Theories of Personality, 11th Edition

How does using FaceBook affect your personality? Do selfies show the real you? You’ll find the answers in THEORIES OF PERSONALITY, 11th Edition, which gives you a clear and cogent introduction to this dynamic field. Updated with new research and findings, this popular text discusses major theorists who represent psychoanalytic, neopsychoanalytic, lifespan, trait, humanistic, cognitive, behavioral, and social-learning approaches, while demonstrating the influence of events in theorists’ lives on the development of their theories. It reviews current work on selected facets of personality including locus of control, sensation seeking, learned helplessness, optimism-pessimism, and positive psychology, and explores how race, gender, and cultural issues play a part in the study of personality and in personality assessment. The final chapter integrates topics explored in previous chapters and suggests conclusions that can be drawn from the many theorists’ work.

Table of contents

Ch 1: Personality: What It Is and Why You Should Care
Ch 2: Sigmund Freud: Psychoanalysis
Ch 3: Carl Jung: Analytical Psychology
Ch 4: Alfred Adler: Individual Psychology
Ch 5: Karen Horney: Neurotic Needs and Trends
Ch 6: Erik Erikson: Identity Theory
Ch 7: Gordon Allport: Motivation and Personality
Ch 8: Raymond Cattell, Hans Eysenck, The Five-Factor Theory, HEXACO, and the Dark Triad
Ch 9: Abraham Maslow: Needs-Hierarchy Theory
Ch 10: Carl Rogers: Self-Actualization Theory
Ch 11: George Kelly: Personal Construct Theory
Ch 12: B. F. Skinner: Reinforcement Theory
Ch 13: Albert Bandura: Modeling Theory
Ch 14: Facets of Personality: Taking Control, Taking Chances, and Finding Happiness
Ch 15: Personality in Perspective