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In this update of the classic, Beside Ourselves, psychologist Naomi Quenk further explores what we keep hidden within but reveal when we are stressed. Outlining the stress patterns of the 16 personality types, this newly revised edition includes startling information on work-related stress and what happens to us when we operate in a stress mode over a long period.
We have all experienced unexpected or inconsistent behavior in ourselves and others. Using Jungian psychological type theory and the MBTI© personality inventory as a framework to unravel this fascinating and confusing side of human personality, Quenk argues that the inferior function is a natural, healthy part of personality that can lead to enriched understanding and personal growth.
This revised edition has a simpler explanation of type dynamics, type differentiation and type development, as well as new discussions of how each type functions at work and what each finds stressful or energizing. New stories about people in the grip of their inferior functions replace stories from the first edition.
Contents
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Author
1 Jungian Psychology and Hidden Personality
Part 1: The Hidden Personality in Context
2 The Dynamics of Jungian Typology
3 The Effects of Type Dynamics
4 The Dynamics of the Hidden Personality
Part 2: The Hidden Personality in Action
5 Approaching the Hidden Personality of the Sixteen Types
6 Extraverted Thinking Types: ESTJ and ENTJ
7 Introverted Feeling Types: ISFJ and INFP
8 Introverted Thinking Types: ISTP and INTP
9 Extraverted Feeling Types: ESFJ and ENFJ
10 Extraverted Sensing Types: ESTP and ESFP
11 Introverted Intuitive Types: INTJ and INFJ
12 Introverted Sensing Types: ISTJ and ISFJ
13 Extraverted Intuitive Types: ENTP and ENFP
14 When Hidden Personalities Meet
15 In and Out of the Grip
Appendix A: Descriptions of the Sixteen Personality Types
Appendix B: Selected Quotations from Jung on His Typology
Notes
Glossary
References
Index
Naomi L. Quenk, Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist in private practice in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She has written many research and theoretical articles on psychological type, and is author or coauthor of several books and technical guides on the understanding and use of Jungian type concepts for healthy human development. Formerly president of the Association for Psychological Type (APT) and director of training for the APT MBTI© training program, she has conducted numerous type training workshops around the world.
Praise for Beside Ourselves, the first edition of Was That Really Me?
”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 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 a joy to read.”—Bulletin of Psychological Type
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