For undergraduate courses in Personality or Theories of Personality. This engaging text provides an overview of major classic and current theories of personality, brings theories to life through the interpretation of illustrative biographies, and integrates a clear explanation of theory with the latest research. Understanding persons is both Susan Cloningers academic passion as well as her personal lifestyle. With so many years of research and instruction under her belt, she has come to several important conclusions, many of which have helped guide her text through six editions. For one, while theories of personality can never explain all the particulars of individual lives, the theories explored within this text can help open eyes towards the important nuances and themes that might otherwise go unnoticed. With this in mind, this engaging text provides an overview of major classic and current theories of personality, brings theories to life through the interpretation of illustrative biographies, and integrates a clear explanation of theory with the latest research.
As well, it conveys thepositive value of various theories in a balanced and respectful way, preparing students to apply theoretical ideas to understanding particular individuals they may encounter in their professional work and personal lives.
Preface Chapter 1 Introduction to Personality Theory Part I The Psychoanalytic Perspective Chapter 2 Freud: Classical Psychoanalysis Chapter 3 Jung: Analytical Psychology Part II The Psychoanalytic-Social Perspective Chapter 4 Adler: Individual Psychology Chapter 5 Erikson: Psychosocial Development Chapter 6 Horney and Relational Theory: Interpersonal Psychoanalytic Theory Part III The Trait Perspective Chapter 7 Allport: Personological Trait Theory Chapter 8 Cattell and the Big Five: Factor Analytic Trait Theories Chapter 9 Evolution, Eysenck, Gray, and Others: Biological Theories Part IV The Learning Perspective Chapter 10 Skinner and Staats: The Challenge of Behaviorism Chapter 11 Dollard and Miller: Psychoanalytic Learning Theory Part V The Cognitive Social Learning Perspective Chapter 12 Mischel and Bandura: Cognitive Social Learning Theory Chapter 13 Kelly: Personal Construct Theory Part VI The Humanistic Perspective Chapter 14 Rogers: Person-Centered Theory Chapter 15 Maslow: Need Hierarchy Theory Chapter 16 Buddhist Psychology: Lessons from Eastern Culture Chapter 17 Conclusion