The Three Faces of Mind: Developing Your Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Intelligences [Hardcover]

Elaine De Beauport (Author), Aura Sophia Diaz (Contributor)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1, 1996

This ground-breaking book helps us discover all the ways we are smart. Based on three decades of teaching and research, it shows that we have at least ten kinds of aptitude---emotional and behavioral as well as mental. Personal stories and simple exercises teach us to access all ten, including: Spatial intelligence to pre-visualize important new projects; Motivational intelligence to light your creative fire; Mood intelligence to grow despite adversity; Pattern intelligence to combat addictions and negative habits; Intuitive intelligence to gain in spiritual wisdom; Parameter intelligence to sustain what you love and live in harmony with the universe.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

This demanding self-help primer sets forth a system for personal growth and for unfolding one's intelligence based mainly on the theory, propounded by neuroscientist Paul MacLean and others, that the human brain consists of three distinct yet interdependent systems: the neocortex, controlling thoughts and images; the limbic system, located just below the neocortex, a font of desires and feelings; and the reptilian (basic) brain, stemming from our remote evolutionary past, concerned with preservation. In the authors' framework, these three systems govern 10 types of intelligence ranging from rational, associative, spatial and intuitive to affectional and motivational. Although some readers will find this schema overly complicated, others may agree with New Age guru Pearce that the manual is filled with unpredictable insights and mental and written exercises that can help one tap creativity, unlock emotions, learn to love and overcome destructive behavior patterns. Adventurous fans of Daniel Goleman's Emotional Intelligence or Howard Gardner's Multiple Intelligences may find this a next step. (Dec.) FYI: De Beauport has applied this approach in her work with children at the Mead School for Human Development in Greenwich, Conn., which she founded. She also runs the adult-oriented Mead Institute in New York City, where Diaz is director.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Library Journal

De Beauport, founder of the Mead School for Human Development, views humans as "energy systems orchestrated by three brains and multiple intelligences." Much of her theory is based on the "new physics" (all matter is energy) as well as the work of neuroscientist Paul MacLean, who developed the concept of a "triune brain" consisting of the neocortex, the limbic system, and the R-complex. De Beauport distinguishes ten intelligences (e.g., mood, affectional, intuitive) that can be subsumed under these structures. Borrowing ideas from psychology, religion, and neuroscience, the author provides exercises to tap into these intelligences to create a richer, more productive life. De Beauport brings a religious fervor to her subject, particularly when she discusses the mind/body connection. While many of her recommendations are valuable, even intriguing, much of her theory is based on personal observation with little or no supportive documentation. For larger collections.?Laurie Bartolini, Legislative Research, Springfield, Ill.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 409 pages
• Publisher: Quest Books; 1 edition (December 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0835607488
• ISBN-13: 978-0835607483
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,684,047 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Expands intelligence research to a new level. Excellent!, August 10, 1999

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This review is from: The Three Faces of Mind: Developing Your Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Intelligences (Hardcover)

In Three Faces of Mind Elaine De Beauport has beautifully combined research, years of observation and her own experiences to expand current theories on intelligence. She has taken the three parts of the physical brain and attributed to them 10 separate types of intelligence. Each type has its own chapter combining exercises and insight. Excellent!!!!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Intelligence is a multifaceted thing, October 25, 2006

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Raymond La Voie "Psych Instructor" (Midwest USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Three Faces of Mind: Developing Your Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Intelligences (Hardcover)

This book is an excellent resource for anyone who wants to understand how the human brain really works. The author cites solid research to support the evidence that people learn in many different ways. For years people have been taught that learning is simply a cognitive activity. This book illustrates how other types of learning, such as emotional intelligence, compliment and interact with cognitive processes. Understanding, recognizing, and appreciating non-cognitive ways of learning is essential if we desire to empower people who are primarily non-cognitive learners.

8 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Pseudo-science, June 29, 1999

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This review is from: The Three Faces of Mind: Developing Your Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Intelligences (Hardcover)

When a religion book tries to be a science book, the result is torturous for thinking readers. This book is that. I happen to agree that we have multiple intelligences. Ms. DeBeauport does not pretend that any of them are unnecessary, yet she plays footloose with the rational intelligence when she traipses over logic and integrity. (In this I regard her book as common.) Her deductive reasoning is wonderful to follow in the introduction. To paraphrase, "I started with research, and I wanted to support my findings, and I found the usual rationalistic paradigm would not render them indisputable. So, I looked to the new physics and a lot of what follows is perceptible along non-rational pathways." Sounds a lot like medieval deductive reasoning to me--just a different axe to grind. The scholastics would feel right at home with this book.