The Science of Personality

Designed to familiarize students with major theories and research current in the field of personality psychology. Each chapter begins with an overview followed by a list of questions devised to stimulate interest and aid in relating research to broader issues. A boxed insert features a researcher whose work is covered in the chapter along with a personal statement regarding the development, contemporary significance and future direction of his/her work.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

From the contents:
UNITS OF PERSONALITY.
Trait Units of Personality.
Cognitive Units of Personality.
Motivational Units of Personality.
PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT.
The Nature and Nurture of Personality.
Charting People's Lives Over Time.
TOPICS IN PERSONALITY RESEARCH.
The Unconscious.
The Concept of the Self.
The Path from Thinking to Action.
Emotion, Adaptation, and Health.
Maladaptive Personality Functioning and Processes of Change.
Personality Assessment.
Conclusion: Current Issues and the Prospects for the Science of Personality.
References.
Index.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Lawrence A. Pervin
• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 01.01.1995
• EAN: 9780471578505
• ISBN: 978-0-471-57850-5
• Seiten: 472
• Gewicht: 935 g
• Thema: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Psychologie > Theoretische Psychologie