| Edition |
7th ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 451 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 421-438) and index. |
| Contents |
The psychodynamic perspective -- Theories of personality -- Sigmund Freud : psychoanalysis -- Carl Gustav Jung : analytical psychology -- Alfred Adler : individual psychology -- Karen Horney : neurosis and human growth -- Erich Fromm : the escape from freedom -- Harry Stack Sullivan : the interpersonal theory of psychiatry -- Erik Erikson : ego psychology -- The humanistic perspective -- Carl R. Rogers : self-actualization theory (I) -- Abraham H. Maslow : self-actualization theory (II) -- Rollo May : existential psychology -- The trait perspective -- Gordon W. Allport : trait theory -- Raymond B. Cattell and others : factor-analytic trait theory -- The behaviorist perspective -- B.F. Skinner : radical behaviorism -- The cognitive perspective -- George A. Kelly : the psychology of personal constructs -- Albert Bandura : social-cognitive theory -- Conclusion : perspectives and postscript. |
| Summary |
This 7th Edition helps students unravel the mysteries of human behavior through its highly readable introduction to the ideas of the most significant personality theorists. Engaging biographical sketches begin each chapter, and unique capsule summaries help students review key concepts. Theories come alive through the inclusion of quotations from the theorists' writings and numerous applications such as dream interpretation, psychopathology, and psychotherapy. Significant changes in the 7th edition include an extended discussion of the practical applications of personality theo. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Personality.
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Personality. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Ewen, Robert B., 1940- Introduction to theories of personality. 7th ed. New York : Psychology Press, ©2010 9781841697468 (DLC) 2009010303 |
| ISBN |
9781317740711 (electronic book) |
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1317740718 (electronic book) |
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1315793172 (electronic book) |
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9781315793177 (electronic book) |
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9781841697468 |
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184169746X |
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