History of Personality Psychology - Theory, Science, Research From Hellenism to Twenty First Century

Klappentext This book presents personality psychology, incorporating historical perspectives and how past developments have led to progressions within science and research. Zusammenfassung In this book Frank Dumont describes personality psychology. Play! sex! cuisine! creativity! altruism! pets! grieving rituals! and other oft-neglected topics broaden the scope of this fascinating study and how past developments have led to progressions within science and research of the past century. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Historical overview of personality psychology; 2. From illness models to wellness models of human nature; 3. Developmental perspectives on personality: from youth-based to lifespan models; 4. The biological substrate of personality; 5. Trait theories and the psychology of individual differences; 6. The puzzle of the self; 7. Culture and personality; 8. Gendered personality; 9. Emotions and rationality: a definition of the human; 10. Taking the measure of the human: benefits and inherent limitations of personality measures; 11. Personality change: means and possibilities; 12. Disordered personality: evolution of nosological systems; 13. Eight appendices: at the margins of personality psychology.

Product details

• Authors: Frank Dumont, Dumont Frank
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.11.2012
• EAN: 9780521133265
• ISBN: 978-0-521-13326-5
• Dimensions: 150 mm x 230 mm x 30 mm
• Series: Print On Demand; Print on Demand
• Subjects: Guides > Spirituality > Esoterics; Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology; PSYCHOLOGY / Personality, Philosophy, Psychology, The self, ego, identity, personality, History of Science, Psychology: the self, ego, identity, personality