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1 online resource (536 pages) |
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Chapter 1: Introducing Personality; Identifying personality; Approaching Personality; Applying Knowledge About Personality; Chapter 2: Scientific Foundations; Science and the Scientific Method; Influences on the Study of Personality; How do we Apply Knowledge?; Chapter 3: Research Methods; Personality Research Methods; How Do We Prepare and Conduct Research?; Applying Critical Thinking to Research Methods; Chapter 4: The Psychoanalytic Tradition; The Essence of The Psychoanalytic Tradition; Discussing The Psychoanalytic Tradition; Applying The Psychoanalytic Tradition; Chapter 5: The New Wave in the Psychoanalytic Tradition; Psychoanalysis and Society; Theoretical Expansions: Ego Psychology; Theoretical Expansions: Away From the Libido Concept; Psychoanalysis and Social Behavior; Contributions of the "New Wave" Psychoanalysts; Applying |
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The Psychoanalysis of the "New Wave"; Chapter 6: The Behavioral-Learning Tradition; The Behavioral-Learning Tradition; Understanding Personality by Studying Animal Behavior; Studying Reflexes; Watson: Studying and Applying Behaviorism; Studying Behavior From Different Angles; Optimistic Behaviorism of B. F. |
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Skinner; Social Learning Theory; What Behaviorism Accomplished and What it Missed; Applying the Behavioral-Learning Tradition; Chapter 7: The Trait Tradition; The Trait Approach; Trait Theorists and Perspectives; The Big Five; Humanities and Personality Traits; A Cross-Cultural Approach to Personality; Applying the Trait Tradition; Chapter 8: The Cognitive Tradition; The Roots of the Cognitive Tradition: Early Psychology; Cognitive Science; Psychology and Cognitive Science; Studies of Attitudes; The Personal Constructs Approach; Culture and the Self; Literature and the Inner World; Applying the Cognitive Tradition; Chapter 9: The Humanistic Tradition; The Humanistic Tradition: Social Contexts; The Essence of Humanistic Tradition; Principles of Humanistic Psychology; Key Figures and Influences in the Humanistic Tradition; |
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Existentialism; Abraham Maslow and Humanistic Psychology; The Autotelic Personality; Humanistic Tradition and Activism; Carl Rogers and the Person-Centered Approach; Positive Psychology; Accomplishments and Limitations of the Humanistic Tradition; Applying the Humanistic Tradition; Chapter 10: The Developmental Domain; The Essence of the Developmental Domain; Studying The Developmental Domain; Applying the Developmental Domain; Chapter 11: The Gender Domain; The Essence of the Gender Domain; Traditional Views of the Sexes; Evolving Views of the Sexes; Traditional Views of Gender; Evolving Views of Gender; Traditional Views of Sexual Orientation; Evolving Views of Sexual Orientation; Applying the Gender Domain; Chapter 12: The Clinical Domain; The Essence of the Clinical Domain; Diagnosing Personality Disorders; Classification |
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And Description of Personality Disorders; Cluster: Odd and Eccentric Behavior; Cluster: Dramatic, Emotional, or Erratic Behavior; Cluster: Anxious and Fearful Behavior; Etiology of Personality Disorders; Differential Diagnosis and Comorbidity; Applying Knowledge to the Clinical Domain; Chapter 13. Personality: The Adjustment Domain; The Essence of Adjustment and Coping; Areas of Change Requiring Coping and Adjustment; Types of Coping and Adjustment; Identifying "Helpful" Personality Traits; Outcomes of Coping and Adjustment; Traits That Negatively Affect the Coping Process; Identifying Adaptive Coping Strategies; Identifying Maladaptive Strategies; Applying the Adjustment Domain; Chapter 14. |
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Personality Theories in the 21st Century; Case 1: "Hacking" Living Cells for a Good Cause; Case 2: Understanding Multimorbidity; Case 3: Height, Masculinity, and Self-Esteem; Case 4: A Personality Profile of the Internet Troll; Understanding an Individual's Personality; |
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Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK). WlAbNL |
| Summary |
A cross-cultural approach to the study of personality, delineating both the origin and application of personality theories. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Personality.
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Personality. |
| ISBN |
9781483324173 (EPUB) |
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1483324176 (EPUB) |
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9781506300795 (electronic book) |
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1506300790 (electronic book) |
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9781452268576 (hardback) (e-book) |
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