Dr. John Oldhams book The New Personality Srlf-Portrait

Posted by Jan on February 23, 2000 at 08:02:05:

What's in a name?

When I came out for my wish to have a personality typing system that's more refined (sub-types) and more accepted as valid with psychologists; Cory posted me the title of Oldham's book. It looks promising to me. The bullet-texts I'll supply are not good summaries what Oldham writes (they are copied from an internet site.)

We find her also the key to my discussion with Dafyd regarding type 2. I label Oldham's PT-type called 'Dramatic Style'(histrionic) as E2 (thereby following the example of Claudio Naranjo):

The Dramatic personality type:
 often seeks or demands reassurance, approval, or praise;
 is sexually seductive in appearance or behavior;
 is very concerned with physical attractiveness;
 expresses emotion with exaggeration;
 is uncomfortable in situations in which he is not the center of attention;
 displays rapidly shifting and shallow expression of emotions;
 is self-centered: actions being directed toward immediate satisfaction; has little tolerance for the frustration of delayed gratification;
 has a style of speech that is impressionistic and lacking in detail.

Dafyd applies of the 'self-sacrificing style' when he when he's writing about the E2 character; which I label as E9:

The Self-sacrificing personality type:
 chooses people and situations that lead to disappointment, failure, or mistreatment even when better options are clearly available;
 rejects or renders ineffective the attempts of others to help him;
 following positive personal events responds with depression, guilt, or a behavior that produces pain;
 incites angry or rejecting responses from others and then feels hurt, defeated, or humiliated;
 rejects opportunities for pleasure, or is reluctant to acknowledge enjoying himself;
 fails to accomplish tasks crucial to his personal objectives despite demonstrated ability to do so;
 has little interest in or rejects people who consistently treat him well;
 engages in self-sacrifice that is unsolicited by the intended recipient of the sacrifice.

Another interesting type is the 'serious personality'which seems to be an E1 subtype:

The Serious personality type:
 has a mood often dominated by dejection, gloominess, cheerlessness, joylessness, or unhappiness;
 has a self-concept which includes beliefs of inadequacy, worthlessness, and low self-esteem;
 is critical, blaming, and derogatory toward self;
 is brooding and given to worry;
 is negativistic, critical, and judgmental toward others;
 is pessimistic;
 is prone to feeling guilty and remorseful

Let me know what you think of Oldham's book.(the website that uses Oldhams theory and links it with several other label systems and examples is NOT Oldhams's work and I think its very faulty)

Jan

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Follow Ups:

• Re: Dr. John Oldhams book Dafyd 11:58:51 02/27/00 (1)
  • Re: Dr. John Oldhams book Jan 03:38:44 02/28/00 (0)
• I have it Cory 17:56:07 02/23/00 (8)
  • Cory; I wonder... Jan 03:55:34 02/24/00 (7)
    • matching the Oldham types with Claudio Naranjo's E-types Jan den Breejen 04:45:45 02/24/00 (6)
      • Response to your two posts Cory 15:57:49 02/24/00 (5)
        • Cory; what about the adventurous/anti-social type? Jan den Breejen 08:45:58 02/25/00 (1)
          • Adventurous/Anti-Social Cory 14:40:23 02/25/00 (0)
        • Re: Response to your two posts Jan 08:32:44 02/25/00 (2)
          • compensatory narcissism Cory 14:36:00 02/25/00 (1)
            • Re: compensatory narcissism Jan 11:27:41 02/27/00 (0)
• Re: Dr. John Oldhams book The New Personality Srlf-Portrait Patrick 17:01:13 02/23/00 (2)
  • Re: Dr. John Oldhams book The New Personality Srlf-Portrait Jan den Breejen 03:56:44 02/24/00 (1)
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