Alumni publishes book on socionics

Former London Metropolitan University student, Spencer Stern, has recently published his first book entitled Socionics Demystified. Spencer studied for a BSc in Multimedia Technology and Applications at London Met and graduated in 2003.

Socionics Demystified evaluates new perspectives in Social Psychology and returns to the roots of Carl Jung’s theories of psychology.

Socionics is a comparatively new Social Psychology, which was introduced in the 1970's and was exposed primarily by Lithuanian Sociologist Aushra Augusta. It is influenced by Carl Jung’s Psychological Types, Sigmund Freud’s work on the conscious and subconscious, and incorporates Antoni Kepinski’s informational metabolism theory.

Socionics Demystified introduces the reader to the sixteen psychological or personality types and breaks them down by their Jungian functions or attitudes. Spencer investigates how these vary, providing the basis behind explaining the inter-type relations. He asks questions such as, ‘why do some people arouse or irritate us?’ and ‘what ways can specific types of relationship be useful to us, or not?’

Spencer answers these questions by taking a closer look at the conscious and subconscious mind. In addition, Spencer addresses how information gets metabolised or transmitted and received between individuals.

The Alumni Association will be supporting Spencer at a book launch and seminar for Psychology, Creative Writing and other interested alumni on 9 April.

27 February 2008