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Positive Thinking
By Dr. Amit Abraham; New Dawn Press, Inc., 2004
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Dynamics of Personality political and economic goals and prefer concrete
to abstract problems.
Development
“This world will not be a good place for any of us to The Investigative Type
live unless we make it a good place for all of us to They have a strong scientific orientation and are
live in.” often task oriented, introspective, and asocial.
They would rather think of how to solve a problem
Personality usually refers to that which makes a than to actually handle one. In addition, they
person unique. It can be defined as the deeply prefer to work alone and enjoy working on
ingrained and relatively enduring patterns of ambiguous tasks. Moreover, they have
thought, feeling, and behavior of a person. In other unconventional values and attitudes and are quite
words, knowing someone's personality will give you confident of their scholarly and intellectual
a rough idea of what to expect of a person under abilities.
certain given circumstances.
The Artistic Type
They prefer unstructured situations that give
enough room for creative self-expressions and
Personality Types are prone to impulsive behavior. They are
To help you understand yourself better, it would be creative, original, intuitive, introspective,
useful to know your personality type first. So, to help nonconforming, and independent. They do not
you identify your personality type, the author socialize much, yet they have less ego problems.
deemed it wise to develop a more simplified way of
measuring personality types. Based on the The Enterprising Type
archetypal model of personality that classifies They possess good verbal skills and they typically
individuals into six categories, he has come up with have high energy levels. They have strong
the following types: leadership skills and are quite domineering by
nature. They are aggressive, popular, poised,
The Realistic Type cheerful, and very sociable. They like ambiguous
They possess good motor coordination skills, but social tasks and concern themselves much with
lack verbal and interpersonal skills. They consider power, status, leadership, and economic gains.
themselves mechanically inclined and like to build
things with tools. Also, they hold conventional The Social Type
They regard themselves as understanding,
idealistic, and helpful. They are very social,
responsible, humanistic, and religious too. They
like to work in groups and they have good
ABOUT THE BOOK: interpersonal skills. Additionally, they enjoy
activities that involve informing, curing,
developing, or enlightening others.
Maintaining good mental health Have adequate bodily desires and the ability
Learn effective coping strategies, so that you to gratify them.
can successfully deal with problems and Eat well, get enough sleep and rest, and most
adversities. In so doing, your sense of mastery important of all, be merry. Keep in mind that a
and self-esteem are consequently enriched. healthy mind begets a healthy body.
Also, having the support of friends and family Have adequate self-knowledge.
members also promotes good mental health. Know thyself and health will follow. You are what
They are the best people to have around when you are, not what you THINK you are. Likewise,
you are faced with a difficulty or a loss. always think positively about yourself.
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