Revealing the sixteen basic desires underpinning human behavior, the author, a noted professor of psychology and psychiatry, challenges sacrosanct assumptions about the nature of human identity.
Steven Reiss, Ph.D., is a professor of psychology and psychiatry at Ohio State University, as well as the director of the Nisonger Center for Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities. His internationally acclaimed, influential research has been translated into more than a dozen languages and widely adopted by professionals and educators. Dr. Reiss lives in Columbus.