Books About Us Trivia Quiz

Answer: Sigmund Freud

Frued's theories of psychology were ground-breaking in many areas of psychology. Though he has many critics, he still holds the claim to revolutionizing the way we think of ourselves. Dream interpretation, understanding of consciousness and its different levels, use of medication, importance of childhood experiences in our personality development and ability to categorize symptoms into groupings for the purpose of diagnosis are just a partial listing of his contributions.

Answer: Passages

"Passages" was very popular as one of the first books written that walked adults through midlife and prepared them for the road that lay ahead. It gave legitimacy to adults to feel threatened by midlife changes and, even more importantly, it gave the adult the ability to prepare for those changes.

Answer: Viktor Frankl

Frankl had developed his theory of Logotherapy before his imprisonment in the concentration camp. He used his theory to somehow survive the horrors he experienced there and went on to teach his theories worldwide.
The theory states that each person has a purpose in this world and can draw on his experiences to discover for himself what that purpose is - to what he is being drawn. A person who discovers this and acts on it feels a sense of fulfillment and purpose.

Answer: On Death and Dying

This extremely sensitive book includes discussions with people facing their own death. She brings understanding and empathy to help people face their own death with some sense of acceptance.

Answer: Play Therapy

Play is the language of children. Using play therapy is very helpful in getting kids to express what they are really feeling. It has been used for adults too.

Answer: Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus

He discusses men's and women's differences as not only physical(duh) but also in the way they integrate and use information from the world around them. Likewise their emotional needs are different and need to be recognized and legitimized, though not necessarily understood, by their partner.

Answer: Change

This short, humorous book brings us face to face with our own reactions to change and challenge us to acknowledge that we have difficulty experiencing change and adapting to it.

Answer: Humor

Patch Adams revolutionized the way the medical establishment looks at the patient as a human being instead of just an illness. A movie, starring Robin Williams as Patch Adams, chronicles some of the major themes of his life. Humor has been researched and has been found to be beneficial to human health.

Answer: Behaviorism

Skinner believed that human behaviors are a product of conditioning over the years in which reinforcement raises the probability of our behaving in a certain manner. He is also famous for his Skinner's Box, in which he explored animal behavior and generalized his findings to human behavior as well.

Answer: Daniel Goleman

This book, written in the 90s, gave a broad overview of what emotions are, how we use them and how they can get in the way. Goleman offers practical solutions for the workplace as well.