Perspectives on Personality: Classic Theories and Modern Research, 6th edition

Published by Pearson (July 14, 2021) © 2016

  • Howard S. Friedman University of California, Riverside
  • Miriam W. Schustack California State University - San Marcos
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For courses in Personality Psychology

An introduction to personality that combines classic and current research.

Personality: Classic Theories and Modern Research puts 'personality' back into the personality course, integrating the insights of classic theorists with modern research in a manner that will captivate students. Throughout the text, authors Howard Friedman and Miriam Schustack encourage students to think critically about human nature, during the course and beyond. The sixth edition includes updated data as well as examples that reveal how classic discoveries, when paired with modern research, are freshly relevant to current challenges in the real world.

Table of contents

  • 1. What Is Personality?
  • 2. How Is Personality Studied and Assessed?
  • 3. Psychoanalytic Aspects of Personality
  • 4. Neo-Analytic and Ego Aspects of Personality
  • 5. Biological Aspects of Personality
  • 6. Behaviorist and Learning Aspects of Personality
  • 7. Cognitive and Social-Cognitive Aspects of Personality
  • 8. Trait Aspects of Personality
  • 9. Humanistic, Existential, and Positive Aspects of Personality
  • 10. Person-Situation Interactionist Aspects of Personality
  • 11. Male-Female Differences
  • 12. Stress, Adjustment, and Health Differences
  • 13. Culture, Religion, and Ethnicity
  • 14. Love and Hate
  • 15. Where Will We Find Personality?

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