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Jun 2021
49m 7s

Does Personality Change?

NINA MCILWAIN
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How does our history and environment shape our personality? And is this stable? A/Prof. Doris McIlwains publications are now available for free from https://www.johnsutton.net/doris-mcilwains-writings/ Thanks for Prof. John Sutton. Check it out! Contact Email: philosophyofpsychoanalysis@gmail.com Lecturer: Associate Professor Doris McIlwain. Theme song cr ... Show More
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