Who am I?: 16 Basic Desires that Motivate Our Actions Define Our Personalities

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Penguin, 5 mars 2002 - 288 pages
What do we want? What makes us tick? From acceptance to vengeance to curiosity, this book explains the 16 basic and universal desires that shape our behavior—and shows how the ways we prioritize them determines our personalities. Grounded in up-to-date psychological research, this book can help

  • parents comprehend their children’s needs and behavior
  • couples understand each other better
  • employers motivate their employees
  • employees become more effective in their work
  • YOU achieve greater satisfaction and happiness in life

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    Table des matières

    Introduction
    		1
    1
    		33
    Why Kids and Elephants Will Make You
    		52
    Why a Secretary Feared Heights
    		66
    ValueBased Happiness
    		123
    How Relationships Grow
    		142
    Turning Work Into Play
    		163
    17
    		171
    Why My Father Was a Mets Fan
    		201
    522
    		210
    The Scientific Study of the Human Spirit
    		222
    Afterword
    		243
    Appendix
    		250
    Bibliography
    		263
    83
    		274
    Index
    		275

    All in the Family
    		184
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    Expressions et termes fréquents

    16 basic desires acceptance achievement activity anxiety asked athletes attention average become behavior called career Chapter child common compete competitive contrast couple creates criticism curiosity desire for power desire profile develop eating enjoy example experience feel feel-good give goals grow hand honor human idea idealism independence indicating individual interest keep less important lifestyle lives look marriage meaningful means motivation nature occurs organized parents partner person physical physical activity play pleasure positions possible Principle problem psychological Rate your desire refer relationship religion religious romance satisfy score seek sense significant social contact society spend statements status stress strong desire things tranquility true University value-based happiness vengeance weak York young

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    À propos de l'auteur (2002)

    Steven Reiss, Ph.D., is a professor of psychology and psychiatry at Ohio State University, as well as the director of the Nisonger Center for Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities. His internationally acclaimed, influential research has been translated into more than a dozen languages and widely adopted by professionals and educators. Dr. Reiss lives in Columbus.

    Informations bibliographiques

    TitreWho am I?: 16 Basic Desires that Motivate Our Actions Define Our Personalities
    16 Basic Desires That Motivate Our Actions and Define Our Pe
    AuteurSteven Reiss
    Éditionillustrée, réimprimée, révisée
    ÉditeurPenguin, 2002
    ISBN0425183408, 9780425183403
    Longueur288 pages
      
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