The Science of Personality

Description

This undergraduate text focuses on current research, which is discussed in relation to the major contemporary theories in the field. Each chapter begins with an overview followed by a list of questions devised to stimulate interest and aid in relating research to broader issues. A boxed insert features a reseracher whose work is covered in the chapter along with a personal statement regarding the development, contemporary significance and future direction of his/her work.

Readership: Undergraduate modules on personality

Contents/contributors

* 1.Introduction: The scientific study of personality

* Part I: Units of personality

* 2. Trait Units of personality

* 3. Cognitive units of personality

* 4. Motivational units of personality

* Part II: Personality Development

* 5. The nature and nurture of personality

* 6. Charting prople's lives over time

* Part III: Topics in personality research

* 7. The unconscious

* 8. The concept of the self

* 9. The path from from thinking to action

* 10. Emotion, adaptation, and health

* 11. Maladaptive personality functioning and processes of change

* 12. Personality assessment

* 13. Conclusion: Current issues and the prospects for the science of personality

* Index