Contents
Introduction: This Book will Change your Life.....1
…and the Spirituality Stuff?.....3
What
to get out of this Book.....4
Part One: Knowing Me.....7
1 Do I really know Myself?.....8
What is 'Self'...?.....10
Spiritual Self or
'Selfplex'?.....14
2 The Nature of Ideas.....20
The Brain as a Battleground.....23
Overcoming
Limiting Beliefs?.....26
3 What about Temperament?...30
Dimensions of Personality.....31
Psychoticism
and Personality.....34
What if I'm an Unstable Introvert?.....40
Avoiding the
Lie.....43
4 Self as Identity...46
The Criticality of Identity and Values & Beliefs.....51
Aligning
the Neurological Levels.....54
Problems in Identity Formation.....56
5 Developing
Selves...60
A Theory which explains Everything?.....62
The Nature of vMEMES.....68
6
Selves of the 1st Tier.....77
BEIGE.....77
PURPLE.....77
RED.....81
BLUE.....84
ORANGE.....87
GREEN.....89
7
Selves of the 2nd Tier.....92
YELLOW.....94
TURQUOISE.....97
CORAL?.....100
8.Environment,
Identity & Transformation.....102
We change the Environment; the Environment changes
Us.....106
Variations in the Formation of Identity.....109
9 The Mechanics of Change.....112
Escaping
the Gamma Trap!!!.....120
10 Temperament and Change.....125
From the Horizontal
to the Vertical.....128
…and the Point is…?.....134
Getting to Grips with Temperament.....137
11
Yet More Selves…?.....140
Troubles in Transition.......150
12 Harmony, Wars, Stacks
and Devastation.....152
vMEME Wars.....155
vMEME Stacks.....157
vMEMES and
Psychopathology.....161
13 How We get Our Selves into States.....168
How do You
attribute?.....171
Handling Meta-
14 Troubleshooting Me, 'My Self'
and My Stress.....181
Understanding Stress.....181
Internal or External, Temperamental
and Memetic?.....186
13 Tips for Your Psychological Health.....191
Part Two: Knowing
You.....193
15 Making Sense of Other People.....195
vMEMES, Meta-
Observing
vMEMES.....207
16 Strategies for Healthy Relationships.....212
Communicating the
Message.....219
17 Conflict Modes.....224
PURPLE.....225
RED.....228
RED-
BLUE.....230
BLUE-
ORANGE.....231
ORANGE-
GREEN.....233
2nd Tier.....234
18 Conflict Management.....237
Relationship
Values & Tensions.....239
A Maslowian-
Arguing
from the same vMEME?.....246
Understanding with the Meta-
19 Women,
for Men…and Men, for Women.....251
Sex & Social Differences between Men & Women.....252
Men,
Women, Ambition and Caring.....258
The Cycle.....261
20 Sex, Faithfulness and Romantic
Relationships.....265
Is Monogamy normal?.....267
The Importance of Environmental
Factors.....272
So how do We foster Personal Sexual Fidelity?.....274
21 Consummate
Love.....276
Rescuing Relationships.....279
Breaking the Break-
22
Younger Children, for Parents (and Teachers!).....287
In and out of the Womb.....292
From
Infancy to Puberty.....295
What about the Memes?.....298
How vMEMES learn -
23 Teenagers, for Parents (and Teachers!).....301
A vMEMETIC Transition.....303
Friends
and Sex.....306
Teenagers and the Higher vMEMES.....308
Erica's Story.....310
How
vMEMES learn -
24 The Workplace, for Workers.....314
The Workplace
is a Dangerous Place.....318
Who's doing What? Where? When? How?…and Why?.....320
Workplace
Strategies.....324
25 Troubleshooting My Relationships.....326
21 Tips for Managing
Relationship Disharmony.....328
The Value of Relationships.....332
The
Bigger Picture.....336
Web Resources.....a
Index.....b
About Keith E Rice.....q
| Site Map |
| About Keith E Rice |
| This Site as Resource Base |
| Bibliography |
| Structural-Functionalism |
| Symbolic Interactionism |
| Attribution Theory |
| Correspondent Inference Theory |
| Covariation Theory |
| Attribution Biases |
| Dilts' Brain Science |
| Selfplex Defence Mechanisms |
| Graves Model |
| Hierarchy of Needs |
| Self-Actualisation |
| Self-Transcendence |
| Stages of Ego Development |
| vMEME Transition Stages |
| A Biological Basis for vMEMES..? |
| Biological Psychology |
| Cognitive Psychology |
| The Brain |
| Neurons & Neurotransmitters |
| Genes & Behaviour |
| Hormones & Behaviour |
| Biological Rhythms |
| Menstrual Cycle |
| Disruption of Biological Rhythms |
| Models of Memory |
| Linked Models of Memory |
| Forgetting - Short-Term Memory |
| Forgetting - Long-Term Memory |
| Emotional Factors in Forgetting |
| Social Influence |
| 'A Downward Spiral...' |
| 'Potential Spiral Strategies' |
| 'Good Boys gone Bad...?' |
| Learning |
| Moral Development |
| Day Care |
| Education |
| Behaviourism |
| Classical Conditioning |
| Operant Conditioning |
| Social Learning Theory |
| Bandura & the Bo-Bo Dolls |
| Evaluating Behaviourism |
| Stages of Moral Devleopment |
| Defining Day Care |
| Day Care & Cognitive Development |
| Day Care & Emotional Development |
| Day Care & Social Development |
| Day Care... or not? |
| Psychosocial Development |
| 'How the Brain develops the Mind' |
| Infant Attachments |
| Gender Development |
| Approaches to Gender Development |
| Gender Development Comparison Chart |
| The Boy without a Penis |
| Is Sexual Infidelity Innevitable? |
| Relationships (General) |
| Sexual/Romantic Relationships |
| Friendship |
| Families |
| Development of Friendship |
| Stages of Friendship |
| Sex Differences in Friendship |
| Popularity & Rejection |
| Parental Investment |
| Types of Family |
| Roles in the Family |
| Perspectives on the Family |
| Changes to the Family |
| Ageing Population |
| Family Issues |
| 'So what is a MeshWORK?' |
| 'When BLUE fails, call for Clint!' |
| Is Racism Natural...? |
| Underclass: the Excreta of Capitalism |
| Social Change |
| MeshWORKS |
| Power & Government |
| Pro- & Anti-Social Behaviour |
| Build a MeshWORK |
| Gernia Variation |
| The Nature of Power |
| Democracy |
| The State |
| Voters |
| Social Reform |
| Volunteering |
| Power |
| Gender in Politics |
| Rosedale MeshWORK |
| Don Beck & South Africa |
| Organisation LifeCycle |
| 'Companies by Neurological Levels' |
| 'The Thriving Organisation' |
| Company by Neurological Levels |
| 'The SME Spiral' |
| LifeCycle Position Test |
| LifeCycle Roles Test |
| Behavioural Abnormality |
| Little Albert |
| Biological Abnormality |
| Genetic Basis for Mental Disorders |
| Psychodynamic Abnormality |
| Autism |
| Autism Symptoms |
| Diagnosing Autism |
| Causes of Autism |
| Autism & Pathophysiology |
| Eating Disorders |
| Eating Disorders - Behavioural |
| Eating Disorders - Biological |
| Eating Disorders - Cognitive |
| Eating Disorders - Psychodynamic |
| Ancestry of Anorexia |
| Obesity |
| Diagnosis of Depression |
| Depression - Biological |
| Depression - Psychological |
| Social Support, Self-Esteem & Depression |
| Depression - Evolutionary |
| Learned Helplessness |
| Aspects of Bipolar Disorder |
| Dissociative Identity or Multiple Personality? |
| What's in a Name? |
| 3 Faces of Eve |
| History of Schizophrenia |
| Diagnosis of Schizophrenia |
| Schizophrenia |
| Schizophrenia - Diagnostic Issues |
| Causes of Schizophrenia |
| The Schizophrenic Brain |
| Schizophrenia - Evolutionary Explanations |
| Models |
| Services |
| Society |
| Miscellaneous |
| 'Knowing Me, Knowing You' |
| Contents |
| What they've said... |
| Coaching & Mentoring |
| Consultancy |
| Personal Therapy |
| Training |
| Tuition |
| Case Studies - Business |
| Case Studies - Education |
| Case Studies - Local Government |
| Case Studies - Individuals |
| Client Satisfactiion |
| Coaching & Mentoring |
| Visioning Leadership |
| Change Management |
| Strategic Planning |
| Open Space |
| Recruitment & Selection |
| Personal Therapy |
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| Integrated SocioPsychology Courses |
| Courses Schedule |
| Course Quotes |
| Tuition |
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| Online Tuition |
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| 'Susan' |
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| 'Jasmine' |
| 'Shirley' |
| 'Jay' |
| Client Quotes |
| 21st Century Group |
| HemsMESH |
| Humber MeshWORKS |
| MESH Network |
| Terms of Business |