LETTERS FROM JENNY

New York/Chicago/Burlingame: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1965. 'An original Harbinger Book' - 046. Contents: I). The letters. 1). Jenny's background. 2). 1926-1929. 3). 1929-1937. II). Interpretations. III). 4). From Isabel. 5). How shall we explain Jenny? 6). Jenny's world: the existential approach. 7). Jenny's unconscious: depth approaches. 8). Jenny's traits: the structural-dynamic approach. 9). Restatement: a theoretical summary. 10). Is Jenny normal or abnormal? The Letters of Jenny Grove Masterson tell the sory of a mother-son relationship and trace the course of a life beset by frustration and defeat. Gordon Allport 1897-1967), is often called the father of personality theory: He was very much a trait theorist and believed in the individuality and uniqueness of the person and that people have consistent personalities. Allport believed that through autobiographies, letters and diaries an understanding of an individual’s personality could be gained. He studied 301 letters written by a woman he called Jenny Gove Masterson over a period of 11 years and was able to describe Jenny in terms of 7 traits: 1). Individual: traits possessed by one person. 2). Common: traits possessed by many people. 3). Cardinal traits: One trait that dominates the person. 4). Central traits: small number of traits important traits that may affect many behaviours. 5). Secondary traits: many consistent traits which are not often exhibited. 6). Motivational traits: Very strongly felt traits. 7). Stylistic traits: Less strongly felt traits. With notes. X + 223 pag. . 1st edition. Paperback. Good copy.. 20cmx13,5cm.