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Character Strengths and Virtues: A Handbook and Classification by Christopher Peterson, Martin Seligman "Character" has become a front-and-center topic in contemporary discourse, but this term does not have a fixed meaning. Character may be simply defined by what someone does not do, but a more active and thorough definition is necessary, one that addresses certain vital questions. Is character a singular characteristic of an individual, or is it composed of different aspects? Does character--however we define it--exist in degrees, or is it simply something one happens to have? How can character be developed? Can it be learned? Relatedly, can it be taught, and who might be the most effective teacher? What roles are played by family, schools, the media, religion, and the larger culture? This groundbreaking handbook of character strengths and virtues is the first progress report from a prestigious group of researchers who have undertaken the systematic classification and measurement of widely valued positive traits. They approach good character in terms of separate strengths-authenticity, persistence, kindness, gratitude, hope, humor, and so on-each of which exists in degrees.  Character Strengths and Virtues classifies twenty-four specific strengths under six broad virtues that consistently emerge across history and culture: wisdom, courage, humanity, justice, temperance, and transcendence. Each strength is thoroughly examined in its own chapter, with special attention to its meaning, explanation, measurement, causes, correlates, consequences, and development across the life span, as well as to strategies for its deliberate cultivation. This book demands the attention of anyone interested in psychology and what it can teach about the good life. Hardcover from Oxford University Press

The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature by Steven Pinker Hardcover from Viking Press

Self-Efficacy: The Exercise of Control by Albert Bandura Paperback from W H Freeman & Co.

Personality: Classic Theories and Modern Research (2nd Edition) by Howard S. Friedman, Miriam W. Schustack Hardcover from Pearson Allyn & Bacon

Mmpi-2: Assessing Personality and Psychopathology by John R. Graham Hardcover from Oxford Press

Personality: Strategies and Issues by Robert M. Liebert, Michael D. Spiegler Hardcover from Wadsworth Publishing Special Order

Please Understand Me II: Temperament, Character, Intelligence by David Keirsey Paperback from Prometheus Nemesis Book Co

Lifetypes by Jean M. Kummerow, Sandra Krebs Hirsh Paperback from Warner Books 1989

Theories of Personality: Understanding Persons, Fourth Edition by Susan C. Cloninger Hardcover from Prentice Hall

The Introvert Advantage: How to Thrive in an Extrovert World by Marti Olsen Laney Paperback from Workman Publishing Company

 

Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder by Marsha Linehan Hardcover from Guilford Press 1993

Skills Training Manual for Treating Borderline Personality Disorder by Marsha M. Linehan Paperback from Guilford Press 1993

Please Understand Me: Character and Temperament Types by David Keirsey, Marilyn Bates Paperback from Prometheus Nemesis Book Co 1984

MMPI-2: An Interpretive Manual (2nd Edition) by Roger L. Greene Hardcover from Pearson Allyn & Bacon 28 July, 1999

The Wisdom of the Enneagram : The Complete Guide to Psychological and Spiritual Growth for the Nine Personality Types by DON RICHARD RISO, RUSS HUDSON Paperback from Bantam

The Millionaire Mind by Thomas J. Stanley Hardcover from Andrews McMeel Publishing Special Order

Toward a Psychology of Being, 3rd Edition by Abraham H. Maslow Hardcover from John Wiley & Sons

Sometimes I Act Crazy : Living with Borderline Personality Disorder by Jerold J. Kreisman, Hal Straus Hardcover from John Wiley & Sons

Showing Our True Colors by Mary Miscisin, Jeff Haines, Jennifer Adams Paperback from True Colors, Inc., Publishing

Controlling People: How to Recognize, Understand, and Deal With People Who Try to Control You by Patricia Evans Paperback from Adams Media Corporation

Type Talk at Work (Revised) : How the 16 Personality Types Determine Your Success on the Job by OTTO KROEGER, JANET M. THUESEN, HILE RUTLEDGE Paperback from Delta

Genograms: Assessment and Intervention by Monica McGoldrick, Randy Gerson, Sylvia Shellenberger Paperback from W.W. Norton & Company

Lost in the Mirror: An Inside Look at Borderline Personality Disorder by Richard A. Moskovitz M.D. Paperback from Taylor Pub

The Universal Language DISC by Bill J. Bonnstetter, Judy I. Suiter, Randy J. Widrick Hardcover from Target Training International, Ltd. 1993

Personality Theories : An Introduction by Barbara Engler Hardcover from Houghton Mifflin Co 1900

Personality-Guided Therapy (Wiley Series on Personality Process by Theodore Millon Hardcover from John Wiley & Sons

Personality W/ Power Web by Randall J. Larsen, David M. Buss Hardcover from McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages Special Order

The Riso-Hudson Enneagram Type Indicator (RHETI, Version 2.5) by Don Richard Riso, Russ Hudson Paperback from The Enneagram Institute

Personality Disorders and Culture: Clinical and Conceptual Interactions by Renato D. Alarcón, Edward F. Foulks, Mark Vakkur Hardcover from John Wiley & Sons

Handbook of Attachment Interventions by Terry Levy, Nancy L. Thomas Paperback from Academic Press

 
 
 
 

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