Personality Psychology: The Basics

Personality Psychology: The Basics
ISBN-10
0429508972
ISBN-13
9780429508974
Series
Personality Psychology
Category
Psychology
Pages
281
Language
English
Published
2019-10-10
Publisher
Routledge
Author
Stanley Gaines Jr.

Description

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, this is an essential introduction for students who are approaching personality psychology for the first time.

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