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Neurodynamics of Personality by Jim Grigsby and David W. Stevens (2000, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherGuilford Publications
ISBN-101572305479
ISBN-139781572305472
eBay Product ID (ePID)1720845
Product Key Features
Number of Pages436 Pages
Publication NameNeurodynamics of Personality
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2000
SubjectNeurology, Personality, Psychiatry / General, Neuropsychology
TypeTextbook
AuthorJim Grigsby, David W. Stevens
Subject AreaPsychology, Medical
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.2 in
Item Weight29.1 Oz
Item Length9.4 in
Item Width6.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN99-089082
Dewey Edition21
Reviews"...anyone attempting to interrelate brain science and clinical practice faces two extraordinarily difficult tasks: first, to assemble large amounts of discrete data into a clear, coherent, and useful theory; and second, to develop the theory to a level of sublety and detail that provides relevance and direction for clinical work. With this volume, the authors have met these challenges in impressive fashion....[The authors] write in clear fashion, using empirical data in a way that clarifies rather than confuses, and presenting a brain-based model of personality that is both sophisticated and clinically useful. Their work will provide an accessible, broad-based introduction to neuroscience for psychologists, psychiatrists, and other interested mental health professionals."--Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic "The beauty of this book is that it is itself interdisciplinary: the first author is a research scientist and the second a clinical psychologist and psychoanalyst....This book is a valuable contribution, especially for those psychiatrists who wish to gain a detailed and comprehensive knowledge of the neurobiological functioning of the mind and are interested in the development of a scientific foundation for psychiatry."--American Journal of Psychiatry "...the authors succeed in presenting a model that synthesizes these complex and varied fields of study. The chapters all follow a similar pattern, and the book is structured for a clear presentation....the inclusion of...complex topics should not deter the general mental health professional from reading this fascinating book. Readers who are interested in personality development or neuroscience will find that Neurodynamics of Personality provides an informative overview as well as a thought-provoking synthesis."--Psychiatric Services "...fascinating....faculty who teach courses in the psychology of personality are sure to find meaningful ways to integrate this amazing study into their courses. Highly recommended for researchers/faculty and for clinicians." --Choice, "An engaging, highly readable introduction to some of the fundamental issues involved in applying research and thinking in the cognitive neurosciences to the clinical understanding of personality." --Drew Westen, PhD, Research Associate Professor and Director, Adolescent and Adult Personality Programs, Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders, Department of Psychology, Boston University "This book portrays a coherent view of personality that makes impressive use of contemporary knowledge from the cognitive neurosciences as well as the authors' clinical experiences in psychodynamic psychotherapy. Clinicians will have an adventurous read and are likely to find useful connections with their work." --Robert N. Emde, MD, Professor of Psychiatry, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO "In this book, Grigsby and Stevens build a coherent, meaningful, scientifically based formulation of the relationship between brain function and psychological function. They integrate findings in neuroscience and experimental psychology with chaos theory and psychoanalysis in an insightful volume that can be understood by newcomers to these fields, yet will fascinate experienced investigators as well. Sketching an unusually cogent formulation of the correspondence between mentally and physically described processes, the book opens new doors for us into the nature of mind. It also challenges us to explore new modes of thinking about familiar subjects. While this is a scholarly book, its clear writing style and sprinkles of humor also make it a delight to read." --Aviel Goodman, MD, Director, Minnesota Institute of Psychiatry, Faculty who teach courses in the psychology of personality are sure to find meaningful ways to integrate this amazing study into their courses. Highly recommended for researchers/faculty and for clinicians., "The inclusion of...complex topics should not deter the general mental health professional from reading this fascinating book. Readers who are interested in personality development or neuroscience will find that Neurodynamics of Personality provides an informative overview as well as a thought-provoking synthesis."--Psychiatric Services, A valuable contribution, especially for those psychiatrists who wish to gain a detailed and comprehensive knowledge of the neurobiological functioning of the mind and are interested in the development of a scientific foundation for psychiatry., "...anyone attempting to interrelate brain science and clinical practice faces two extraordinarily difficult tasks: first, to assemble large amounts of discrete data into a clear, coherent, and useful theory; and second, to develop the theory to a level of sublety and detail that provides relevance and direction for clinical work. With this volume, the authors have met these challenges in impressive fashion....[The authors] write in clear fashion, using empirical data in a way that clarifies rather than confuses, and presenting a brain-based model of personality that is both sophisticated and clinically useful. Their work will provide an accessible, broad-based introduction to neuroscience for psychologists, psychiatrists, and other interested mental health professionals."--Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic "The beauty of this book is that it is itself interdisciplinary: the first author is a research scientist and the second a clinical psychologist and psychoanalyst....This book is a valuable contribution, especially for those psychiatrists who wish to gain a detailed and comprehensive knowledge of the neurobiological functioning of the mind and are interested in the development of a scientific foundation for psychiatry."--American Journal of Psychiatry "...the authors succeed in presenting a model that synthesizes these complex and varied fields of study. The chapters all follow a similar pattern, and the book is structured for a clear presentation....the inclusion of...complex topics should not deter the general mental health professional from reading this fascinating book. Readers who are interested in personality development or neuroscience will find thatNeurodynamics of Personalityprovides an informative overview as well as a thought-provoking synthesis."--Psychiatric Services "...fascinating....faculty who teach courses in the psychology of personality are sure to find meaningful ways to integrate this amazing study into their courses. Highly recommended for researchers/faculty and for clinicians." --Choice, "Faculty who teach courses in the psychology of personality are sure to find meaningful ways to integrate this amazing study into their courses. Highly recommended for researchers/faculty and for clinicians."--Choice, "A valuable contribution, especially for those psychiatrists who wish to gain a detailed and comprehensive knowledge of the neurobiological functioning of the mind and are interested in the development of a scientific foundation for psychiatry."--American Journal of Psychiatry, The inclusion of...complex topics should not deter the general mental health professional from reading this fascinating book. Readers who are interested in personality development or neuroscience will find that Neurodynamics of Personality provides an informative overview as well as a thought-provoking synthesis.
Dewey Decimal155.2
Table Of ContentContents Introduction 1. Overview 2. Natural Selection and Adaptation 3. Learning and Synaptic Plasticity 4. Modularity of Brain and Psychological Functioning 5. Modularity of Memory 6. Dynamics 7. Neurodynamics: Neurons and Neural Networks 8. Normal and Pathological Dynaics 9. The Physiological State and the Biology of Emotion and Motivation 10. The Dynamics of Temperament 11. Monkey Business: On the Nature of Cognition in Nonhuman Primates 12. Conscious and Nonconscious Functioning 13. Modularity, Dynamics, and Functional Systems 14. Regulation of Behavior 15. Development, Stability, and Change of Character 16. Biology of the Self 17. General Principles of Change
SynopsisWhat are the component parts of personality? Of what is the "self" composed? What is it about personality that can change? Why is change often so slow? This book synthesizes material from neuroscience and several other scientific disciplines into a comprehensive, empirically based, and clinically useful conceptual model for understanding human personality. Rather than adopting existing psychological theories of personality and grafting neuroscience onto them, the volume takes cognitive neuroscience and biology as its starting points. Illuminated are the ways that the organization of the brain is reflected in the organization of personality, and how the brain's nonconscious learning and memory systems mediate different aspects of personality functioning. The framework presented here serves as a context in which more purely psychological theories may be understood and evaluated, and provides a rationale for psychological and psychiatric interventions. It offers a clear way of thinking about the apparent stability of personality across time, why change does or does not occur, and what conditions are likely to facilitate or retard change. This book contains vital insights for clinicians concerned with the relationship between the mind and the brain, including psychiatrists, psychologists, neuropsychologists, and behavioral neurologists, as well as scholars and advanced students in these areas.
LC Classification NumberBF698.2
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