Personality Psychology: Domains of Knowledge About Human Nature

by Randy Larsen
Personality Psychology: Domains of Knowledge About Human Nature
Author: Randy Larsen
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009-10-28
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 9780073370682
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Using a novel organizational framework, one that emphasizes domains of knowledge about human nature, this trusted text presents the field of contemporary personality psychology as a collection of interrelated topics and themes. The emphasis, as always, is on the scientific basis of understanding human nature. The fourth edition continues to answer the needs of instructors by covering topics that do not fit into the framework of theory-based texts. It features updates on cutting edge trends in personality psychology in relation to culture, gender, evolution, genetics, emotion, self, health psychology, and personality disorders, while providing a solid foundation in the more traditional areas of trait psychology, psychoanalysis, and cognitive and social approaches to personality. Presented in a colorful and accessible format, the provides exercises, personality questionnaires, "Closer Look" boxes, current news boxes, and many charts, graphs, and photos to engage students in the material.

Human Personality and Its Survival of Bodily Death

by F. W. H. Myers
Human Personality and Its Survival of Bodily Death
Author: F. W. H. Myers
Publisher: DigiCat
Total Pages: 615
Release: 2022-05-29
Genre: Psychology
ISBN:
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This work, published in the 19th century, was the culmination of more than 20 years of research into the spiritualistic matters like the survival of consciousness after death. The author was fascinated with spiritualism and mediumship which led him to examine mediumistic communications in particular and psychic functioning in general.

Understanding Human Nature

by Alfred Adler
Understanding Human Nature
Author: Alfred Adler
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 188
Release: 2014-10-01
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1780744714
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Long-regarded as the handbook of Individual Psychology, Understanding Human Nature provides an accessible introduction to Adler's key concepts, with which he moved away from his colleague Freud's thinking. These include inferiority/ superiority complexes; memories and dreams; love marriage and children; and sexuality and sexual problems. Adler's holistic personality-based approach to psychology continues to be relevant today to students, the general public and professionals alike.

Nature and Nurture in Personality and Psychopathology

by Joel Paris
Nature and Nurture in Personality and Psychopathology
Author: Joel Paris
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 117
Release: 2022-02-17
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1000542777
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Psychiatry and clinical psychology have long been divided about the roles of nature and nurture in the pathways to psychopathology. Some clinicians offer treatment almost entirely based on neuroscience. Some psychologists offer psychotherapies almost entirely based on the impact of environmental stressors. Paris argues for a balanced middle ground between nature and nurture in human development. This book reviews and integrates research showing that the key to understanding the development of mental disorders lies in interactions between genes and environment. It explores why personality is a key determinant of how people respond to stress, functioning as a kind of psychological immune system. This model represents a shift from overly simple and reductionistic constructs, based primarily on biological risks or on psychosocial risks in development. Instead, it offers a complex and multivariate approach that encourages a broader approach to treatment. This book is essential for all mental health clinicians who are interested in understanding the roles of nature and nurture in the development of psychopathology.

Personality Psychology

by Randy J. Larsen
Personality Psychology
Author: Randy J. Larsen
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
Total Pages: 697
Release: 2013-01-01
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 9780077145644
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Using a unique organizational framework that emphasizes six domains of knowledge about human nature, Personality Psychology presents an accessible, contemporary look at personality as a collection of interrelated topics and themes. The book focuses on the scientific basis of our knowledge about human nature, supported by research and theory. This adaptation of the successful US text retains the book's strengths while introducing contemporary theories of personality and topics and examples that are key to European readers. Key features New chapter on intelligence Increased coverage of contemporary theories of personality Classic and contemporary international research Inclusion of cognitive topics in personality Boxed features that help you examine the details of a study or concept, apply your knowledge to the real world, and test your understanding through application

The Nature of Human Personality

by G N M Tyrrell
The Nature of Human Personality
Author: G N M Tyrrell
Publisher: Franklin Classics
Total Pages: 136
Release: 2018-10-15
Genre:
ISBN: 9780343247522
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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Personality Psychology

by Stanley Gaines Jr.
Personality Psychology
Author: Stanley Gaines Jr.
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 243
Release: 2019-10-10
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0429508352
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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.

Pictures of Personality

by John Lopker
Pictures of Personality
Author: John Lopker
Publisher: Personality Potter TYPOLOGY
Total Pages: 218
Release: 2000
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 9780970581006
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The Picture of Personality reveals the first and only universal picture language of personality. The Guide deciphers the first and only standard set of definitions for human typology. The Guide shows how human nature mirrors Mother Nature. The push and pull of polar opposites creates our personality. Like day and night, we divide into a Light Side and a Dark Side that seek reunion. The conflict between our two sides creates the human journey--the search for the center.