Versteh Mich Bitte: Charakter-Und Temperament-Typen (German Edition) [Paperback]

David W. Keirsey (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Intj Books (July 1990)
• Language: German
• ISBN-10: 0960695443
• ISBN-13: 978-0960695447
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,606,368 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Dr. David West Keirsey was born in Ada, Oklahoma but moved with his family to California when he was two years old. His interest in psychology happened in the 1940's during his World War II service as a U.S. Marine fighter pilot serving in the Pacific. The one book Keirsey carried with him through his entire war service was a psychology book; this book was the first spark of his journey into the field of personality.

After the war, at Pomona College and the Claremont Graduate School, Keirsey began his research and study of human behavior. As he researched historical literature in psychology, philosophy, and the sciences, he became intrigued by the patterns of four temperaments. These four distinct patterns of human behavior were woven throughout history, dating back to such figures as Hippocrates and Galen.

In the 1950's, he began putting his theory into practice as an Educational Psychologist, where he developed techniques in helping troubled and troublesome kids and their parents. He also developed techniques for counselors in training and coaching. For more than two decades, he served as a consultant to both educators and psychologists, with continued research and innovations in his theory of the four temperaments.

In the early 1970's Keirsey introduced his theory as an educational curriculum at California State University, Fullerton, where he served on the faculty, and eventually chair, in the department of counseling for ten years. During his time there, he published his theory in the book, Please Understand Me (1978), where he publicly introduced the Keirsey Temperament Sorter(R) to the world. Since then he has continued his research and refined his ideas and wrote several books including Please Understand Me II (1998) and Brains and Careers (2008). He has retired from public but is still working on his theory of madness and hopes to publish that theory in the book Dark Escape.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Myers Briggs Types in German!, March 28, 2000

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This review is from: Versteh Mich Bitte: Charakter-Und Temperament-Typen (German Edition) (Paperback)

This book is a german translation of Kiersey & Bates "Please understand me" (1st version - there is now a please understand me II in English). The book is a very good introduction to Myers Briggs type which is based on Jungian personality theory. The book contains the Kiersey type test which is a simple and cheap way to establish your Myers Briggs type (tests often cost £200 by a qualified psychologist) There is an interpetation by Kiersey & Bates of each of the sixteen types. Which is generally the same as the original Myers Briggs explanations but with a personal angle developed from Kiersey's research. Then there are detailed explanations of the difference which type makes to parenting, career etc which are Kiersey's own interpretations and can be very helpful. Kiersey's 2nd edition mentioned above which is not available in German takes these theories much further and is different in emphasis, so you could regard this first edition as out of date. However as an introduction to the subject for those whose first language is German or who have limited English vocabulary, it is very good. It is particularly helpful to have the test in German as the answers depend on some vocabulary subleties which may not be easy to understand in English for those whose first language is German.