Personality Psychology Domains of Knowledge about Human Nature

Name: Personality Psychology Domains of Knowledge about Human Nature
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ISBN: 9780073531908

ISBN-10: 0073531901

ISBN-13: 9780073531908

Edition: 3rd 2008 (Revised)

Authors: Randy J. Larsen, David M. Buss

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Larsen and Buss's Personality Psychology is based on a framework of six important domains of knowledge about personality functioning. These six domains are the dispositional domain (traits, trait taxonomies, and personality dispositions over time), the biological domain (physiology, genetics, evolution), the intrapsychic domain (psychodynamics, motives), the cognitive/experiential domain (cognition, emotion, and the self), the social and cultural domain (social interaction, gender, and culture), and the adjustment domain (stress, coping, health, and personality disorders). This book is based on the notion that these domains of knowledge represent the organizing structure of contemporary…

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List price: $213.33
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, The
Publication date: 11/29/2006
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 784
Size: 8.25" wide x 10.25" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 3.432
Language: English



Introduction



Introduction to Personality Psychology



Personality Assessment, Measurement, and Research Design



The Dispositional Domain



Traits and Trait Taxonomies



Theoretical and Measurement Issues in Trait Psychology



Personality Dispositions over Time: Stability, Change, and Coherence



The Biological Domain



Genetics of Personality



Physiological Approaches to Personality



Evolutionary Perspectives on Personality



The Intrapsychic Domain



Psychoanalytic Approaches to Personality



Psychoanalytic Approaches: Contemporary Issues



Motives and Personality



The Cognitive/Experiential Domain



Cognitive Approaches to Personality



Emotion and Personality



Approaches to the Self



The Social and Cultural Domain



Personality and Social Interaction



Sex, Gender, and Personality



Culture and Personality



The Adjustment Domain



Stress, Coping, Adjustment, and Health



Disorders of Personality Conclusion



Summary and Future Directions