Personality Psychology

Theories of Personality speaks in depth of the four major categories of personality theory: psychodynamic, humanistic/existential, dispositional and learning theories. Each theory within these four classifications is attached to a theorist describing in depth the details to his or her theory. These theories of personality are 100 years in the making, and although the theories may conflict one another, each theory binds the four classifications into a single unit of personality theory.

Narcissism is a belief that the world revolves around us, and that what happens in the world happens because of us. Most of us live with a form of narcissism so common and so deeply embedded that we don't even know we have it. This "everyday narcissism" (EN) comes from childhood wounds and powerful myths we were taught as children. Everyday Narcissism helps listeners understand EN and teaches them how to heal it. It also helps listeners learn to recognize EN in others and respond in healthy ways.

Talking About BPD is a positive, stigma-free guide to life with borderline personality disorder (BPD) from award-winning blogger Rosie Cappuccino. Addressing what BPD is, the journey to diagnosis and available treatments, Rosie offers advice on life with BPD and shares practical tips and DBT-based techniques for coping day to day. Topics such as how to talk about BPD to those around you, managing relationships and self-harm are also explored. Throughout, Rosie shares her own experiences and works to dispel stigma and challenge the stereotypes often associated with the disorder.

What if you could exploit the plasticity of personality to change yourself in specific ways? Would you choose to become less neurotic? More self-disciplined? Less shy? Until now, we’ve been told that we’re stuck with the personality we were born with: The introvert will never break out of their shell, the narcissist will be forever trapped gazing into the mirror.

Having a personality order is a hard thing to deal with in life. You may feel like there’s not a good way to go about things, but I’m here to tell you that you can improve your situation. By listening to this audiobook, you’ll discover some of the things I’ve been able to do that have helped me out.

Welcome to the intriguing world of Empaths and Narcissists, where the delicate dance between two contrasting personalities unfolds. In the audiobook "Empath and Narcissists: Navigating the Complex Dance and Understanding the Empath-Narcissist Dynamic," we delve deep into the intricacies of this unique relationship, shedding light on its complexities and providing valuable insights to empower empaths.

Most Enneagram books focus on stroking ego rather than challenging it. Elizabeth Orr’s The Unfiltered Enneagram offers practical strategies for liberating yourself from your own garbage. It’s a humorous, no-frills reckoning with our shadow side—the ways we cope with stress or fear—that unlocks the life-changing wisdom of this popular personality typology system. Listeners will discover that courageously and comically acknowledging the worst attributes of their Enneagram Type can bring out the best in themselves.

Do you want to be an ace at reading and analyzing people? Do you want to know what’s going on in their mind so they can be influenced more effectively? Do you want to make more sales or bag more dates? The secret weapon to almost everything that you want is connected to developing fulfilling, positive and rewarding relationships with people. It not just increases social proof or popularity among your social circle but also boosts your chances of achieving greater professional success.

You got the diagnosis. You knew that the other person was different or eccentric in many ways, but you didn’t know why or how. Now you know that you are living with something called obsessive compulsive personality disorder, Asperger syndrome, Asperger's disorder, autism spectrum disorder, schizoid personality disorder, or narcissistic personality disorder.

More than just a tool to diagnose your personality type, the Enneagram was originally developed to help people find the ultimate freedom of consciousness and achieve spiritual liberation. A. H. Almaas brings us back to this original mission as he shares the essential keys that will help listeners break free from the limitations and distortions of each type’s fixation—and to express their true spiritual nature in everyday life.

An intimate, compassionate, and expansive portrait of Borderline Personality Disorder that rejects the conventional wisdom that this condition is untreatable, told by a psychologist who specializes in BPD....

Have you ever wanted to understand why you're the rarest of the 16 personalities out of the Myers-Briggs? While implementing the inner strength to your full potential? The INFJ (Logical Empath) takes you on an in-depth journey towards understanding why you are the way you are in just one or two short sittings. At points, I encourage you to listen and allow your mind to sip and ponder on how the descriptions within apply to you uniquely. I guarantee that you'll have psychological fun!

The symptoms of borderline personality disorder (BPD) include severe mood shifts, unfounded accusations and wildly inappropriate displays of anger, a range of self-destructive behaviors, and frantic efforts to avoid abandonment. A practical guide to successfully navigating life with someone with BPD, The Stop Walking on Eggshells Workbook is chock full of checklists and exercises to help them apply what they've learned to their own relationship. It includes a list of phrases to use, and a glossary of BPD-related terms.

Is your temper getting the best of you? Are you too timid or conservative to go for it when it counts? Is your personality keeping you from playing your best golf? Every golfer, whether amateur or pro, has a dominant golf personality: a set of traits that sometimes helps you win - but sometimes lands you in the rough. By carefully observing professional golfers' behavior and analyzing his own students' successes and failures, leading mental golf expert Darrin Gee has identified seven basic personality types.

Being a spouse to borderline personality disorder is one wild ride, but you want to stay true to your vows and support your partner. Finally, there is a down and dirty “street guide” to BPD written in nonclinical, compassionate language by the spouse of a “borderline” for the spouses of borderlines. You can learn to identify BPD and narcissistic traits in your spouse, even if she/he refuses to be diagnosed. You can learn to understand your spouse’s logic-defying actions.

Unmask your mind and conquer obsessive-compulsive disorder with this ultimate handbook for defeating intrusive thoughts & behaviors. Are you often plagued by intrusive thoughts, anxiety, hoarding, or perfectionism? Do you find that your obsessions are stopping you from enjoying a full and happy life? Are you searching for real-world tools and mindset-shifting techniques to help you escape the chains of OCD and start living your life to the fullest? Then this book is for you.

Why can’t we all just get along? This audiobook will help you weed out how a narcissistic person thinks and operates. You will find the most frequently asked questions and more importantly, their in-depth responses. “I’m sorry” is exposed and why a narcissistic will say exactly what you need and want to hear just to get you off their backs.

Explore the depths of human psychology and learn to defend yourself against manipulations with "Dark Psychology and Gaslighting Manipulation" - the powerful bundle that combines two essential guides to understanding the human mind, winning influence, and navigating toxic relationships in the realm of persuasion.

If you downloaded this audiobook, it is likely that you or someone that you know may have traits of avoidant personality disorder. Or maybe you want to learn more about avoidant personality disorder and its sufferers. You are in the right place. In this book, we will cover the different traits for this disorder, as well as who this disorder affects. Avoidant personality disorder is a set of deficient or negative traits that are pervasive and hinder a person's full capability to be social and productive in all areas of their life.

In seinem dritten Buch geht Bestsellerautor Pablo Hagemeyer dem Ursprung des bösartigen Narzissmus auf den Grund. Er erklärt anhand konkreter Fallbeispiele aus der psychiatrischen Praxis, wann und wie aus einem narzisstischen Charakter ein*e bösartige*r Narzisst*in wird. Da ist die Frau, die schon als Baby die verachtenden Blicke und den nonverbalen Liebesentzug ihrer Mutter spürte. Das wirkt sich wiederum auf die Beziehung zu ihrem späteren Partner aus. Oder ein Mann, der abwertend und kalt agiert, weil er selbst als Kind ausgegrenzt und verachtet wurde.