Personality Psychology (Psychology Book Series – Introduction to Psychology)

Author: Bercovitch Chen Huichang (USA) and others
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Publishing Date: 2000-10-01
Features: This book comprehensively introduces the theories of personality research over the past century, primarily focusing on six major theoretical schools of personality: psychoanalytic theory, trait theory, biological approaches, behaviorism, humanistic theory, and cognitive theory. It provides objective, fair, and vivid analyses while also touching upon other branch theories, doctrines, and schools. By reading this book, readers will gain a holistic understanding of scientific psychology in the field of personality research, as well as a general overview of the theories that dominated different eras and historical stages, the current state of personality psychology, its development trends, and prospects. The book is written in an accessible and engaging manner, introducing new theories not through abstract concepts but through real-life examples, making it easy to capture the reader's interest. The authors pay close attention to the practicality and relatability of the book, interspersing it with newspaper reports on news events or providing self-assessment questions for readers to test their or others' personality traits. It is both useful and entertaining. This book is not only suitable for researchers, teachers, and students engaged in psychology but will also be highly appealing to a general audience.