Presents startling new perspectives gained from the MBTI Contemplating the mystery of the human personality, this spirited volume illuminates the perennial question, What is normal? Utilizing Jung's model to personality type and grounded in sixty years of personality studies,
I'm Not Crazy, I'm Just Not You illustrates basic differences in the ways people read and respond to the same situations. Drawing on their experience as psychologists, career counselors, classroom teachers, and organization consultants, authors Roger Perman and Sarah Albritton apply the concepts of personality type to everyday situations-working, loving, parenting, and communicating with friends and colleagues. They show how our personality preferences produce interpersonal blind spots that lead to misunderstandings, and they offer practical tips for communicating more effectively with others.
Much more then a basic introduction to the fundamentals of personality, this volume examines the powerful influence of personality type on adult development, discusses the implications of personality style in our communication pathways, and explains how different types are likely to experience and value differences.
Contents:
- Habits of Mind: Jung and Psychological Type
- A Messy Complexity: The patterns That Create Expressions of Heart
- Elements of Balance: Processes That Keep Us Mindful
- The Teacher Within: Lessons We Cannot Ignore
- Using the Ruby Slippers: The Role of Type Development
- Pathways of Communication: Type as a Lantern on the Path to Understanding
- Valuing Differences: Making Diversity Work
- Beyond Patterns and Types: Being True to Ourselves
- Knowledge Purchased: The Price of Understanding
