Personality: What makes you the way you are by Daniel Nettle (English) Paperback

Description: Personality by Daniel Nettle Why are some people worriers and others wanderers? Why do some seem good at empathising and others at controlling? Daniel Nettle takes us on a tour through the science of human personality, looking at the latest findings from psychology, brain science, and evolution to explore the mystery of what makes us the way we are. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Why are some people worriers, and others wanderers? Why do some people seem good at empathising, and others at controlling? We have something deep and consistent within us that determines the choices we make and the situations we bring about. But why should members of the same species differ so markedly in their natures? What is the best personality to have; a bold one or a shy one, an aggressive one or a meek one? And are you stuck with your personality, or can you change it? Daniel Nettle takes the reader on a tour through the science of human personality, introducing the five dimensions on which every personality is based, and using an unusual combination of individual life stories and scientific research. Showing how our personalities stem from our biological makeup, Nettle looks at the latest findings from genetics and brain science, considers the evolutionary origins and consequences of personality variation, and even includes a questionnaire for you to assess your own personality against the five dimensions. There is no optimal personality to have. Rather, every disposition brings both advantages and disadvantages. Life is partly the business of finding a niche where your personal characteristics work for you. Full of human as well as scientific insight, this book will enable you to understand the perils and potentials of your personality to the full. Notes Covers the 5 key dimensions of personality, offering readers insight into themselves and the people around them. With a questionnaire to find out their own personality type. Author Biography Daniel Nettle teaches psychology at the University of Newcastle. With degrees in both psychology and anthropology, he has written on many aspects of human nature and culture. His previous books include Happiness: The Science Behind Your Smile, Strong Imagination: Madness, Creativity and Human Nature and (with Suzanne Romaine) Vanishing Voices: The Extinction of the Worlds Languages. Table of Contents Preface 1: Character matters 2: The beak of the finch 3: Wanderers 4: Worriers 5: Controllers 6: Empathizers 7: Poets 8: The other half 9: Singing with your own voice Appendix: The Newcastle Personality Assessor Notes References Index Review "The author unearths a few everyday characteristics shared by people who say they are happy, including good health, a feeling of autonomy, and social correctiveness. To that list, one might add browsing through this thought-provoking book."--O: The Oprah Magazine, on Happiness"Excellent survey of the subject-a lucid, intelligent, and thoughtful essay."--Lancet Promotional This breakthrough text is an accessible guide to what science can show us about human personality, revealing the purpose and origins of the personality types that we see around us. Long Description Why are some people worriers, and others wanderers? Why do some people seem good at empathising, and others at controlling? We have something deep and consistent within us that determines the choices we make and the situations we bring about. But why should members of the same species differ so markedly in their natures? What is the best personality to have; a bold one or a shy one, an aggressive one or a meek one? And are you stuck with your personality, or can youchange it? Daniel Nettle takes the reader on a tour through the science of human personality, introducing the five dimensions on which every personality is based, and using anunusual combination of individual life stories and scientific research. Showing how our personalities stem from our biological makeup, Nettle looks at the latest findings from genetics and brain science, considers the evolutionary origins and consequences of personality variation, and even includes a questionnaire for you to assess your own personality against the five dimensions. There is no optimal personality to have. Rather, every disposition brings both advantages anddisadvantages. Life is partly the business of finding a niche where your personal characteristics work for you. Full of human as well as scientific insight, this book will enable you to understand theperils and potentials of your personality to the full. Review Quote "The Mabinogion is famously magical. Enchantment glows on every page, but it does not here violate the laws of nature: it reveals them."--The Independent on Sunday "It may be said at once that the translation will have instant success. It will bring the tales to thousands of new readers, while its commentary will be a vital tool for scholars....By fuelling debate on this and other questions, Sioned Daviess splendid volume inaugurates a new age of Mabinogion studies."--Modern Language Review Feature An accessible guide to what science can show us about human personality, revealing the purpose and origins of the personality types that we see around us.Interweaves vivid case studies with the latest scientific findings to explain how our biological makeup makes us the way we are.This is the first popular introduction to the five dimensions of personality on which much current research is based.Full of human as well as scientific insight, and even includes a questionnaire for the reader to assess the perils and potentials of their personality to the full.Answers questions such as: Why should members of the same species differ so much in their natures? What is the best personality to have? And are you stuck with your personality, or can you change it? Details ISBN0199211434 Author Daniel Nettle Short Title PERSONALITY Language English ISBN-10 0199211434 ISBN-13 9780199211432 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 155.2 Illustrations Yes Year 2009 Imprint Oxford University Press Place of Publication Oxford Country of Publication United Kingdom Residence London, ENK Birth 1937 Series Oxford Landmark Science Affiliation Charles E. Ducommun Professor of Education, Stanford University Subtitle What makes you the way you are UK Release Date 2009-02-26 NZ Release Date 2009-02-26 Illustrator Kasia Nowowiejska Edited by Linda Darling-Hammond Death 1946 Position Charles E. Ducommun Professor of Education Qualifications QC Pages 304 Publisher Oxford University Press Publication Date 2009-02-26 Audience General AU Release Date 2009-04-30 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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