Psychobiology of Personality

Informationen zum Autor Marvin Zuckerman is Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the University of Delaware. He has written over 200 articles and six books, including the first edition of Psychobiology of Personality (1991). Klappentext Revised and updated edition of graduate level overview, describing biological basis of behaviour and personality. Zusammenfassung This revised and updated edition of Psychobiology of Personality describes what is currently known about the biological basis of the primary personality traits! including genetic! neurological! biochemical! physiological! and behavioral influences! and is essential reading for advanced students of psychology and psychiatry. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. Temperament and personality: trait structure and persistence; 2. Psychobiological methods; 3. Extraversion/sociability; 4. Neuroticism; 5. Psychoticism (psychopathy), impulsivity, sensation and/or novelty seeking, conscientiousness; 6. Aggression-hostility/agreeableness; 7. Consilience; References.

Product details

• Authors: Marvin Zuckerman, Marvin (University of Delaware) Zuckerman
• Assisted by: Michael Gelder (Editor), Jeffrey Gray (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.04.2005
• EAN: 9780521815697
• ISBN: 978-0-521-81569-7
• No. of pages: 338
• Series: Problems in the Behavioural Sc
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works