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Table of Contents

About the Authors v

Preface xv

Case Studies xvii

Part I Personality, Human Nature, and Culture

1 Persons 2

2 The Evolution of Human Nature 34

3 Social Learning and Culture 66

Part II the Person as Social Actor

4 Dispositional Traits 100

5 Emotional Life: Extraversion and Neuroticism 127

6 Self- Regulation: Agreeableness and Conscientiousness 159

7 Expanding Your Mind: Openness to Experience 191

8 Stability and Change in Personality Traits 218

Part III the Person as Motivated Agent

9 Human Motivation: Needs and Goals 252

10 The Moral Animal 287

11 Self and Other 318

Part IV the Person as Autobiographical Author

12 Life Stories 358

13 Narrative, Culture, and the Adult Life Course 392

14 Psychological Biography and the Narrative Study of Lives 427

Part V Application to the Clinical Realm

15 Personality Disorder 466

Glossary G- 1

References R- 1

Credits C- 1

Name Index I- 1

Subject Index I- 17

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      Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Publication Date: 26/09/2022
      ISBN13: 9781119705062, 978-1119705062
      ISBN10: 1119705061
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      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Table of Contents

      About the Authors v

      Preface xv

      Case Studies xvii

      Part I Personality, Human Nature, and Culture

      1 Persons 2

      2 The Evolution of Human Nature 34

      3 Social Learning and Culture 66

      Part II the Person as Social Actor

      4 Dispositional Traits 100

      5 Emotional Life: Extraversion and Neuroticism 127

      6 Self- Regulation: Agreeableness and Conscientiousness 159

      7 Expanding Your Mind: Openness to Experience 191

      8 Stability and Change in Personality Traits 218

      Part III the Person as Motivated Agent

      9 Human Motivation: Needs and Goals 252

      10 The Moral Animal 287

      11 Self and Other 318

      Part IV the Person as Autobiographical Author

      12 Life Stories 358

      13 Narrative, Culture, and the Adult Life Course 392

      14 Psychological Biography and the Narrative Study of Lives 427

      Part V Application to the Clinical Realm

      15 Personality Disorder 466

      Glossary G- 1

      References R- 1

      Credits C- 1

      Name Index I- 1

      Subject Index I- 17

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