I'm Not Crazy, I'm Just Not You The Real Meaning of the 16 Personality Types

by Pearman, Roger R.; Albritton, Sarah C.

• ISBN13: 9781857885521
• ISBN10: 185788552X
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-10-07
• Publisher: Nicholas Brealey

Summary

Tracing the growth of the study of personality type from its roots in the work of Carl Jung to today's subtly nuanced type theory, I'm Not Crazy, I'm Just Not You shows how greatly our individual personality preferences affect our interactions with others. By shedding light on individual characteristics and tendencies, psychologists Roger R. Pearman and Sarah C. Albritton teach us how to overcome our natural inclination to judge difference in order to recognize and celebrate it. This new edition includes current research into psychological type, information about the benefits of using type to enhance health and manage stress, discussion of the link between type and emotional intelligence and analysis of how personality preferences translate across generational and cultural divides. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Roger R. Pearman, EdD is a principal and founder of Qualifying.org, Inc. and Leadership Performance Systems, Inc., which provide specialized talent management and development services. Roger's award-winning books are used the world over to aid in applying psychological type for personal and professional effectiveness. Sarah C. Albritton, MS is vice president and cofounder of AvoLead LLC, a strategic leadership consultancy delivering breakthroughs in change management and organizational effectiveness to senior leaders and teams around the globe.

Table of Contents

Preface to the Second Edition	p. xv
Prescript: Considerations about Normal	p. xxi
Foundations: Personality Type from the Ground Up	p. 1
Habits of Mind: Jung and Psychological Type	p. 3
A Messy Complexity: The Patterns That Create Expressions of Heart	p. 23
Type Development: Personality Type's Energy System at Work	p. 47
Elements of Balance: Processes That Keep Us Mindful	p. 49
The Teacher Within: Lessons We Cannot Ignore	p. 63
Using the Ruby Slippers: The Role of Type Development	p. 77
You: Applying Personality Type to Enrich Individual Effectiveness	p. 93
What Lies Underneath?: Using Type to Enhance Emotional Health	p. 95
Getting There from Here: Increasing Personal Effectiveness at Work and at Home	p. 117
Us: Using Personality Type to Maximize Our Collective Strengths	p. 131
Pathways of Communication: Type As a Lantern on the Path to Understanding	p. 133
Valuing Differences: Making Diversity Work	p. 169
What's Up, Pops?: Exploring Type and Generational Differences	p. 189
Across the Ponds: Using Type to Reach across Cultural Boundaries	p. 203
A Beginning: Personality Type Opens Pathways	p. 215
Beyond Patterns and Types: Being True to Ourselves	p. 217
Postscript: Knowledge Purchased	p. 223
Appendix: Measurement of Type	p. 231
Notes	p. 233
About the Authors	p. 239
Index	p. 241
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