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The roots of the self : unraveling the mystery of who we are

Title
The roots of the self : unraveling the mystery of who we are / Robert Ornstein ; illustrations by Ted Dewan.
Author
Ornstein, Robert E. (Robert Evan), 1942-
Publication
  • [San Francisco] : HarperSanFrancisco, [1993]
  • ©1993

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Description
viii, 240 pages : illustrations; 25 cm
Summary
Discusses the building blocks of genetics and environment in shaping of human behavior and personality.
Subject
  • Self
  • Personality
  • Individual differences
  • Neuropsychology
  • Ego (Psychology)
  • Individuality
  • Self-perception
  • Individuality
  • Neuropsychology
  • Self Concept
  • Ego
  • Personality
  • 77.52 personality theory
  • Self-perception
  • Individual differences
  • Self
  • Persoonlijkheid
  • Zelf
  • Individuele verschillen
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction. The puzzle of individuality -- pt. 1. On human nature. Coming of age in self-understanding : the tale of Galton, Boas, and Mead -- From the cell to the self -- pt. 2. On individual human nature : the forms of temperament. Early differences -- Three dimensions of temperament -- High and low amplification : setting the gain control -- Deliberation-liberation : organizing actions and thought -- Positive approach, negative withdrawal -- Disorders : at the ends of the continuum -- pt. 3. Race, sex, and family. Skin color, cultural differences, intelligence, and individuality -- Why are children in the same family so dissimilar? -- Sex matters -- pt. 4. Differences in mind. The hand, the brain, and the individual mind -- Small pieces of the puzzle : differences in memory and thinking -- pt. 5. Completing ourselves : going beyond our inheritance. Of monkey brains, fish hierarchy, tame and wild cats, missing limbs, and the amazing possibility of growth in the brain -- On human nature and individual human nature : changes large and small.
ISBN
  • 0062507885
  • 9780062507884
  • 0062507893
  • 9780062507891
  • 0062510835
  • 9780062510839
LCCN
92056116
OCLC
  • ocm28017762
  • 28017762
  • SCSB-2000320
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library