Please understand me ii temperament character intelligence by david keirsey. Temperament types is a psychology book written by david keirsey. It includes the keirsey temperament sorter ii and the fourtypes sorter. After 30 years of treating hundreds of teaching, parenting, marriage, and management problems, dr. Isabel myers, a layman, dusted off jungs psychological types and with. Character and temperament types is a psychology book written by david keirsey and marilyn bates which focuses on the classification. Please understand me ii is an expansion and successor to david keirsey s widely acclaimed book, please understand me. The keirsey group publishes and distributes books and other related resources. Ive mf very few areas of life where it does not apply. Unlike the myersbriggs system, please understand me also presents four easytoremember temperament types dionysian freedom first, epimethean wants to be useful, promethean desires power, and apollonian searches for selfthat underlie the 16 possible personalities identified by the test. In the classic book please understand me by keirsey and bates, there.
In the classic book please understand me by keirsey and bates, there is support for the research conducted by myersbriggs. Please understand me by keirsey david bates abebooks. Please understand me ii is an expansion and successor to david keirseys widely. Marilyn m bates after presenting a brief rundown of. As in the original book, please understand me ii begins with the keirsey. It includes the keirsey temperament sorter ii and the four types sorter. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 210 pages and is available in paperback format.
Please understand me by david keirsey, 1984, distributed by prometheus nemesis book co. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Perhaps it was the simple accuracy of keirsey s portraits of temperament and character types. As in the original book, please understand me ii begins with the keirsey temperament sorter.
Bates, marilyn and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The main characters of this psychology, non fiction story are. Keirsey and bates please understand me, first published in 1978, sold nearly 2 million copies in its first 20. Keirsey now challenges the reader to abondon the pygmalion project, that endless and. Perhaps it was the userfriendly way that please understand me helped people find their personality style. I would recommend this book for people wanting to understand why people behave as they do. It is a 50 year clinical study of differences in temperament in mating, parenting, leading and intelligence. The first edition of the novel was published in january 1st 1984, and was written by david keirsey. Character and temperament types david keirsey, marilyn bates i purchased this as a replacement for a book i had used in the past for management training. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Character and temperament types keirsey, david, bates, marilyn.
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