Was That Really Me?: How Everyday Stress Brings Out Our Hidden Personality

by Naomi L. Quenk

Overview

An updated edition of the classic title, Beside Ourselves
In Was That Really Me?, Naomi Quenk has provided the next giant step in applying Jung's model of development in healthy personalities. That step is to understand, accept, and learn to handle our hidden personality responsibly.

Updating the classic Beside Ourselves, Quenk has given us a way to understand this part of ourselves as well as a practical guide for turning what appears to be negative into a positive awareness that enhances our growth and effectiveness. People typically find this to be a surprisingly freeing experience.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780891063599
Publisher:	Quercus
Publication date:	08/13/2002
Sold by:	Hachette Digital, Inc.
Format:	eBook
Pages:	368
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Naomi L. Quenk, PhD, is a clinical psychologist in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She has been writing about and conducting workshops on various aspects of the MBTI nationally and internationally for many years and is actively involved in research, theory, and applications of the instrument. She is a past president of the Association for Psychological Type (APT), former Director of Training for the APT MBTI Training Program, and a member of the Board of Directors of the MBTI Trust, Inc. Dr. Quenk is the author or coauthor of many MBTI computer reports, guides, and other MBTI support materials.

Editorial Reviews

The mounds of illustrative case studies are highly readable and often compelling. Because each type is described from two perspectives, the richness of each portrayal is dazzling.—Contemporary Psychology

A style both simple and direct. Case studies based on Quenk's experiences are described at length. For students of psychology as well as general readers interested in psychological type theory.—Choice

Beside Ourselves [first edition of Was That Really Me?] holds a plethora of information on typology within Jungian psychology. Typology has become a popular fascination; Quenk's book is timely.—Whole Life Times

An exciting and creative addition to our understanding of how psychological type operates in the lives of real people. Quenk has taken very complex theoretical material and a wealth of specific data and turned them into a readable book. Exquisite choice of the precise word and a graceful style make Beside Ourselves [first edition of Was That Really Me?] a joy to read.—Bulletin of Psychological Type

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