Title:
The psychology of personality : viewpoints, research, and applications / Bernardo J. Carducci.
Author:
Carducci, Bernardo J.
General Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Machine generated contents note: A Message to Students (and Instructors, Too): A Personalized Preface -- Pt. I The Scope and Methods of Personality Psychology: An Introduction to the Psychology of Personality -- 1.The Psychology of Personality: An Overview -- 2.Personality Assessment: An Introduction to the Measurement of Personality -- Pt. II The Viewpoints of Personality: Different Perspectives of the Person -- 3.The Psychodynamic Viewpoint: Forging Personality out of Conflict Resolution -- 4.The Viewpoints of Jung and Adler: Early Reactions to Freud -- 5.The Viewpoints of Horney, Erikson, and Fromm: The Neo-Freudians -- 6.The Viewpoints of Rogers and Maslow: The Humanists -- 7.The Trait Viewpoint: Psychological Dispositions of Personality -- 8.The Biological Viewpoint: The Behavioral Genetics and Psychophysiological Perspectives on Personality -- 9.The Evolutionary Viewpoint: Personality as an Adaptive Process -- 10.The Social-Cognitive Viewpoint: Cognitive Processes and Personality -- Pt. II Selected Topics in the Study of Personality Psychology -- 11.The Self-Concept: The Core of Personality -- 12.Gender Identity and Personality: A Special Topic in the Study of the Self-Concept -- 13.Anxiety: An All-Encompassing Intrapersonal Process of Personality.
"This 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 introduces students to many important figures in the field, including Freud, Jung, Adler, Horney, Erikson, Maslow, Allport, Cattell, Bandura, Mischel, 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." --Book Jacket.
Publisher:
Wiley-Blackwell,
Publication Place:
Malden, MA :
ISBN:
9781405136358 (hardcover : alk. paper)
1405136359 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Subject:
Personality.
Personality.
Personnalité.
Edition:
2nd ed.
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: A Message to Students (and Instructors, Too): A Personalized Preface -- Pt. I The Scope and Methods of Personality Psychology: An Introduction to the Psychology of Personality -- 1.The Psychology of Personality: An Overview -- 2.Personality Assessment: An Introduction to the Measurement of Personality -- Pt. II The Viewpoints of Personality: Different Perspectives of the Person -- 3.The Psychodynamic Viewpoint: Forging Personality out of Conflict Resolution -- 4.The Viewpoints of Jung and Adler: Early Reactions to Freud -- 5.The Viewpoints of Horney, Erikson, and Fromm: The Neo-Freudians -- 6.The Viewpoints of Rogers and Maslow: The Humanists -- 7.The Trait Viewpoint: Psychological Dispositions of Personality -- 8.The Biological Viewpoint: The Behavioral Genetics and Psychophysiological Perspectives on Personality -- 9.The Evolutionary Viewpoint: Personality as an Adaptive Process -- 10.The Social-Cognitive Viewpoint: Cognitive Processes and Personality -- Pt. II Selected Topics in the Study of Personality Psychology -- 11.The Self-Concept: The Core of Personality -- 12.Gender Identity and Personality: A Special Topic in the Study of the Self-Concept -- 13.Anxiety: An All-Encompassing Intrapersonal Process of Personality.
Physical Description:
1 v. (various pagings) : ill., ports. ;
Publication Date:
2009.
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