Work Identity: A Neurophilosophical Perspective

Foreword
About This Book
Introduction
Contents
About the Author
List of Figures
1 Stories of Different Identities
	1.1 The Self-Employed Craftsman
	1.2 The Receptionist Student
	1.3 The Case Handler Tour Guide
	1.4 The Lawyer Partner
	1.5 Spontaneous Comments on the Different Identities
2 When Our Relationship to Work Changed and Our Work Identity Vanished
	2.1 The Prevalence of the ‘Singular Work System’, the Confusing New Language of Work and the Pursuit of an I-Oriented Work Identity
	2.2 The Singularization of Work and the Confusing New Language Sicken and Confuse the Individual
	2.3 When Work Identity Became Identity Work
	References
3 Identity and the Experienced Sense of Being Who We Are
	3.1 The Seven Senses of Man
		Preparation of the Action
		Neurophysiological Model
	3.2 The Experienced Feeling
	3.3 Understand Yourself as a Minimal Self and Interpreted Self
	3.4 Our Personal and Social Identities
	3.5 Identity Hierarchies and Salient Identities
	References
4 What Is Work Identity?
	4.1 Work Identity as Social Collective Identity
	4.2 The Narratively Interpreted Work Identity
	4.3 The Experienced Work Identity
	References
5 A Century of Work Identity Testing
	5.1 Frank Parsons and a Checklist for Choosing Work
	5.2 Henry Murray’s Focus on the Inner Needs of Work Identity
	5.3 John L. Holland’s Work Identity Test
	References
6 The Need for a New Work Identity Test—Work Identity Pro
	6.1 Description of Work Identity Pro
		Test Module 1: Your Working Language—Can It Be Understood or not?
		Test Module 2: Personal Identity vs. Work Identity: Are You Self- or Work-Oriented?
		Test Module 3: Your Experienced Work Identity and Your Sense of What You Are Good at
		Test Module 4: Your Narratively Interpreted Work Identity and Your Narrative About What You Are Good at
		Test Module 5: Does Your Work Identity Fix or Develop You?
7 Methodology, Data and Explanation of Results
8 Exercises with Questions for Results
9 Conclusion
Glossary
Bibliography
Index