The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-26
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By u. g. q. =. Reed

uoU may have been 50 knocked
out that Is to say, perman-
entity injured that YOU can never
again 40 the things that You have
been used to doing. TO get YOU
back 50 you can do anything re-
uuires process Of upbuilding
that IS called rehabfIit ton. But
the whole process implies more
than the restoration Of your
physical and mental capab ility.
1t implies to new habits Of ac.
tivity. This indeed il often the
more difficult part OF the prob
lem and its solution depends upon
the dominant traits q your
personality.
There are three convenient gen-
eral sificatiUn Of personality
The great psychologist g. 81.
Jung 81 Zurich, found that people
could be divided into two great
groups. the introverts and the
extraverfs. Between the two Ed
I1und Isl Conklin placed the
middle groups, the ambiverts
q sort OF balanced mixture Of
the other two. Broadly speaking
the thinkers and day-dreamers
are irtroVerts, the doors are
extraverts. Introverts live emo
tionaI lives largely within their
own thoughts, while extraverts
live them In active expression.
Presidents Wilson and Roosevelt
are examples that are often
quoted. The Individual with sen
sitive feelings, with 81 liking for
Experimentation, preference for
working alone, interests in books,
I'LL at ease in social affairs, pain
stalking, outspoken In his frank
ness, conscientious dignified, IL
exhibiting the traits Of the intro
vert. For comparison picture the
secluded parasites OF the flea and
the beaming sympathetic conf.
dence man.
There Is definite physical
ackground to these psychological
differences. We need not 90 into
1t in detail, but the body build as-
ISOLATED with the introvert is quite
different from that found in most
extraverts, and Ii is probable that
the ductless glands also play some
part. The point OF this physio-
logical background is that con-
scious alterations or changes are
not to be achieved so easily az
the books on self-help might lead
one to believe.
Can one Intentionally change
from an introverted to an extra
yerted makeup? The Colgate Uni
versity Psychological Laboratory
has tried the experiment by sim
ply pointing out to students def
mite traits upon which to concen-
trate. students showing excess
extreme characteristics were Sc
lected and their cooperation as
sured. In half the cases the
changes were encouraging; in the
other half no change was observ-
able at the end OF year. This
shows that an intentional altera-
ton in personality traits can be
brought about in many persons py
the simple process Of trying.
The traits which were difficult
or impossible to alter were proc
ably those which were founded on
a. strong subconscious trend In the
individuals mental organization.
In contrast, those traits which
were simply habit DEVELOPMENTS
were easy to alter. 1t is the traits
with the deep roots OF inheritance
or, at least, OF original organiza.
ton, that constitute the problem.
Spontaneous personality changes
will always be something or q
gamble, because most people do
not know their own personality
trends. Ones own opinion IS ~
likely to be hazy as Ii Is nislead.
Ing, so that there is q need Tor
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