Personality theories : a comparative analysis
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Personality theories : a comparative analysis
Brooks/Cole, c1996
6th ed.
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reference : p. 535-571
Includes index
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Description
Integrating theory and research through comparative analysis, the author offers a work that helps readers think through the most promising views of personality. Through Maddi's comparative analytic approach, research becomes theory-relevant and theory becomes empirically sound. In the process, the whole person emerges clearly. This edition permits consideration of each theory all in one place. Maddi has simplified the style and vocabulary to make the information clearer and more direct.
Table of Contents
- Introduction: Personality and personology
- The nature and models of personality theorizing. Theories and their classification: The conflict model: psychosocial version
- Conflict model: intrapsychic version
- Fulfillment model: actualization version
- Fulfillment model: perfection version
- Consistency model: cognitive dissonance version
- Consistency model: activation version. Issues and their resolution: Methods in personality study
- Rational and empirical analyses of core considerations
- Rational analysis of peripheral considerations
- Empirical analysis of peripheral considerations. Other relevant approaches: The behavioristic alternative
- The rise of social learning theory. Applications and the future: Psychotherapy and assessment
- Formal and substantive characteristics of the good theory of personality. Appendix of theoretical summaries.
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