Everyone exhibits styles of movement and speech, traits and habits which are characteristic of them as people but do not contribute dir- ectly to their purposeful activity at anyone time. Many of these will be expressions of personality of which the individual may be unaware or even cherish and which evoke a favorable or neutral response from others. Conversely, displays such as gross involuntary tics or compul- sive rituals are a burden to the sufferer and are socially embarrassing or obnoxious. These may be manifestations of a more fundamental neurotic disorder or the product of deep-seated...
Everyone exhibits styles of movement and speech, traits and habits which are characteristic of them as people but do not contribute dir- ectly to thei...
The scene is Britain in the late 40's and early 50's. More specifically, the location is the newly formed Psychology Depart- ment of the University of London Institute of Psychiatry, Mauds- ley Hospital. Hans J. Eysenck, then University Reader in Psych- ology, had an ambitious and bold plan. unheard of for those days, which he was determined to bring to fruition come what may. First, personality was to be mapped out in terms of a small number of operationally defined, measurable dimensions. Next, these di- mensions would be related experimentally to their as yet to be identified underlying...
The scene is Britain in the late 40's and early 50's. More specifically, the location is the newly formed Psychology Depart- ment of the University of...
