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Theories of Personality

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ISBN-10: 0073382701

ISBN-13: 9780073382708

Edition: 7th 2009

Authors: Gregory J. Feist, Jess Feist

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The 7th edition of this trusted introduction to personality centers on the premise that personality theories are a reflection of the unique cultural background, family experiences, personalities, and professional training of their originators. The book begins by acquainting students with the meaning of personality and providing them with a solid foundation for understanding the nature of theory, as well as its crucial contributions to science. The chapters that follow present twenty-three major theories: coverage of each theory also encompasses a biographical sketch of each theorist, related research, and applications to real life. The primary focus of this revision was updating the theory…    
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List price: $206.67
Edition: 7th
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, The
Publication date: 7/15/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 672
Size: 7.25" wide x 8.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.090
Language: English

Gregory J. Feist has taught at San Jose State University in California. He received his Ph.D. in Personality Psychology from the University of California - Berkeley and is Undergraduate degree from the University of Massachusetts - Amherst. He is widely published in personality and creativity, scientific eminence, and the psychology of science. His research in creativitiy has been recognized by receipt of an Erly Career Award from Division for Psychology and the Arts (Division 10) of the American Psychological Association. He is also on the Editorial Board of Review of General Psychology. Tomi-Ann Roberts is the Winkler Herman Professor of Psychology at Colorado College. She received her…    

Introduction
Introduction to Personality Theory
Psychodynamic Theories
Freud: Psychoanalysis
Adler: Individual Psychology
Jung: Analytical Psychology
Klein: Object Relations Theory
Horney: Psychoanalytic Social Theory
Fromm: Humanistic Psychoanalysis
Sullivan: Interpersonal Theory
Erikson: Post-Freudian Theory
Humanistic/Existential Theories
Maslow: Holistic-Dynamic Theory
Rogers: Person-Centered Theory
May: Existential Psychology
Dispositional Theories
Allport: Psychology of the Individual
Eysenck, McCrae, and Costa's Factor and Trait Theories
Learning Theories
Skinner: Behavioral Analysis
Bandura: Social Cognitive Theory
Rotter and Mischel: Cognitive Social Learning Theory
Kelly: Psychology of Personal Constructs