Handbook of personality psychology /

The most comprehensive single volume ever published on the subject, the Handbook of Personality Psychology is the end-all, must-have reference work for personality psychologists. This handbook discusses the development and measurement of personality as well as biological and social determinants, dyn...

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Corporate Authors: Elsevier Science & Technology.
Group Author: Hogan, Robert, 1937- (Editor); Johnson, John (John A.) (Editor); Briggs, Stephen R. (Editor)
Published: Academic Press,
Publisher Address: San Diego :
Publication Dates: 1997.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
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Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780121346454
Summary: The most comprehensive single volume ever published on the subject, the Handbook of Personality Psychology is the end-all, must-have reference work for personality psychologists. This handbook discusses the development and measurement of personality as well as biological and social determinants, dynamic personality processes, the personality's relation to the self, and personality in relation to applied psychology. Authored by the field's most respected researchers, each chapter provides a concise summary of the subject to date. Topics include such areas as individual differences, stability of personality, evolutionary foundations of personality, cross-cultural perspectives, emotion, psychological defenses, and the connection between personality and health. Intended for an advanced audience, the Handbook of Personality Psychology will be your foremost resource in this diverse field. Chapter topics include: * Nature of personality psychology * Conceptual and measurement issues in personality * Developmental issues * Biological determinants of personality * Social determinants of personality * Dynamic personality processes * Personality and the self * The Five Factor Model * Applied psychology.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (xxiv, 987 pages)
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9780080533179
0080533175
1281032697
9781281032690
Index Number: BF698
CLC: B848
Contents: Introduction: Nature of Personality Psychology: -- D.P. McAdams, A Conceptual History of Personality Psychology. -- W. Runyan, Studying Lives, Psychobiography, and the Conceptual Structure of Personality Psychology. -- Conceptual and Measurement Issues in Personality: -- J.A. Johnson, Units of Analysis for Description and Explanation in Personality Psychology. -- J.S. Wiggins, In Defense of Traits. -- J.T. Lamiell, Individuals and the Differences Between Them. -- S.G. West and J.F. Finch, Personality Measurement: Reliability and Validity. -- W. Ickes, M. Snyder, and S. Garcia, Personality Influences on the Choice of Situations. -- Developmental Issues: -- J. Loevinger, Stages of Personality Development. -- R. Eder and S.C. Mangelsdorf, The Emotional Basis of Early Personality Development: Implications for the Emergent Self-Concept. -- C.F. Halverson, Jr., and K.S. Wampler, Family Influences on Personality Development. -- P.T. Costa, Jr., and R.R. McCrae, Longitudinal Stability of Adult Personality. -- R. Helson, J. Pals, and M. Solomon, Is There Adult Development Distinctive to Women? -- Biological Determinants of Personality: -- D.M. Buss, Evolutionary Foundations of Personality. -- A.H. Buss, Evolutionary Perspectives on Personality Traits. -- D.C. Rowe, Genetics, Temperament, and Personality. -- R.G. Geen, Psychophysiological Approaches to Personality. -- Social Determinants of Personality: -- T.F. Pettigrew, Personality and Social Structure: Social Psychological Contributions. -- H.C. Triandis, Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Personality. -- W.H. Jones, L. Couch, and S. Scott, Trust and Betrayal: The Psychology of Getting Along and Getting Ahead. -- Dynamic Personality Processes: -- R.A. Emmons, Motives and Life Goals. -- J.R. Averill, The Emotions: An Integrative Approach. -- D.L. Paulhus, B. Fridhandler, and S. Hayes, Psychological Defense: Contemporary Theory and Research. -- E.I. Megargee, Internal Inhibitions and Controls. -- Personality and the Self: -- D.C. Funder and C.R. Colvin, Congruence of Self and Others' Judgments of Personality. -- R.W. Robins and O.P. John, The Quest for Self-Insight: Theory and Research on Accuracy and Bias in Self-Perception. -- R.F. Baumeister, Identity, Self-Concept, and Self-Esteem: The Self Lost and Found. -- J.F. Kihlstrom and R. Hastie, Mental Representations of Persons and Personality. -- The Five Factor Model: -- J.S. Wiggins and P.D. Trapnell, Personality Structure: The Return of the Big Five. -- D. Watson and L.A. Clark, Extraversion and Its Positive Emotional Core. -- W.G. Graziano and N.H. Eisenberg, Agreeableness: A Dimension of Personality. -- R.R. McCrae and P.T. Costa, Jr., Conceptions and Correlates of Openness to Experience. -- J. Hogan and D. Ones, Conscientiousness and Integrity at Work. -- Applied Psychology: -- W. Chaplin, Personality, Interactive Relations, and Applied Psychology. -- D.J. Wiebe and T.W. Smith, Personality and Health: Progress and Problems in Psychosomatics. -- L.C. Morey, Personality Diagnosis and Personality Disorders. -- M.J. Lambert and E.C. Supplee, Trends and Practices in Psychotherapy Outcome Assessment andTheir Implications for Psychotherapy and Applied Personality. -- J.A. Johnson, Computer Narrative Interpretations of Individual Profiles. -- Subject Index.
Introduction : the nature pf personality psychology -- A conceptual history of personality psychology / Dan P. McAdams -- Studying lives : psychobiography and the conceptual structure of personality psychology / William McKinley Runyan -- Units of analysis for the description and explanation of personality / John A. Johnson -- In defense of traits / Jerry S. Wiggins -- In defense of traits / Jerry S. Wiggins -- Individuals and the differences between them / James T. Lamiell -- Personality measurement : reliability and validity issues / Stephen G. West, John F. Finch --Personality influences on the choice of situations / William Ickes, Mark Snyder, Stella Garcia -- Stages of personality development / Jane Loevinger -- The emotional basis of early personality development : implications for the emergent self-concept / Rebecca A. Eder, Sarah C. Mangelsdorf -- Family influences on personality development / Charles F. Halverson, Jr., Karen S. Wampler -- Longitudinal stability of adult personality / Paul T. Costa, Jr., Robert R. McCrae -- Is there adult development distinctive to women? / Ravenna Helson, Jennifer Pals, Marjorie Solomon.
Evolutionary foundations of personality / David M. Buss -- Evolutionary perspectives on personality traits / Arnold H. Buss -- Genetics, temperament, and personality / David C. Rowe -- Psychophysiological approaches to personality / Russell G. Geen -- Personality and social structure : social psychological contributions / Thomas F. Pettigrew -- Cross-cultural perspectives on personality / Harry C. Triandis -- Trust and betrayal : the psychology of getting along and getting ahead / Warren H. Jones, Laurie Couch, Susan Scott -- Motives and goals / Robert A. Emmons -- The emotions : an integrative approach / James R. Averill -- Psychological defense : contemporary theory and research / Delroy L. Paulhus, Bram Fridhandler, Sean Hayes -- Internal inhibitions and controls / Edwin I. Megargee -- Congruence of others' and self-judgments of personality / David C. Funder, C. Randall Colvin -- The quest for self-insight : theory and research on accuracy and bias in self-perception / Richard W. Robins, Oliver P. John -- Identity, self-concept, and self-esteem : the self lost and found / Roy F. Baumeister.
Mental representations of persons and personality / John F. Kihlstrom, Reid Hastie -- Personality structure : the return of the big five / Jerry S. Wiggins, Paul D. Trapnell -- Extraversion and its positive emotional core / David Watson, Lee Anna Clark -- Agreeableness : a dimension of personality / William G. Graziano, Nancy H. Eisenberg -- Conceptions and correlates of openness to experience / Robert R. McCrae, Paul T. Costa, Jr. -- Conscientiousness and integrity at work / Joyce Hogan, Deniz S. Ones -- Personality, interactive relations, and applied psychology / William F. Chaplin -- Personality and health : progress and problems in psychosomatics / Deborah J. Wiebe, Timothy W. Smith -- Personality diagnosis and personality disorders / Leslie C. Morey -- Trends and practices in psychotherapy outcome assessment and their implications for psychotherapy and applied personality / Michael J. Lambert, Edwin C. Supplee.