{"product_id":"personality-theories-a-global-view-9781452268576","title":"Personality Theories A Global View","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePersonality Theories: AGlobal View\u003c\/strong\u003e by leading scholar Eric Shiraev takes a dynamic, integrated, and cross-cultural approach to the study of personality. The text is organized around three general questions: Where did personality theories come from? How did the theorists study facts? How do we apply personality theories now? These questions provide a consistent focus on social context, interdisciplinary science, and applications. Going beyond traditional research from the Western tradition, the book also covers theories and studies rooted in the experiences of other countries and cultures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1: Introducing Personality    Identifying personality    Approaching Personality    Applying Knowledge About Personality Chapter 2: Scientific Foundations    Science and the Scientific Method    Influences on the Study of Personality    How do we Apply Knowledge? Chapter 3: Research Methods    Personality Research Methods    How Do We Prepare and Conduct Research?    Applying Critical Thinking to Research Methods Chapter 4: The Psychoanalytic Tradition    The Essence of The Psychoanalytic Tradition    Discussing The Psychoanalytic Tradition    Applying The Psychoanalytic Tradition Chapter 5: The New Wave in the Psychoanalytic Tradition    Psychoanalysis and Society    Theoretical Expansions: Ego Psychology    Theoretical Expansions: Away From the Libido Concept    Psychoanalysis and Social Behavior    Contributions of the “New Wave” Psychoanalysts    Applying the Psychoanalysis of the “New Wave” Chapter 6: The Behavioral-Learning Tradition    The Behavioral-Learning Tradition    Understanding Personality by Studying Animal Behavior    Studying Reflexes    Watson: Studying and Applying Behaviorism    Studying Behavior From Different Angles    Optimistic Behaviorism of B. F. Skinner    Social Learning Theory    What Behaviorism Accomplished and What it Missed    Applying the Behavioral-Learning Tradition Chapter 7: The Trait Tradition    The Trait Approach    Trait Theorists and Perspectives    The Big Five    Humanities and Personality Traits    A Cross-Cultural Approach to Personality    Applying the Trait Tradition Chapter 8: The Cognitive Tradition    The Roots of the Cognitive Tradition: Early Psychology    Cognitive Science    Psychology and Cognitive Science    Studies of Attitudes    The Personal Constructs Approach    Culture and the Self    Literature and the Inner World    Applying the Cognitive Tradition Chapter 9: The Humanistic Tradition    The Humanistic Tradition: Social Contexts    The Essence of Humanistic Tradition    Principles of Humanistic Psychology    Key Figures and Influences in the Humanistic Tradition    Existentialism    Abraham Maslow and Humanistic Psychology    The Autotelic Personality    Humanistic Tradition and Activism    Carl Rogers and the Person-Centered Approach    Positive Psychology    Accomplishments and Limitations of the Humanistic Tradition    Applying the Humanistic Tradition Chapter 10: The Developmental Domain    The Essence of the Developmental Domain    Studying The Developmental Domain    Applying the Developmental Domain Chapter 11: The Gender Domain    The Essence of the Gender Domain    Traditional Views of the Sexes    Evolving Views of the Sexes    Traditional Views of Gender    Evolving Views of Gender    Traditional Views of Sexual Orientation    Evolving Views of Sexual Orientation    Applying the Gender Domain Chapter 12: The Clinical Domain    The Essence of the Clinical Domain    Diagnosing Personality Disorders    Classification and Description of Personality Disorders    Cluster: Odd and Eccentric Behavior    Cluster: Dramatic, Emotional, or Erratic Behavior    Cluster: Anxious and Fearful Behavior    Etiology of Personality Disorders    Differential Diagnosis and Comorbidity    Applying Knowledge to the Clinical Domain Chapter 13.  Personality: The Adjustment Domain    The Essence of Adjustment and Coping    Areas of Change Requiring Coping and Adjustment    Types of Coping and Adjustment    Identifying “Helpful” Personality Traits    Outcomes of Coping and Adjustment    Traits That Negatively Affect the Coping Process    Identifying Adaptive Coping Strategies    Identifying Maladaptive Strategies    Applying the Adjustment Domain Chapter 14. Personality Theories in the 21st Century    Case 1: “Hacking” Living Cells for a Good Cause    Case 2: Understanding Multimorbidity    Case 3: Height, Masculinity, and Self-Esteem    Case 4: A Personality Profile of the Internet Troll    Understanding an Individual’s Personality","brand":"SAGE Publications Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50029520912727,"sku":"9781452268576","price":114.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/personality-theories-a-global-view-9781452268576","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}