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Zigzag - Reversal and Paradox in Human Personality (Paperback)
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Zigzag - Reversal and Paradox in Human Personality (Paperback)
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The conventional assumption in psychology is that our personalities
consist of fixed traits that endure over time. The present book
takes issue with this over-simple idea and suggests something much
more interesting and surprising, known as Reversal Theory. This
proposes that we tend to switch back and forth between opposing
personalities in the course of our everyday lives. For example,
sometimes we are serious and sometimes playful, sometimes we are
conforming and sometimes rebellious. And we switch (reverse)
backwards and forwards, from one to another, over time. Our
personalities are therefore dynamic rather than static and can even
be self-contradictory. Personality is about the characteristic ways
we navigate such change and contradiction: we are dancers rather
than statues and dance to our own music. This can lead to puzzling
paradoxes and problems but can also, handled appropriately, help us
to achieve productive and happy lives, because it shows how rich in
possibilities we all are. It has been said that Reversal Theory
liberates rather than limits, and in this respect goes beyond most
self-help theories. Illustrated with case histories of well-known
celebrities and historical figures, with the results of
psychological studies, and with personal anecdotes, Apter brings
the provocative ideas of Reversal Theory to life and is a highly
relevant contribution to the contemporary psychology of motivation
and personality. In the process he deals coherently with a variety
of interesting topics including: risky sport, terrorism, domestic
violence, art and humour.
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