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Personality Psychology
A Student-Centered Approach
Second Edition
- Jim McMartin - California State University, Northridge, USA
Courses:
Personality
Personality
February 2016 | 408 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
Personality Psychology: A Student-Centered Approach organizes the field of personality psychology around basic questions relevant to the reader’s past, present, and future selves. Answers to the questions are based on findings from up-to-date research and shed light on the validity of personality theories to help students deepen their understanding of their own personalities. Concise, conversational, and easy-to-understand, the Second Edition is enhanced with new chapters, new research that reflects the latest scholarship, and new photos and illustrations throughout.
Part I: Basic Issues in Personaility Psychology
Chapter 1: Using Theory and Research to Understand Personality
Chapter 2: Research Methods and Personality Assessment
Part II: My Past Self
Chapter 3: Genetic and Temperamental Influences
Chapter 4: Cultivating Personality
Part III: My Present Self
Chapter 5: Identity and Self- Esteem
Chapter 6: Needs, Motives, and Goals
Chapter 7: Stress And Coping
Chapter 8: Disorders Of Personality
Part IV: My Future Self
Chapter 9: Expectations, Plans, And Self- Regulation
Chapter 10: Continuity And Change Over The Life Course
Supplements
Instructor Resource Site
The instructor resource site features a test bank created by the author.
The instructor resource site features a test bank created by the author.
Provides in-depth insight into the history and concept of personality. In particular, I like the dividing of sections by self.
Faculty of Business, Technological University Dublin
March 3, 2023
A great book explaining pshycology and personality, a discovery for learners on how theory denotes personality and can be applied to a variety of issues. Recommended as part of thier study programme for reference and research.
Psychology, Southend Adult Community College
July 18, 2019
Well-written book which grasps the essentials of personality psychology. I chose selected chapters of this book to adopt in my class.
Faculty of Psychology, Ruhr-University Bochum
September 27, 2019