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Book Reviews of The Psychologist's Book of Self-Tests: 25 Love, Sex Intelligence, Career and Personality Tests

The Psychologist's Book of Self-Tests:  25 Love, Sex Intelligence, Career and Personality Tests
The Psychologist's Book of SelfTests 25 Love Sex Intelligence Career and Personality Tests
Author: Louis H. Janda Ph.D.
ISBN-13: 9780399522116
ISBN-10: 0399522115
Publication Date: 7/1/1996
Pages: 230
Rating:
  • Currently 3.3/5 Stars.
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3.3 stars, based on 92 ratings
Publisher: Perigee Books
Book Type: Paperback
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undeaddoll avatar reviewed The Psychologist's Book of Self-Tests: 25 Love, Sex Intelligence, Career and Personality Tests on + 25 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 6
There was only one intelligence quiz...everything else deals with personality and love...some of the quizzes seem similiar.
reviewed The Psychologist's Book of Self-Tests: 25 Love, Sex Intelligence, Career and Personality Tests on + 71 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4
Interesting and fun to do these tests. I gained a little insight from some of them. Once was enough though, so time to pass it on.
reviewed The Psychologist's Book of Self-Tests: 25 Love, Sex Intelligence, Career and Personality Tests on + 82 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4
I was hoping to learn more about myself by taking these tests. The results on some tests are difficult to calculate. THe results do not give you a clear explanation and lacks though provoking information. Was looking for more information about myself not how I score with others that took the tests.

Very disappointing.
reviewed The Psychologist's Book of Self-Tests: 25 Love, Sex Intelligence, Career and Personality Tests on + 26 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
With thought provoking questions and real-life ways of change, this book is both insightful and fun. Louis Janda clearly knows his stuff.
reviewed The Psychologist's Book of Self-Tests: 25 Love, Sex Intelligence, Career and Personality Tests on + 101 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
How confrotable are you with success? Do you possess above-average intelligence? These questions and more can be answered by taking the tests provide in this book. Uncover your strengths and weaknesses. The book also includes expert advice after each test. This may be what you need to help you change your life forever. I enjoyed taking the tests and finding out about my personality from a different point of view.
reviewed The Psychologist's Book of Self-Tests: 25 Love, Sex Intelligence, Career and Personality Tests on + 25 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
A great way to pass time when you're feeling analytical. Fun little tests to help you describe yourself.
reviewed The Psychologist's Book of Self-Tests: 25 Love, Sex Intelligence, Career and Personality Tests on + 17 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Information from this book actually helped me get pregnant!
ChokolatteJedi avatar reviewed The Psychologist's Book of Self-Tests: 25 Love, Sex Intelligence, Career and Personality Tests on + 39 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
This book is a bit outdated, and my friend and I objected to many questions where two choices were presented as opposites instead of appearing as items on a spectrum.

However, it did amuse us for a few hours, and it did give me some insights into personalities to use in my writing.

As the author often reiterates, this is a book to interest and amuse, not to acurately diagnose. Reading it with that advice in mind, it is worth checking out.
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This book was alright, my copy did have some markings and highlighting but nothing too serious. I felt that the book was simply "ok" not bad not great.
marciamarcia avatar reviewed The Psychologist's Book of Self-Tests: 25 Love, Sex Intelligence, Career and Personality Tests on + 270 more book reviews
An insightful fun book!
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My DH and I had way too much fun taking these tests.
reviewed The Psychologist's Book of Self-Tests: 25 Love, Sex Intelligence, Career and Personality Tests on + 96 more book reviews
A boon for figuring out personality types.
reviewed The Psychologist's Book of Self-Tests: 25 Love, Sex Intelligence, Career and Personality Tests on + 8 more book reviews
Very informative, very helpful
reviewed The Psychologist's Book of Self-Tests: 25 Love, Sex Intelligence, Career and Personality Tests on + 2 more book reviews
Interesting. Fun for a rainy day!
reviewed The Psychologist's Book of Self-Tests: 25 Love, Sex Intelligence, Career and Personality Tests on + 60 more book reviews
Interesting to see what the answers reveal!
reviewed The Psychologist's Book of Self-Tests: 25 Love, Sex Intelligence, Career and Personality Tests on + 18 more book reviews
Interesting tests ...
reviewed The Psychologist's Book of Self-Tests: 25 Love, Sex Intelligence, Career and Personality Tests on + 102 more book reviews
interesting to find out about yourself, right?
cynthia13 avatar reviewed The Psychologist's Book of Self-Tests: 25 Love, Sex Intelligence, Career and Personality Tests on + 7 more book reviews
From back cover:

HOW COMFORTABLE ARE YOU WITH YOUR SUCCESS?
DO YOU POSSESS ABOVE-AVERAGE INTELLIGENCE?
WHO DO YOU BELIEVE CONTROLS YOUR FATE?
ARE YOU CAPABLE OF HAVING AN INTIMATE RELATIONSHIP?
HOW WELL DO YOU REALLY KNOW YOURSELF?

Psychologists have spent years trying to help people answer this questions. Now, you can benefit from this research-and uncover your strengths and weaknesses-with this collection of actual personality tests developed by psychologists for professional use. Twenty-five tests cover every aspect of your personality: intelligence, ambition, self-esteem, platonic and romantic relationships, and sexuality. And at the end of each test, expert advise is included that will help you change your life for the better. The personality profile that emerges will give you valuable insight into yourself-and point you in the right direction on your quest for self-improvement.

LOUIS JANDA is a professor of psychology at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, and a practicing clinician specializing in relationship issues and couples therapy. He is the author of two books, How to Live With and Imperfect Person and The Second Time Around: Why Some Second Marriages Succeed While Others Fail, as well as college textbooks and thirty articles for professional journals.
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interesting book...
Chakitty avatar reviewed The Psychologist's Book of Self-Tests: 25 Love, Sex Intelligence, Career and Personality Tests on + 67 more book reviews
FROM THE PUBLISHER
How comfortable are you with success? Do you possess above-average intelligence? Who do you believe controls you fate? Are you capable of having an intimate relationship? How well do you really know yourself? Psychologists have spent years trying to help people answer these questions. Now, you can benefit from this research - and uncover your strengths and weaknesses - with this collection of actual personality tests developed by psychologists for professional use. Twenty-five tests cover every aspect of your personality: intelligence, ambition, self-esteem, platonic and romantic relationships, and sexuality. And at the end of each test, expert advice is included that will help you change your life for the better. The personality profile that emerges will give you valuable insight into yourself - and point you in the right direction on your quest for self-improvement.
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I have not read this book.
reviewed The Psychologist's Book of Self-Tests: 25 Love, Sex Intelligence, Career and Personality Tests on + 51 more book reviews
Brand new. Took one test.