The Person: An Introduction to the Science of Personality

The Person: An Introduction to the Science of Personality Psychology

Drawing on cutting-edge scientific research, classic personality theories, and stirring examples from biography and literature, The Person presents a lively and integrative introduction to the science of personality psychology. Author, Dan McAdams, organizes the field according to a broad conceptual perspective that has emerged in personality psychology over the past 10 years. According to this perspective, personality is made up of three levels of psychological individuality - dispositional traits, characteristic adaptations (such as motives and goals), and integrative life stories. Traits, adaptations, and stories comprise the three most recognizable variations on psychological human nature, grounded in the human evolutionary heritage and situated in cultural and historical context. The fifth edition of this beautifully written text expands and updates research on the neuroscience of personality traits and introduces new material on personality disorders, evolution and religion, attachment in adulthood, continuity and change in personality over the life course, and the development of narrative identity.
Country USA
Brand Wiley
Manufacturer John Wiley & Sons Inc
Binding Hardcover
UnitCount 1
UPCs 352010001325
EANs 0352010001325
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

The Person: An Introduction to the Science of Personality Psychology