Portraits of Temperament

by David Keirsey and Raymond Choiniere

Book Overview

Dr. Keirsey examines in detail the ingrained attitudes and habitual actions of the four basic personality types: the Artisans, Guardians, Rationals, and Idealists. Keirsey summarizes the four... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0960695419
• ISBN13: 9780960695416
• Release Date: January 1988
• Publisher: Prometheus Nemesis Book Company
• Length: 124 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.2" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

Good Overview

This book is a good overview of the MBTI without getting too in-depth with the 16 personality 'types'. It focuses on the 4 groups of personality types, giving 2 subgroups per type. An interesting introduction into the MBTI personality types, however some prior knowledge of the MBTI might be helpful to facilitate full understanding.

New information

If you've enjoyed Please Understand Me (I & II), and other MBTI works, then you should pick this up. Each type receives 16 or so pages; as ever, Keirsey's analyses are eeriely accurate. And ultimately, it is excellent to learn about every type; it deepens your understanding of your friends and family, and it allows us to truly do our best to treat others as they would wish to be treated.P.S. I would also recommend picking up all the volumes of The Pygmalion Project by Stephen Montgomery, as well as Survival Games Personalities Play by Dr. Eve Delunas. They go into great detail regarding the MBTI, as well.