1st Edition

Personality Psychology The Basics

By Stanley O. Gaines, Jr. Copyright 2020
242 Pages
by Routledge

242 Pages
by Routledge

242 Pages
by Routledge

Personality Psychology: The Basics provides a jargon-free and accessible overview of the discipline, focusing on why not all individuals think, feel, speak, or act the same way in the same situation. The book offers a brief history of the area, covering a range of perspectives on personality including psychodynamic, behaviourist, humanistic, and cognitive approaches. Also featuring... Read more

1. An introduction to personality psychology

2. Psychodynamic perspectives on personality

3. Behaviourist perspectives on personality

4. Humanistic and existential perspectives on personality

5. Trait perspectives on personality

6. Cognitive perspectives on personality

7. Biological and evolutionary perspectives on personality

8. Concluding thoughts on personality psychology

Biography

Dr. Stanley O. Gaines, Jr. (Senior Lecturer, Brunel University London) specialises in the fields of relationship science and ethnic studies. He has authored or co-authored more than 100 publications, including Personality and Close Relationship Processes (2016/2018), winner of the Distinguished Book Award from the International Association for Relationship Research in 2018. Moreover, he has served as principal investigator or co-investigator for studies that have been funded by organisations such as the American Psychological Foundation, Ford Foundation, Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, Fulbright Foundation, and the Economic and Social Research Council in collaboration with UKAid.