Personality psychology : the basics / Stanley O. Gaines, Jr.

By:

Gaines, Stanley O., Jr [author]

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Series: Basics (Routledge (Firm))Publication details: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, c2020.Description: xii, 229 pages ; 20 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780367172909 (paperback)

Subject(s):

Personality

LOC classification:

BF698 G12 2020

Online resources:

Contents:

An introduction to personality psychology -- Psychodynamic perspectives on personality -- Behaviourist perspectives on personality -- Humanistic and existential perspectives on personality -- Trait perspectives on personality -- Cognitive perspectives on personality -- Biological and evolutionary perspectives on personality -- Concluding thoughts on personality psychology.

Summary: "Personality Psychology: The Basics provides a jargon-free and accessible overview of the discipline, focusing on why not all individuals think, feel, speak, or act the same way in the same situation. The book offers a brief history of the area, covering a range of perspectives on personality including psychodynamic, behaviourist, humanistic, and cognitive approaches. Also featuring fascinating case studies to richly illustrate the theories discussed, the text looks at influential theories and related research within each of the major schools of thought in personality psychology. Rigorously examining the fundamental principles of personality psychology, the author concludes by outlining the future of the area in relation to cutting edge research and potential future trends. Exploring the major personality theories that seek to explain why people behave as they do in eight reader-friendly chapters, and written in accordance with British Psychological Society (BPS) guidelines regarding content in Individual Differences, this is an essential introduction for students who are approaching personality psychology for the first time."--Back cover

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Materials specified	URL	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
Books	Ladislao N. Diwa Memorial Library Reserve Section	Non-fiction	RUS BF698 G12 2020 (Browse shelf(Opens below))		Link to resource	Room use only	80404		00082774

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Personality Psychology: The Basics provides a jargon-free and accessible overview of the discipline, focusing on why not all individuals think, feel, speak, or act the same way in the same situation.
The book offers a brief history of the area, covering a range of perspectives on personality including psychodynamic, behaviourist, humanistic, and cognitive approaches. Also featuring fascinating case studies to richly illustrate the theories discussed, the text looks at influential theories and related research within each of the major schools of thought in personality psychology. Rigorously examining the fundamental principles of personality psychology, the author concludes by outlining the future of the area in relation to cutting edge research and potential future trends.
Exploring the major personality theories that seek to explain why people behave as they do in eight reader-friendly chapters, and written in accordance with British Psychological Society (BPS) guidelines regarding content in Individual Differences, this is an essential introduction for students who are approaching personality psychology for the first time."--Back cover

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