Advanced Personality / Edition 1

by David F. Barone, Michel Hersen, Vincent B. Van Hasselt

Overview

Embracing all aspects of personality study, Advanced Personality addresses major established theories and vital current research topics in the field, from the perspectives of both clinical and scholarly settings. This impressive text-reference features chapters that cover, among other topics-psychobiological theories of personality- conscious and unconscious functioning-and personality disorders from a trait perspective. Written for entry-level graduate and upper-level undergraduate students, the book includes an introductory chapter with a chronological table listing all major figures in the history of the field, and tables that summarize key aspects of various theories.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780306484353
Publisher:	Springer US
Publication date:	05/31/2004
Series:	The Springer Series in Social Clinical Psychology
Edition description:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1998
Pages:	422
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.20(h) x 1.00(d)

Table of Contents

I. Overview.- 1 Introduction to Personality Study.- II. Theories of Personality.- 2 Psychoanalytic Theories of Personality.- 3 Interpersonal and Systemic Theories of Personality.- 4 Humanistic and Experiential Theories of Personality.- 5 Trait Theories of Personality.- 6 Psychobiological Theories of Personality.- 7 Operant Theory of Personality.- 8 Social Cognitive Theories of Personality.- III. Special Topic: Conscious and Unconscious Functioning.- 9 Cognitive-Experiential Self-Theory.- 10 Why Do We Need to Be Conscious? A Psychoanalytic Answer.- IV Current Research Topics in Personality.- 11 Aggressive Personalities.- 12 Learned Helplessness and Explanatory Style.- 13 Subjective Weil-Being and Personality.- 14 Personality Disorders.- 15 Self-with-Other Representations.- 16 Sex/Gender and the Individual.- Afterword.- Author Index.

Editorial Reviews

A textbook for advanced undergraduates and entry-level graduate students. The 16 contributions cover a variety of theories of personality: psychoanalytic; interpersonal and systemic; humanistic and experiential; psychobiological; social cognitive; and cognitive- experiential. They also look at current research topics such as aggressive personalities, learned helplessness, subjective well-being and personality, gender and the individual, and personality disorders. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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