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From the Foreword . . .“In this detailed and thought-provoking book, Malgorzata Fajkowskaprovides a novel perspective on personality and its expressions in anxietyand depression. Her theory is well founded, resplendent in factualdescription and theoretical nuance, and is bound to stimulate new thinkingand research.”—Philip J.
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Fajkowska (psychology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland) offers this integrative text on personality, anxiety, and depression. Paying careful attention to questions of definition, several distinctions within these typical categories of disorders are proposed and linked to a complex-system model of personality. Drawing on research from a variety of fields of psychology, interactions between temperament, personality coherence, mood & anxiety disturbances, and attentional stimulation processing are suggested. Extensive citations and some empirical data support the claims, but the need for further validation of this novel theoretical framework is stressed. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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