
- 663 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
This engaging, comprehensive introduction to the field of personality psychology integrates discussion of personality theories, research, assessment techniques, and applications of specific theories. The Psychology of Personality: Viewpoints, Research and Applications introduces students to many important figures in the field, including Freud, Jung, Adler, Erikson, Catell, Allport, Horney, Maslow, Bandura, Michel, and others. The book not only covers classic issues and research in personality, but also looks at genetics and personality, neurological considerations in personality, the evolutionary perspective, the "Big Five" model of personality, and other contemporary issues.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- A Message to Students (and Instructors, Too): A Personalized Preface
- Acknowledgments: Some Words of Thanks
- Part I The Scope and Methods of Personality: An Introduction to the Psychology of Personality
- Part II The Intrapsychic Viewpoints: The Expression of Personality as Dynamic Processes
- Part III The Trait Viewpoints: The Psychological Units and Underlying Structure of Personality
- Part IV The Biological Viewpoints: The Biological Processes of Personality
- Part V The Cognitive/Intrapersonal Viewpoints: Selective Expressions of Personality Processes
- References
- Index
- EULA
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