Psychology of Personal Qualities. Part 2. From 'O' to 'Ya'

We present a popular encyclopedia that brings together definitions of the main psychological traits of a personality and examples of how they manifest.

Human qualities and character traits are arranged alphabetically. Each entry includes a definition of the concept and a psychological comment illustrated by an example from the lives of famous historical figures and outstanding contemporaries.

These examples—“little details from the lives of great people”—are curious and educational stories that form psychological portraits.

You’ll learn not only about the “O”baggishness of Alexander the Great, the “P”aranoia of Ivan the Terrible, and the “S”crupulousness of Chekhov, but also about the “W”it of Beethoven, the “S”entimentality of Hitler, the “C”rowd-causing behavior of Griboyedov, the “S”exuality of Sorge, the “E”goism of Karl Marx…