The Key 7 Radicals: Person 2.0 — How to Understand, Accept and Establish Interaction

A modern system for recognizing personal traits and compiling a psychological profile.

The proposed typology of behavior has been used in Russian special services for over two decades and has gained recognition in the scientific psychological community.

Viktor Viktorovich Ponomarenko is a psychiatrist and psychologist who previously worked in management within healthcare organization. He graduated from the 2nd Moscow Medical Institute named after N. I. Pirogov, the Russian State Social Institute, and the Russian Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Russian Federation. Behind the author is about 40 years of research and hands-on work in different areas of psychology. He has published around 80 works on applied psychology, and he has also developed a number of original methods that have been successfully used, including in investigating many high-profile crimes. He is among the few practicing psychologists who have received several state awards. He teaches social psychology and psychology of individual differences at RANEPA under the President of the Russian Federation. He is also known as the host of TV and radio programs (“Mayak,” “FINAM-FM,” “Russian News Service”) and as a popularizer of psychological tools for relationship management.

This book helps you reach a new—expert—level in mastering the widely known author’s method “7 radicals.” Using materials from the book in practice, you can understand the individual traits of any person under observation, if their views, position, and attitude to the matter matter. The book is a self-contained, complete guide: it explains how the radicals combine into a single character and provides specific recommendations for preparing the final diagnostic document—a psychological profile of the personality. Special psychological education for using the method is not required. The publication is intended for a very broad range of readers, because the ability to understand people is an important part of communication culture.