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Who am I? 16 Basic Desires that Motivate Our Actions Define Our Personalities

Paperback • 2002 • English

Who am I? 16 Basic Desires that Motivate Our Actions Define Our Personalities

By Steven Reiss

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About the book

What do we want? What makes us tick? From acceptance to vengeance to curiosity, this book explains the 16 basic and universal desires that shape our behavior—and shows how the ways we prioritize them determines our personalities. Grounded in up-to-date psychological research, this book can helpparents comprehend their children’s needs and behaviorcouples understand each other betteremployers motivate their employees employees become more effective in their workYOU achieve greater satisfaction an...Show more

Psychological theory, systems, schools and viewpoints
Child, developmental and lifespan psychology
Social, group or collective psychology

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9780425183403

Publisher

Penguin

Published year

2002

Language

English

Original title

Who am I? 16 Basic Desires that Motivate Our Actions Define Our Personalities

Format

Paperback

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