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 OBig FiveO model of personality, and other contemporary issues.
A Message to Students (and Instructors, Too): A Personalized Preface xxiii
Acknowledgments: Some Words of Thanks xxix
Part I The Scope and Methods of Personality: An Introduction to the Psychology of Personality 1
1 The Psychology of Personality: An Overview 3
2 Personality Assessment: An Introduction to the Measurement of Personality 35
Part II The Intrapsychic Viewpoints: The Expression of Personality as Dynamic Processes 71
3 The Psychodynamic Viewpoint: Forging Personality Out of Conflict Resolution 73
4 The Direct Reactions to the Psychodynamic Viewpoint: Classic Responses and Contemporary Considerations 123
5 Extending the Reactions to the Psychodynamic Viewpoint: Contemporary Responses and Considerations 169
Part III The Trait Viewpoints: The Psychological Units and Underlying Structure of Personality 219
6 The Classic Trait Viewpoint: Psychological Dispositions of Personality 221
7 The Elaboration of the Trait Viewpoint: Contemporary Considerations 255
Part IV The Biological Viewpoints: The Biological Processes of Personality 285
8 The Behavioral Genetics Viewpoint: The Basic Biological Unit of Personality 287
9 The Psychophysiological Viewpoint: Neurological and Cortical Considerations in the Study of Personality 309
10 The Evolutionary Viewpoint: Personality as an Adaptive Process 331
Part V The Cognitive/Intrapersonal Viewpoints: Selective Expressions of Personality Processes 367
11 The Social-Cognitive Viewpoint: Cognitive Processes and Personality 369
12 Self-Concept:The Core of Personality 417
13 Gender and Personality: A Special Topic in the Study of the Self-Concept 451
14 Anxiety: An All-Encompassing Intrapersonal Process of Personality 495
References 529
Index 605
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