About the Book
Using the example of four colleagues working together in a small company, Now I Get It! shows us the main personality types and their strengths and weakness in such a way that we get real "now I get it!" insights into what is going on in our own and others' subconscious.
How does my mind work and what kind of personality do I have? When we can answer these questions and have come to terms with who we are, then the solutions to many issues that come up in everyday life will fall into place. What sort of people do I get on with best and how can I best deal with the others? Are there recurring stressful situations in my professional or private life, and how do I resolve them?
This humorously written and illustrated book, by the world's leading experts in personality systems interaction (PSI) theory and the Zurich Resource Model (ZRM), gives us profound insights into our and other people's subconscious thoughts - so we can adapt our own behavior and interactions to improve our quality of life. Cartoons and worksheets help us on our way.
Table of Contents:
Preface
Personality Systems Interaction (PSI) Theory
Definitions - Feelings, Mood, and Affect
The Four Mental Operating Systems
The Self System
The Flaw Focus System
The Intuitive Behavior Control System
The Analytical System
Interplay Between the Mental Operating Systems
The Characters of "Moore Solutions Incorporated" -
Primary Response
Scenes From Moore Solutions Incorporated - Primary Responses
Self-Regulating Your Primary Response
Primary and Secondary Responses
Zurich Resource Model Training (ZRM)
The Rubicon Process
The Analytical System and the Subconscious
Somatic Markers
The Affect Balance
Choosing a Picture
The Idea Basket
Analyzing the Idea Basket
Formulating an Intention
Motto Goals
Priming
Situation ABC
If-Then Plans
The Training Comes to a Close
How It All Continued
Myself and Others
Dealing With Other People at Work
Dealing With Family Members
Appendix
Self Test: PSI Type
Other Test: PSI Type
References
About the Authors
Web Resources
About the Author :
Johannes Storch is a certified ZRM trainer and ZRM trainer instructor at the Institute of Self-Management and Motivation Zurich (ISMZ), a spin-off of the University of Zurich in Switzerland. His work focuses on team development with somatic markers, embodiment, group trainings, and one-on-one coaching.
Corinne Morgenegg is a psychologist, a work, study, and career counsellor, and a certified ZRM trainer. Her work focuses on supporting decision and change processes as well as motivation and personality development one-on-one and in groups.
Maja Storch has a PhD in psychology and is also a certified psychoanalyst. She is the founder and scientific head of the Institute of Self-Management and Motivation Zurich (ISMZ). Her work focuses on motivation, personality development, self-management, activating resources, training, and coaching. She is the author of numerous publications for both scientific and popular audiences.
Julius Kuhl has been professor of differential psychology and personality development, University of Osnabruck, Germany, since 1986. His career has also included several years working on a project in developmental psychology at the Max Planck Institute for Psychological Research in Munich, Germany, as well as research visits to the USA and Mexico. His work focuses on self- control and affect regulation.
Review :
This book is a gift from heaven if you are searching for a deeper understanding of yourself and what you might become. It shares important scientific insights and also provides simple tricks for tapping into the vast resources of your unconscious. An amazing little book that manages to impart great wisdom while being wonderfully accessible." Sander L. Koole, PhD, Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands; s a fan of PSI theory for more than 20 years, I am very happy seeing it translated for popular consumption! The book makes the theory reasonably simple, with lots of fun illustrations."; Kennon M. Sheldon, PhD, Professor of Psychological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA; his book introduces an exciting new approach to how to integrate the unconscious into self-management. The method is based on state-of-the-art insights in neuroscience and psychology."; Gerhard Roth, PhD, Professor, Brain Research Institute, University of Bremen, Germany; "Scientifically solid, easily accessible, and consistently entertaining, Now I Get It! should convert Kuhl's PSI theory into just what we need: a conception of personality dynamics that is scientifically valid AND can be put into practice. If you want to learn what the contemporary science of personality can do for you, get it!"; Daniel Cervone, PhD, Professor of Psychology, University of Illinois at Chicago, IL, USA; ...This book presents a very complex and comprehensive theory of personality in an extremely accessible way. Hats off to the authors and the illustrator!";Jutta Heckhausen, PhD, Professor, Department of Psychology and Social Behavior, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
