Personality

Introduction to the science of personality: what it is and how to discover through scientific psychology how it influences our lives

Stefano Calicchio

• Editorial: Stefano Calicchio
• Año: 2022
• ISBN:
  9791222000558
• Categoría: Psychology
• Categoría: History & Theory in Psychology

What is personality and how is it structured? Why do some individuals behave differently when faced with similar situations? Finding out what personality is and how it works has never been easier. In this guide, we review the main currents of thought regarding the science of personality. From physiological and biological theories to behavioural theories, from psychodynamics to the latest scientific research. Inside the book you will also find several tests and practical hints with which you can try your hand at better understanding yourself and the people around you. The book concludes with a summary and a self-examination test that allows the reader to review and fix the main concepts. Forget the thousands of pages or prohibitively expensive psychology textbooks and start exploring how your mind works through a series of guides at unbeatable prices.

Índice

• Cover
• PERSONALITY
• Table of contents
• Disclaimer
• Introduction
• The science of personality
• A first definition of personality
• Personality, temperament and character
• The historical development of the concept of personality
• Homeostatic, psychodynamic and behavioural theories
• Personality traits
• Personality dynamics
• The main psychological theories of personality
• Allport's theory of personality
• Cattell's personality theory
• Eysenck's theory of personality
• Constitutionalist theories
• The psychodynamic theory of personality
• Behavioural theory
• The Big-Five Theory
• Personality disorders
• Personality psychology: what the future holds
• Conclusion
• The key points of this book
• Self-Assessment Test
• Solutions