Personality Theory (5th Edition)

Author: Li Ru
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Publish Date: 2005-04-01
Features: The book "Personality Theories" by Jess Feist and Gregory J. Feist is both accurate and authoritative, introducing 23 important personality theories with a witty and logical writing style. The book begins by explaining the meaning of personality, giving readers an understanding of the essence and importance of personality theories. The next 17 chapters comprehensively introduce 23 different theories in a new way, including biographies of each personality theorist, related research, and the practical applications of each theory in daily life. The authors point out that the life experiences of different personality theorists have influenced the formation of their theories. "I was captivated by the book's engaging content, and I'm glad I chose the right book." — Charles Johnston, William Rainey Harper College "Personality theories are complex, but the authors explain the key points in a clear and concise manner." — Mark Sibichy, Marietta College "My students will find the book very practical and easy to understand. It will make my teaching easier and allow me to present more content to students within limited teaching time." — Lena K. Ericksen, Western Washington University "The new edition of the book maintains the Feist's consistent strengths: effective writing style, approachable and not condescending, coherent and well-organized, and clear and comprehensive explanations of theories." — Connie Veldink, Everett Community College "Personality Theories" is divided into five parts. The book chapter begins with an introduction. Chapters 2 to 9 in Part 2 discuss psychodynamic theorists, starting with the highly original personality theorist Freud, followed by Adler, Jung, Klein, Mahler, Kohut, Kohberg, Dollard, Horney, Fromm, Sullivan, and Erikson. All of them emphasize the unconscious determinants of behavior, and they are all influenced by Freud in some way. Part 3 explores behavior and cognitive learning theories. This group discusses Skinner's research on operant conditioning, Bandura's social cognitive theory, Rotter's social learning theory, and Michael's cognitive-affective personality system. Part 4 discusses trait theories, including Cattell and Eysenck's trait and factor theories, as well as Allport's theory of individual tendencies. The fifth part covers humanistic and existential theories by Kelly, Rogers, Maslow, and May.