Theories of Personality / Edition 9

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Designed to guide students toward a comprehensive understanding of major personality theories, Ryckman provides a theory-by-theory approach that helps students develop the skills needed to critically evaluate personality theories. In the beginning of the book, Ryckman defines personality, provides basic information concerning the scientific process, including the interrelatedness of theory and research, and offers the criteria scientists use in judging the worth of theories. Then, chapter by chapter, he introduces each major theoretical position with an objective overview of the theorists' basic concepts and principles. The final chapter highlights the heuristic value of the theories, noting the many ways in which they act as stimulants to the thinking and research efforts of contemporary personality psychologists. Ryckman finishes by presenting five current trends in personality theory and research, which are largely the result of stimulation by the theorists covered in the text.
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Ryckman (U. of Maine) intends his textbook to be accessible to undergraduates who have had little or no previous exposure to personality psychology. He reviews the basic concepts and principles of the major theories of personality and assesses how well they meet criteria for judging their scientific worth. He also introduces research studies that test the validity of the theories, presents issues that challenge contemporary personality psychologists, and discusses some of the major trends in theory and research. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780495099086
  • Publisher: Cengage Learning
  • Publication date: 3/21/2007
  • Series: PSY 235 Theories of Personality Series
  • Edition description: Older Edition
  • Edition number: 9
  • Pages: 736
  • Sales rank: 762,786
  • Product dimensions: 7.70 (w) x 9.30 (h) x 1.20 (d)

Meet the Author


Richard M. Ryckman has taught Personality for over 30 years, and is currently conducting research on two measures of competition, hyper-competitiveness and personal development competitiveness. He is known for developing the measure of physical self-efficacy. He is also a member of the Society of Experimental Social Psychology.
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Table of Contents

Pt. 1 An Introduction to the Discipline 1
Ch. 1 Personality and the Scientific Outlook 3
Pt. 2 Psychoanalytic and Neoanalytic Perspectives 23
Ch. 2 Freud's Psychoanalytic Theory 27
Ch. 3 Jung's Analytical Psychology 65
Ch. 4 Adler's Individual Psychology 100
Ch. 5 Horney's Social and Cultural Psychoanalysis 128
Ch. 6 Fromm's Humanistic Psychoanalysis 158
Ch. 7 Erikson's Psychoanalytic Ego Psychology 179
Pt. 3 Trait Perspectives 219
Ch. 8 Allport's Trait Theory 226
Ch. 9 Cattell's Structure-Based Systems Theory 251
Ch. 10 Eysenck's Biological Typology 297
Pt. 4 Cognitive Perspectives 334
Ch. 11 Kelly's Theory of Personal Constructs 338
Pt. 5 Humanistic/Existential Perspectives 367
Ch. 12 Maslow's Self-Actualization Position 372
Ch. 13 Roger's Person-Centered Theory 401
Ch. 14 May's Existential-Analytic Position 428
Pt. 6 Social-Behavioristic Perspectives 449
Ch. 15 Skinner's Operant Analysis 454
Ch. 16 Rotter's Expectancy-Reinforcement Value Model 499
Ch. 17 Bandura's Social Cognitive Theory 526
Pt. 7 The Role of Personality Theories in Contemporary Personality Psychology 555
Ch. 18 Contributions of Personality Theories to the Discipline 557
Index 601
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