The writer's guide to character traits : includes profiles of human behaviors and personality types

The writer's guide to character traits Includes profiles of human behaviors and personality types

Linda Edelstein

Book - 1999

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Subjects
Fiction > Technique > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Characters and characteristics in literature > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Typology (Psychology) > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Human behavior > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Published
Cincinnati, Ohio : Writer's Digest Books 1999.
Language
English
Main Author
Linda Edelstein (-)
Physical Description
331 pages
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN
9780898799019
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1. Real People and Believable Characters
  • Cohesiveness and Consistency
  • Empathy
  • Believable Characters
  • Diversity
  • Stereotypes and Cliches
  • Chapter 2. Adult Styles
  • Adventurer Style
  • Bossy Style
  • Conventional Style
  • Conformist Style
  • Creator Style
  • Dependent Style
  • Eccentric Style
  • Extrovert Style
  • Fall Guy Style
  • Fearful Style
  • Flamboyant Style
  • Hyper Style
  • Loner Style
  • Man's Man Style
  • Passive-Aggressive Style
  • Personable Style
  • Problem Solver Style
  • Resilient Style
  • Show-Off Style
  • Ultra-Femme Style
  • Victim Style
  • Chapter 3. Child and Adolescent Types
  • Child Development
  • The First Year
  • Toddlerhood
  • Childhood
  • Middle Childhood
  • Adolescent Development
  • Early Adolescence
  • Middle Adolescence
  • Early Adult Transition
  • Chapter 4. Psychological Disorders
  • Problems in Child Development
  • Early Influences Shape Personality
  • Mild Disorders of Childhood
  • Moderate and Severe Childhood Difficulties
  • Problems in Adolescent Development
  • Problems in Adult Development
  • Severe Disorders of Adulthood
  • Chapter 5. Criminal Styles
  • Nondeadly, Nonsexual Criminals
  • Sexual Criminals
  • Murderers
  • Chapter 6. Sexual Styles
  • Traits of Normal Sexuality
  • Types of Adult Sexual Orientation
  • Traits of Sexual Problems
  • Genetic Sexual Types
  • Traits of Religious Attitudes Toward Sex
  • Traits of Sexual Excitement
  • Chapter 7. Love and Marriage
  • Falling in Love
  • Choosing a Partner
  • Rituals, the Engagement, and the Wedding
  • Marriage
  • Parenting
  • Problems in Love and Marriage
  • Separation and Divorce
  • Chapter 8. Turn of Events
  • Birth Order
  • Friendship Throughout Life
  • Crises of Adolescence
  • Transitions
  • Young Adulthood
  • Constructing a Family
  • Aging
  • Chapter 9. Physical Disorders
  • Remembering and Forgetting
  • Pseudophysical Disorders
  • Sleep Problems
  • Substance Abuse
  • Eating Disorders
  • Communication Disorders
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases
  • Sexual Dysfunction
  • Alternative Healing Practices
  • Occult Practices and Mystics
  • Chapter 10. Career Traits
  • Career Choice
  • Career Problems
  • Traits of People in Forty-Six Careers
  • Chapter 11. Group Influences
  • Family Types
  • Group Development
  • Traits of Leaders and Members in Groups
  • Roles of Group Members
  • Traits of Specific Groups
  • Chapter 12. Nonverbal and Verbal Communication
  • Nonverbal Traits
  • Faces
  • Body Actions
  • Dress
  • Names
  • Verbal Communication
  • Chapter 13. The Big Index
  • Styles, Adult Normal
  • Styles, Adult Problems
  • Styles and Symptoms, Child Problems
  • Traits (Emotions, Personality Characteristics, Behaviors, and Attitudes)
  • Careers
  • Physical Disorders and Symptoms
  • Criminals
  • Bibliography

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