I recently finished George Vaillant's book Adaptation to Life and immediately picked up the follow up The Wisdom of the Ego. Vaillant is a psychiatrist and was a director of the Grant Study, which followed about 250 Harvard undergrads from college until they died.
Both books are largely about how the psychological defense mechanisms a person uses play a large role in determining how successfully they adapt to and navigate life.
Both books are largely about how the psychological defense mechanisms a person uses play a large role in determining how successfully they adapt to and navigate life.