Psychology of Personality: Study Guide for the Psychology of Personality

PART I: THE SCOPE AND METHODS OF PERSONALITY PSYCHOLOGY. 1. The Psychology of Personality: An Overview to the Study of the Person. Chapter Overview: A Preview of Coming Attractions. Defining Personality: Putting the Word Personality into Words. Common Features of Definitions of Personality: Uniqueness, Consistency, and Content and Process. The Scope of Personality Psychology: What Personality Psychologists Do. Research Methods in Personality Psychology: Three Approaches to Studying Personality. Research Ethics: Protecting the Individual''s Rights in the Study of Personality Psychology. Chapter Summary: Reexamining the Highlights. Glossary. 2. Personality Assessment: An Introduction to the Measurement of Personality. Chapter Overview: A Preview of Coming Attractions. Personality Assessment: What, Why, and Where. Standards for Evaluating Personality Assessment Techniques: Assessing Personality Assessment. Methods of Personality Measurement: A Survey of Personality Assessment Techniques. Ethical Issues in Personality Assessment: Personal, Legal, and Social Concerns. Chapter Summary: Reexamining the Highlights. Glossary. PART II: THE VIEWPOINTS OF PERSONALITY: DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES OF THE PERSON. 3. The Psychodynamic Viewpoint: Forging Personality Out of Conflict Resolution. Chapter Overview: A Preview of Coming Attractions. An Introduction to the Psychodynamic Viewpoint: Laying the Foundation for Building a Comprehensive Theory of Personality. Applications of the Psychodynamic Viewpoint: Using What Is Known. Evaluation of the Psychodynamic Viewpoint: Strengths and Limitations. Chapter Summary: Reexamining the Highlights. Glossary. 4. The Viewpoints of Jung and Adler: Early Reactions to Freud. Chapter Overview: A Preview of Coming Attractions. Jung''s Analytical Viewpoint: Probing Deeper into the Unconscious Mind. Adler''s Individual Psychology: A Viewpoint for the Promotion of Social Interest. Chapter Summary: Reexamining the Highlights. Glossary. 5. The Viewpoints of Horney, Erikson, Sullivan, and Fromm: The Neo-Freudians. Chapter Overview: A Preview of Coming Attractions. Karen Horney''s Social Psychological Viewpoint: The Search for Social Security. Erikson''s Psychosocial Viewpoint: The Development of the Ego throughout the Life Span. The Viewpoints of Sullivan and Fromm: Social Psychological Influences on Personality. Chapter Summary: Reexamining the Highlights. Glossary. 6. The Phenomenological Viewpoint of Carl R. Rogers: Putting the Person at the Center of Personality. Chapter Overview: A Preview of Coming Attractions. Basic Assumptions: The Person = Personality. Basic Concepts: Defining Your Sense of Self. Self-Actualization: The Motivational Component of Personality. Personality Development: Developing Experiential Freedom. The Nature of Personality Adjustment: Some Characteristics and Consequences of Experiential Freedom. Applications of Rogers'' Viewpoint: Using What Is Known. Evaluation of the Rogerian Viewpoint: Strengths and Limitations. Rogers'' Phenomenological Viewpoint of Personality: Some Closing Remarks. Chapter Summary: Reexamining the Highlights. Glossary. 7. The Humanistic Viewpoints of Maslow and Kelly: A Motivational and Perceptual Perspective. Chapter Overview: A Preview of Coming Attractions. Maslow''s Motivational Viewpoint: Meeting the Needs of the Person. Kelly''s Personal Construct Perspective: The Construing of Events and Alternatives. Chapter Summary: Reexamining the Highlights. Glossary. 8. The Trait Viewpoint: Psychological Dispositions of Personality. Chapter Overview: A Preview of Coming Attractions. Personality Traits: The Foundation of Personality. Allport''s Personalistic Viewpoint: In Search of the Uniqueness of Individuals. Cattell''s Structural Trait Viewpoint: The Search for Source Traits. Eysenck''s Hierarchical Trait Viewpoint: A Type Theory of Traits. Special Issues in the Study of Traits: The Consistency and Organization of Traits. Chapter Summary: Reexamining the Highlights. Glossary. 9. The Biological Viewpoint: Biological Perspectives on Personality. Chapter Overview: A Preview of Coming Attractions. The Role of Biological Processes in the Study of Personality: Some Basic Issues. Constitutional Viewpoint: The Early Roots of a Biological Basis of Personality. The Behavioral Genetics Viewpoint: The Basic Biological Unit of Personality. The Psychophysiological Viewpoint: The Biological Processes of Personality. The Biosocial Viewpoint: The Evolutionary Approach to Personality. Applications of the Biological Viewpoint: Using What Is Known. Chapter Summary: Reexamining the Highlights. Glossary. 10. The Behavioral Viewpoint: Perspectives of Personality Based on Principles of Learning. Chapter Overview: A Preview of Coming Attractions. Basic Assumptions: The Behavioral Nature of Personality. The Classical Conditioning Perspective: The Learning of Associations. The Operant Conditioning Perspective: The Learning of Consequences. Evaluation of the Behavioral Viewpoint: Characteristic Strengths and Limitations. Chapter Summary: Reexamining the Highlights. Glossary. 11. The Social-Cognitive Viewpoint: Cognitive Processes and Personality. Chapter Overview: A Preview of Coming Attractions. Basic Assumptions: The Role of Cognitive Processes in Personality. Rotter''s Social Learning Theory: An Integration of the Learning and Cognitive Viewpoints. Bandura''s Social-Cognitive Theory: Outlining the Reciprocal Nature of Personality. Mischel''s Cognitive-Social Person Variables: A Personalistic Cognitive Perspective. Chapter Summary: Reexamining the Highlights. Glossary. PART III: SELECTED TOPICS IN THE STUDY OF PERSONALITY PSYCHOLOGY. 12. The Self-Concept: The Core of Personality. Chapter Overview: A Preview of Coming Attractions. The Self-Concept: Its Definition and Origin. Dimensions of the Self-Concept: The Internal and External Sense of Self. Cultural and Historical Dimensions of the Self: Views from Around the World and Across Time. Chapter Summary: Reexamining the Highlights. Glossary. 13. Special Topics in the Study of the Self: Gender Identity, Self-Esteem, Self-Monitoring, and Self-Schema. Chapter Overview: A Preview of Coming Attractions. Gender Identity: The Most Pervasive Aspect of the Self-Concept. Self-Esteem: Your Evaluation of Your Self. Self-Monitoring: The Public Appearance and Private Reality of the Self-Concept. The Self-Schema: The Organizational Component of the Self-Concept. Chapter Summary: Reexamining the Highlights. Glossary. 14. Anxiety: An All-Encompassing Intrapersonal Process of Personality. Chapter Overview: A Preview of Coming Attractions. Anxiety as an Intrapersonal Personality Process: The Influence of Personality on the Person. The Dimensions of Anxiety: Affecting Your Body, Mind, and Actions. Types of Anxiety: An Abundance of Anxieties. The Application of Personality Psychology: Using What Is Known. Chapter Summary: Reexamining the Highlights. Glossary. 15. Aggression: A Pervasive Interpersonal Process of Personality. Chapter Overview: A Preview of Coming Attractions. Aggression as an Interpersonal Personality Process: The Effect of Personality on Other People. Aggression Defined: The Heterogeneous Nature of Hurting. Theoretical Perspective on Aggression: The Fundamental Reasons Why We Hurt. Personal Determinants of Aggression: Creating Bad Feelings and Aggressive Tendencies. The Application of Personality Psychology: Using What Is Known. Cultural-Societal Roots of Violence: Causes of and Strategies for Controlling Collective Violence. Chapter Summary: Reexamining the Highlights. Glossary. References. Author Index. Topic Index.Carducci, Bernardo J is the author of 'Psychology of Personality: Study Guide for the Psychology of Personality' with ISBN 9780534365103 and ISBN 0534365108.