Theories of Personality

by Duane P. Schultz, Sydney Ellen Schultz

Overview

This revision of the Schultz's popular text surveys the field, presenting theory-by-theory coverage of the major theorists who represent the psychoanalytic, neopsychoanalytic, life-span, trait, humanistic, cognitive, behavioral, and social-learning approaches, as well as clinical and experimental work. Where warranted, the authors show how the development of certain theories was influenced by events in a theorist's personal and professional life. This thoroughly revised Seventh Edition now incorporates more examples, tables, and figures to help bring the material to life for students. The new content in this edition reflects the dynamism in the field. The text explores how race, gender, and culture issues figure in the study of personality and in personality assessment. In addition, a final integrative chapter looks at the study of personality theories and suggests conclusions that can be drawn from the many theorists' work.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781111834531
Publisher:	Cengage Learning
Publication date:	06/26/2012
Series:	PSY 235 Theories of Personality Series
Edition description:	Older Edition
Pages:	504
Product dimensions:	8.20(w) x 10.00(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Duane P. Schultz is a former professor of psychology at the University of South Florida. He has also held faculty appointments at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Mary Washington College of the University of Virginia (now the University of Mary Washington), American University in Washington, D.C., and the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. Dr. Schultz and his wife, Sydney Ellen Schultz, are a well-regarded textbook author team.

Sydney Ellen Schultz is a writer, editor and researcher who has developed print and digital publications and teaching materials for publishers, government agencies, schools and professional associations. She and her husband, Duane Schultz, are well-regarded textbook authors.

Table of Contents

PART I: INTRODUCTION. 1. The Study of Personality: Assessment, Research, and Theory. PART II: THE PSYCHOANALYTIC APPROACH. 2. Sigmund Freud. PART III: THE NEOPSYCHOANALYTIC APPROACH. 3. Carl Jung. 4. Alfred Adler. 5. Karen Horney. 6. Erich Fromm. 7. Henry Murray. PART IV: THE LIFE-SPAN APPROACH. 8. Erik Erikson. PART V: THE TRAIT APPROACH: THE GENETICS OF PERSONALITY. 9. Gordon Allport. 10. Raymond Cattell and Other Trait Theorists. PART VI: THE HUMANISTIC APPROACH. 11. Abraham Maslow. 12. Carl Rogers. PART VII: THE COGNITIVE APPROACH. 13. George Kelly. PART VIII: THE BEHAVIORAL APPROACH. 14. B. F. Skinner. PART IX: THE SOCIAL-LEARNING APPROACH. 15. Albert Bandura. 16. Julian Rotter. PART X: THE LIMITED-DOMAIN APPROACH. 17. Limited-Domain Theories of Personality. 18. Personality in Perspective. References. Index.

Editorial Reviews

**** A revised (4th ed., 1990) introductory textbook for undergraduate students, describing 21 personality theories of contemporary interest. By presenting the lives of the theorists as case studies, the authors suggest how personal histories color and shape the theorists' ideas. The major change in this edition is expanded coverage of human behavioral genetics. The third edition is cited in BCL3. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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