Theories of Personality de Susan C. Cloninger

Theories of Personality

Susan C. Cloninger

For undergraduate courses in Personality or Theories of Personality.

This engaging text provides an overview of major classic and current theories of personality, brings theories to life through the interpretation of illustrative biographies, and integrates a clear explanation of theory with the latest research.

Understanding persons is both Susan Cloninger's academic passion as well as her personal lifestyle. With so many years of research and instruction under her belt, she has come to several important conclusions, many of which have helped guide her text through six editions. For one, while theories of personality can never explain all the particulars of individual lives, the theories explored within this text can help open eyes towards the important nuances and themes that might otherwise go unnoticed. With this in mind, this engaging text provides an overview of major classic and current theories of personality, brings theories to life through the interpretation of illustrative biographies, and integrates a clear explanation of theory with the latest research. As well, it conveys thepositive value of various theories in a balanced and respectful way, preparing students to apply theoretical ideas to understanding particular individuals they may encounter in their professional work and personal lives.

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Preface
Chapter 1          Introduction to Personality Theory
Part I               The Psychoanalytic Perspective
Chapter 2          Freud: Classical Psychoanalysis
Chapter 3          Jung: Analytical Psychology
Part II              The Psychoanalytic-Social Perspective
Chapter 4          Adler: Individual Psychology
Chapter 5          Erikson: Psychosocial Development
Chapter 6          Horney and Relational Theory: Interpersonal
Psychoanalytic Theory
Part III            The Trait Perspective
Chapter 7          Allport: Personological Trait Theory
Chapter 8          Cattell and the Big Five: Factor Analytic Trait Theories
Chapter 9          Evolution, Eysenck, Gray, and Others: Biological Theories
Part IV            The Learning Perspective
Chapter 10        Skinner and Staats: The Challenge of Behaviorism
Chapter 11        Dollard and Miller: Psychoanalytic Learning Theory
Part V              The Cognitive Social Learning Perspective
Chapter 12        Mischel and Bandura: Cognitive Social Learning Theory
Chapter 13        Kelly: Personal Construct Theory
Part VI            The Humanistic Perspective
Chapter 14        Rogers: Person-Centered Theory
Chapter 15        Maslow: Need Hierarchy Theory
Chapter 16        Buddhist Psychology: Lessons from Eastern Culture
Chapter 17       Conclusion

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Do your students like to see theories demonstrated through real-life examples?

Updated Illustrative Biographies — Attached to each part to allow for more comparison of how various theorists would interpret the same personality.
- Provides instructors with information to enliven class discussions, and to check whether students have an ability to apply theoretical concepts.
New biographies include:
- Hillary Rodham Clinton
- Oprah Winfrey
- The 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet
Returning biographies from previous editions include:
- Adolph Hitler
- Mahatma Gandhi - to illustrate Erikson’s theory.
Revised biographies include:
- Maya Angelou
- Albert Einstein
- Frida Kahlo
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Marilyn Monroe
- Richard Nixon
- David Pelzer
- Eleanor Roosevelt
- Mother Teresa
- Kurt Cobain
- Tiger Woods

Do your students have access to the most recent and relevant research in the field outside of class?

Updated material includes:
- Erikson’s classic eight stage model of psychosocial development, which is all that had been published when he died, is now expanded to include a ninth stage, described by his wife and collaborator based on their previously unpublished conversations.
- Current research has been added in several places, most extensively in the scientific study of meditation.
- A new chapter on Buddhist personality theory, in response to suggestions from reviewers and increased attention to Buddhism among modern psychologists.

How do you organize your course?

Organized by theoretical perspective—Includes introductions to each of the six perspectives, explaining clearly how the perspective is distinctive.
- Provides instructors with a framework for integrating material from various chapters through comparison and contrast, and offers a convenient place for supplementing the text with additional theoretical or research material beyond the theories highlighted in the text.
PowerPoint Presentations — Keyed to the text.
- Enables instructors to add visual interest to their lectures.

Do you feel your students are getting the most they can out of their text?

Full student pedagogy — Including study questions, in-chapter glossaries, suggestions for further reading, and critical thinking questions.
- Helps students review key concepts.

Caracteristici noi

Updated Illustrative Biographies — Attached to each part to allow for more comparison of how various theorists would interpret the same personality.
- Provides instructors with information to enliven class discussions, and to check whether students have an ability to apply theoretical concepts.
New biographies include:
- Hillary Rodham Clinton
- Oprah Winfrey
- The 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet
Returning biographies from previous editions include:
- Adolph Hitler
- Mahatma Gandhi - to illustrate Erikson’s theory.
Revised biographies include:
- Maya Angelou
- Albert Einstein
- Frida Kahlo
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Marilyn Monroe
- Richard Nixon
- David Pelzer
- Eleanor Roosevelt
- Mother Teresa
- Kurt Cobain
- Tiger Woods
Additional updated material includes:
- Erikson’s classic eight stage model of psychosocial development, which is all that had been published when he died, is now expanded to include a ninth stage, described by his wife and collaborator based on their previously unpublished conversations.
- Current research has been added in several places, most extensively in the scientific study of meditation.A new chapter on Buddhist personality theory, in response to suggestions from reviewers and increased attention to Buddhism among modern psychologists.

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Preț: 833^.29 lei