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  Theoretical foundations: Grant C. Sterling (Eastern Illinois University). Analysis and synthesis: Dave Kelly. Prose rendering: Claude (Anthropic). 2026. The Exuberant Style — Root Dogma and Correction Root dogma: Intense positive experience is a genuine good; its absence or diminishment is a genuine evil. Both halves are false. This page states the propositions the style holds, and then the route by which each is corrected. What This Page Is An entry from the Character Dogma Register, which converts the characteristic needs of each personality style into propositions of the form “X is a genuine good” or “Y is a genuine evil.” The propositions below are false beliefs . They are set out so that a man can find his own among them and see what corrects it. This style is not drawn from Oldham. It is one of two original extensions to the typology, developed from the Cyclothymic construct. The conversion into dogma-statements, and the correction...

Theoretical foundations: Grant C. Sterling (Eastern Illinois University). Analysis and synthesis: Dave Kelly. Prose rendering: Claude (Anthropic). 2026. The Mercurial Style — Root Dogma and Correction Root dogma: Intense emotional connection with another is a genuine good; emotional abandonment is the supreme genuine evil. Both halves are false. This page states the propositions the style holds, and then the route by which each is corrected. What This Page Is An entry from the Character Dogma Register, which converts the characteristic needs of each personality style into propositions of the form “X is a genuine good” or “Y is a genuine evil.” The propositions below are false beliefs . They are set out so that a man can find his own among them and see what corrects it. The style descriptions derive from John M. Oldham and Lois B. Morris, The New Personality Self-Portrait (New York: Bantam, 1995), by way of the PTypes typology. The conversion i...

  Theoretical foundations: Grant C. Sterling (Eastern Illinois University). Analysis and synthesis: Dave Kelly. Prose rendering: Claude (Anthropic). 2026. The Adventurous Style — Root Dogma and Correction Root dogma: Immediate gratification and freedom from constraint are genuine goods; obligation and consequence are genuine evils. Both halves are false. This page states the propositions the style holds, and then the route by which each is corrected. What This Page Is An entry from the Character Dogma Register, which converts the characteristic needs of each personality style into propositions of the form “X is a genuine good” or “Y is a genuine evil.” The propositions below are false beliefs . They are set out so that a man can find his own among them and see what corrects it. The style descriptions derive from John M. Oldham and Lois B. Morris, The New Personality Self-Portrait (New York: Bantam, 1995), by way of the PTypes typology. Th...

  Theoretical foundations: Grant C. Sterling (Eastern Illinois University). Analysis and synthesis: Dave Kelly. Prose rendering: Claude (Anthropic). 2026. The Self-Confident Style — Root Dogma and Correction Root dogma: Being recognized as uniquely important and deserving is a genuine good; being treated as ordinary is a genuine evil. Both halves are false. This page states the propositions the style holds, and then the route by which each is corrected. What This Page Is An entry from the Character Dogma Register, which converts the characteristic needs of each personality style into propositions of the form “X is a genuine good” or “Y is a genuine evil.” The propositions below are false beliefs . They are set out so that a man can find his own among them and see what corrects it. The style descriptions derive from John M. Oldham and Lois B. Morris, The New Personality Self-Portrait (New York: Bantam, 1995), by way of the PTypes typology....

  Theoretical foundations: Grant C. Sterling (Eastern Illinois University). Analysis and synthesis: Dave Kelly. Prose rendering: Claude (Anthropic). 2026. The Devoted Style — Root Dogma and Correction Root dogma: Attachment to another person is the condition of completeness; separation is a genuine evil. Both halves are false. This page states the propositions the style holds, and then the route by which each is corrected. What This Page Is An entry from the Character Dogma Register, which converts the characteristic needs of each personality style into propositions of the form “X is a genuine good” or “Y is a genuine evil.” The propositions below are false beliefs . They are set out so that a man can find his own among them and see what corrects it. The style descriptions derive from John M. Oldham and Lois B. Morris, The New Personality Self-Portrait (New York: Bantam, 1995), by way of the PTypes typology. The conversion into dogma-stat...

  Theoretical foundations: Grant C. Sterling (Eastern Illinois University). Analysis and synthesis: Dave Kelly. Prose rendering: Claude (Anthropic). 2026. The Self-Sacrificing Style — Root Dogma and Correction Root dogma: One’s own needs are a genuine evil; others’ needs are a genuine good. Both halves are false. This page states the propositions the style holds, and then the route by which each is corrected. What This Page Is An entry from the Character Dogma Register, which converts the characteristic needs of each personality style into propositions of the form “X is a genuine good” or “Y is a genuine evil.” The propositions below are false beliefs . They are set out so that a man can find his own among them and see what corrects it. The style descriptions derive from John M. Oldham and Lois B. Morris, The New Personality Self-Portrait (New York: Bantam, 1995), by way of the PTypes typology. The conversion into dogma-statem...

  Theoretical foundations: Grant C. Sterling (Eastern Illinois University). Analysis and synthesis: Dave Kelly. Prose rendering: Claude (Anthropic). 2026. The Serious Style — Root Dogma and Correction Root dogma: The world is a harsh, dangerous place requiring constant vigilance and pessimistic preparation; optimism is a genuine evil. Both halves are false. This page states the propositions the style holds, and then the route by which each is corrected. What This Page Is An entry from the Character Dogma Register, which converts the characteristic needs of each personality style into propositions of the form “X is a genuine good” or “Y is a genuine evil.” The propositions below are false beliefs . They are set out so that a man can find his own among them and see what corrects it. The style descriptions derive from John M. Oldham and Lois B. Morris, The New Personality Self-Portrait (New York: Bantam, 1995), by way of the PTypes typology....

  Theoretical foundations: Grant C. Sterling (Eastern Illinois University). Analysis and synthesis: Dave Kelly. Prose rendering: Claude (Anthropic). 2026. The Leisurely Style — Root Dogma and Correction Root dogma: The self’s freedom from obligation is a genuine good; external demands on that freedom are genuine evils. Both halves are false. The style also requires others to serve that freedom, which produces its characteristic combination of resistance and need. The contradiction is preserved rather than resolved; it is diagnostic of the style. What This Page Is An entry from the Character Dogma Register, which converts the characteristic needs of each personality style into propositions of the form “X is a genuine good” or “Y is a genuine evil.” The propositions below are false beliefs . They are set out so that a man can find his own among them and see what corrects it. The style descriptions derive from John M. Oldham and Lois B....

  Theoretical foundations: Grant C. Sterling (Eastern Illinois University). Analysis and synthesis: Dave Kelly. Prose rendering: Claude (Anthropic). 2026. The Solitary Style — Root Dogma and Correction Root dogma: Solitude and freedom from relational demand are genuine goods; others’ company and emotional claims are genuine evils. Both halves are false. This page states the propositions the style holds, and then the route by which each is corrected. What This Page Is An entry from the Character Dogma Register, which converts the characteristic needs of each personality style into propositions of the form “X is a genuine good” or “Y is a genuine evil.” The propositions below are false beliefs . They are set out so that a man can find his own among them and see what corrects it. The style descriptions derive from John M. Oldham and Lois B. Morris, The New Personality Self-Portrait (New York: Bantam, 1995), by way of the PTypes typolog...

  Theoretical foundations: Grant C. Sterling (Eastern Illinois University). Analysis and synthesis: Dave Kelly. Prose rendering: Claude (Anthropic). 2026. The Inventive Style — Root Dogma and Correction Root dogma: An image of superiority over others is a genuine good; being ordinary or actual is a genuine evil. Both halves are false. This page states the propositions the style holds, and then the route by which each is corrected. What This Page Is An entry from the Character Dogma Register, which converts the characteristic needs of each personality style into propositions of the form “X is a genuine good” or “Y is a genuine evil.” The propositions below are false beliefs . They are set out so that a man can find his own among them and see what corrects it. This style is not drawn from Oldham. It is one of two original extensions to the typology, developed from the Compensatory Narcissistic construct. The conversion into dogma-statements,...

  Theoretical foundations: Grant C. Sterling (Eastern Illinois University). Analysis and synthesis: Dave Kelly. Prose rendering: Claude (Anthropic). 2026. The Idiosyncratic Style — Root Dogma and Correction Root dogma: One’s own inner experience is the sole genuine source of truth and value; external consensus reality is a genuine evil. Both halves are false. This page states the propositions the style holds, and then the route by which each is corrected. What This Page Is An entry from the Character Dogma Register, which converts the characteristic needs of each personality style into propositions of the form “X is a genuine good” or “Y is a genuine evil.” The propositions below are false beliefs . They are set out so that a man can find his own among them and see what corrects it. The style descriptions derive from John M. Oldham and Lois B. Morris, The New Personality Self-Portrait (New York: Bantam, 1995), by way of the PTypes t...

  Theoretical foundations: Grant C. Sterling (Eastern Illinois University). Analysis and synthesis: Dave Kelly. Prose rendering: Claude (Anthropic). 2026. The Aggressive Style — Root Dogma and Correction Root dogma: Power is a genuine good; powerlessness is a genuine evil. Both halves are false. This page states the propositions the style holds, and then the route by which each is corrected. What This Page Is An entry from the Character Dogma Register, which converts the characteristic needs of each personality style into propositions of the form “X is a genuine good” or “Y is a genuine evil.” The propositions below are false beliefs . They are set out so that a man can find his own among them and see what corrects it. The style descriptions derive from John M. Oldham and Lois B. Morris, The New Personality Self-Portrait (New York: Bantam, 1995), by way of the PTypes typology. The conversion into dogma-statements, and the correction, are ...

  Theoretical foundations: Grant C. Sterling (Eastern Illinois University). Analysis and synthesis: Dave Kelly. Prose rendering: Claude (Anthropic). 2026. The Dramatic Style — Root Dogma and Correction Root dogma: Being seen, admired, and the center of emotional attention is a genuine good; invisibility is a genuine evil. Both halves are false. This page states the propositions the style holds, and then the route by which each is corrected. What This Page Is An entry from the Character Dogma Register, which converts the characteristic needs of each personality style into propositions of the form “X is a genuine good” or “Y is a genuine evil.” The propositions below are false beliefs . They are set out so that a man can find his own among them and see what corrects it. The style descriptions derive from John M. Oldham and Lois B. Morris, The New Personality Self-Portrait (New York: Bantam, 1995), by way of the PTypes typology. The conversi...