{"title":"Character: Taking a Fresh Look: Dynamics of Character: Self-Regulation in Psychopathology, David Shapiro","authors":"J. Walkup","doi":"10.1353/sor.2022.0035","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Abstract:Psychologist David Shapiro's distinctive style of observation reveals complexity, nuance, and irony in the operation of character. A person's character feels intimately familiar, yet can produce estrangement from their own experience. Character steadies mental functioning by keeping anxiety within tolerable limits, but does so at a cost. An abiding outlook on events, or working image of oneself or others, avoids discomfort by shrouding the inner promptings and interests that enable choice and self-direction. To the careful observer this estrangement may be evident when the tone of a person's apparent enthusiasm or showy conviction seems intended to silence their own doubts.","PeriodicalId":21868,"journal":{"name":"Social Research: An International Quarterly","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2022-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Social Research: An International Quarterly","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1353/sor.2022.0035","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract:Psychologist David Shapiro's distinctive style of observation reveals complexity, nuance, and irony in the operation of character. A person's character feels intimately familiar, yet can produce estrangement from their own experience. Character steadies mental functioning by keeping anxiety within tolerable limits, but does so at a cost. An abiding outlook on events, or working image of oneself or others, avoids discomfort by shrouding the inner promptings and interests that enable choice and self-direction. To the careful observer this estrangement may be evident when the tone of a person's apparent enthusiasm or showy conviction seems intended to silence their own doubts.