personality from some other sources, but this is by far the best I've seen. It is a goldmine of useful information. You will find out exactly what kind of person you really are. You will find the answers to the mysteries of your life. You will find out why you behaved the ways you did and why your life has turned...

Definitely the best popular book on personality

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Best Character Reference Book Ever!

Since reading the book, I am much more accepting and tolerant of myself and others and can readily understand why people do the things they do. I love to figure people out--this book has taken the guess work away and makes it simple to do. No one has ever defined my true nature like this book has done. In it, is a wealth of knowledge. I want to thank the author with all of my heart for helping me to understand myself and...

An excellent underrated psych. system

I found this book to be very accurate of my personality type. I am also quite familiar with the Myers-Briggs and Enneagram system, but in those they pretty much give you One type, and that leaves out a lot of information about yourself. This one however highlights the importance of your overall personality - your dominant personality style (also known as type), your leading styles, even the styles you are low on play an...

More Than a Good Read

I originally read the book for fun, sort of an advanced astrology chart, but ended up amazed at the wealth of insightful scientific information about how so much of the course of out lives and relationships has to do with the types of people we are. The book was well-written enough to be enjoyed as a novel, but on subsequent readings I was able to identify the character traits I've struggled with, and those of friends and...