| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
viii, 240 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-229) 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. |
| Summary |
Discusses the building blocks of genetics and environment in shaping of human behavior and personality. |
| Subject |
Self.
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Personality.
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Individual differences.
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Neuropsychology.
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Individuality. (DNLM)D007206
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Neuropsychology. (DNLM)D009484
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Self Concept. (DNLM)D012649
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77.52 personality theory. (NL-LeOCL)077597966
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Individual differences. (OCoLC)fst00970304
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Neuropsychology. (OCoLC)fst01036493
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Personality. (OCoLC)fst01058667
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Self. (OCoLC)fst01111441
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Persoonlijkheid.
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Zelf.
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Individuele verschillen.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Ornstein, Robert E. (Robert Evan), 1942- Roots of the self. 1st ed. [San Francisco] : HarperSanFrancisco, ©1993 (OCoLC)624383545 |
| ISBN |
0062507885 (alk. paper) |
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9780062507884 (alk. paper) |
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0062507893 (paperback ; alk. paper) |
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9780062507891 (paperback ; alk. paper) |
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0062510835 |
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9780062510839 |
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