Theories of Personality: Understanding Persons

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Prentice Hall, 2000 - Juvenile Nonfiction - 568 pages
This engaging text provides an overview of major classic and current theories of personality, integrating clear explanation of theory with the latest research. It features an up-to-date evaluation of the scientific status of theoretical assertions and related currently important research topics, and brings theories to life through the interpretation of illustrative biographies. *NEW - Expanded discussions - e.g., the recovered memory controversy; empirical research by Rosen et al., on Jungian archetypes; Jung as a cult phenomenon; early memories in terms of how they vary cross-culturally; racial identity; narcissism and current research; attachments in adulthood; religious orientations; suppression; and social constructivism and postmodernism *Organized by theoretical perspective - With introductions to each of the six perspectives, explaining clearly how the perspective is distinctive *Critical-thinking questions at the end of each chapter provoke critical thinking

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INTRODUCTION TO PERSONALITY THEORY
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THE PSYCHOANALYTIC PERSPECTIVE
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Psychoanalysis and the Methods of Science
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