TM 8-243: [Training publication]., TM 8-243 Neuropsychiatric Specialist

TM 8-243 [Training publication]., TM 8-243 Neuropsychiatric Specialist

TM 8-243

[Training publication]., TM 8-243 Neuropsychiatric Specialist

Army · TM · Aug 1962 · 160 pages

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6. General In order for the specialist to acquire an understanding of the abnormal behavior of psychiatric patients, he must ﬁrst under stand the major aspects of personality, the basic processes under lying personality development, and the normal defense mechan isms. The purpose of this chapter, in which emphasis is on the healthy personality, is to aid the specialist in gaining this under standing. 7. Deﬁnition of Personality Personality is the total sum of the individual-his physical ap pearance, his awareness of self, and the characteristic way in which he behaves or adjusts to internal and external events or forces. Internal events or forces refer principally to his feelings, emotions, and previous learning; external events or forces refer to the conditions under which he lives.

DesignationTM 8-243

EditionAug 1962

StatusSuperseded

Pages160

FunctionMedical TCCC

CollectionHistoric

Public domain (U.S. Government work)

References 15

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