TY - JOUR
AU - Anderson, John E.
AB - Reviews the book, "Making the most of your personality," by W. V. Richmond . This book was written by a psychologist for adolescents, and the author claims that it contains what young people themselves want to know, based upon the submission of the manuscript to 28 high school boys and girls for criticisms and suggestions. The book's chance to become a real contribution lay in a fresh approach, devised to attract and hold the elusive attention of the adolescent. In this, she both succeeds and fails: when she is concrete and specific, she succeeds; when she generalizes and preaches, she fails. In the sections where there is a real attempt to elaborate the theme implied by the title, the book provides interesting and purposeful reading, with a novel game-like flavor. The concluding chapter, "All Sorts of People," is irrelevant and redundant. It adds the final touch to the book's message which seems to be that life is complex, particularly in its emotional aspects, and that any teen-ager who will be able to unravel its maze of complexes, yearnings, suspicions and dreams, will be fortunate (and rare) indeed. The book's appeal could have been increased by a point of view which harbored a healthy respect for personality hazards, but which also got across to the boy or girl the many advantages and privileges of adolescence.
TI - Review of 'Making the most of your personality'
JF - Psychological Bulletin
DO - 10.1037/h0050051
DA - 1945-10-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/american-psychological-association/review-of-making-the-most-of-your-personality-geMQV9nQle
SP - 576
EP - 577
VL - 42
IS - 8
DP - DeepDyve
ER -