Psychographology is a textbook written in the form of a short story based on the dialogue between an old, experienced psychographologist and a young man fascinated by the huge opportunity to learn about the character of a person based on a sample of their handwriting. The idea of graphology and ​​the basic principles of psychological handwriting analysis are woven into the story of the fates and friendship of the main characters. The author, taking advantage of the of his rich knowledge and personal experience, masterfully takes the reader step-by-step along the paths of graphology. In a direct manner he teaches how to understand the relationship between handwriting features and personality traits, showing the way to interpret manuscripts.

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Your handwriting is a picture of yourself that you may never have seen. This book shows you how to look at handwriting to discover personality and character differences and then apply psychological knowledge to profit from this new information. Graphology is the science of finding out about a person's character from his handwriting. Combine this with psychology and you have the theme of this volume: Psychographology. Because handwriting is a universal means of communication and expression, it is the basis of finding important personality information, not only about yourself but about other people that you are interested in. The book is organized simply so that you can read it quickly. Illustrations are located immediately following the text discussions so that you will understand promptly just what is being described. Instead of following a straight format, the various sections of the book have been styled to accommodate the sense of the material. This is not a book to read and set aside. It contains a complete section on Graphology so that it can be used as a continuous reference work on handwriting analysis. This basic material will have to be read many times before it will be mastered. There is also a list of personality "types" so that you can classify people quickly when you have only a little time to study their handwriting. A special group of "Grapho-Guides" has been included for the person who cannot wait to finish the book but who needs to try out his new handwriting knowledge immediately. These will serve to answer a number of the most common questions that people want answered about themselves and others.

This engaging, comprehensive introduction to the field of personality psychology integrates discussion of personality theories, research, assessment techniques, and applications of specific theories. The Psychology of Personality introduces students to many important figures in the field and covers both classic and contemporary issues and research. The second edition reflects significant changes in the field but retains many of the special features that made it a textbook from which instructors found easy to teach and students found easy to learn. Bernardo Carducci’s passion for the study of personality is evident on every page.

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