Theories of Personality
ISBN: 9780073382708 | 0073382701
Edition: 7thFormat: Paperback
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
Pub. Date: 7/15/2008
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The 7th edition of this trusted introduction to personality centers on the premise that personality theories are a reflection of the unique cultural background, family experiences, personalities, and professional training of their originators. The book begins by acquainting students with the meaning of personality and providing them with a solid foundation for understanding the nature of theory, as well as its crucial contributions to science. The chapters that follow present twenty-three major theories: coverage of each theory also encompasses... MORE
| Introduction | |
| Introduction to Personality Theory | |
| Psychodynamic Theories | |
| Freud: Psychoanalysis | |
| Adler: Individual Psychology | |
| Jung: Analytical Psychology | |
| Klein: Object Relations Theory | |
| Horney: Psychoanalytic Social Theory | |
| Fromm: Humanistic Psychoanalysis | |
| Sullivan: Interpersonal Theory | |
| Erikson: Post-Freudian Theory | |
| Humanistic/Existential Theories | |
| Maslow: Holistic-Dynamic Theory | |
| Rogers: Person-Centered Theory | |
| May: Existential Psychology | |
| Dispositional Theories | |
| Allport: Psychology of the Individual | |
| Eysenck, McCrae, and Costa's Factor and Trait Theories | |
| Learning Theories | |
| Skinner: Behavioral Analysis | |
| Bandura: Social Cognitive Theory | |
| Rotter and Mischel: Cognitive Social Learning Theory | |
| Kelly: Psychology of Personal Constructs | |
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