Understanding yourself : the mental hygiene of personality / by Ernest R. Groves.

  • Ernest R. Groves
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[1935]
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    books that deal with the problems of diet reveal the importance food has in its influence on efficiency and health. The Tides of Life is an authoritative and fascinating statement of the progress already made in the understanding of the workings of the endocrine glands. Stockard and Draper throw light on the origin and significance of physical personality. Jacobson makes relaxing a rather serious matter, but the book has many help¬ ful suggestions. For those interested in the significance of heredity Wiggam’s Fruit of The Family Tree is recommended, to be followed by Jenning’s book. 3 *■ The Mental Basis of Personality. (Chapter VI.) Crane, George W. Psychology Applied. Northwestern Uni¬ versity Press. Dashiell, John F. Fundamentals of Objective Psychology. George Allen & Unwin, Ltd. Myerson, Abraham. Social Psychology. Prentice-Hall, Inc. Ralston, Alene and Gage, Catharine J. Present Day Psy¬ chology. J. B. Lippincott Co. White, William A. An Introduction to the Study of the Mind. Nervous and Mental Disease Publishing Co. Woodworth, Robert S. Psychology (revised edition). Henry Holt & Co. Dashiell, Woodworth, and Ralston and Gage have given us books that summarize splendidly the present status of the science of psychology. Myerson presents a revealing statement concerning the function of our nervous system and its social consequences. Crane applies the principles of psychology to a wide field, and White views the mind from an angle which [273]