Personality theories : development, growth, and diversity / Bem P. Allen.

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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Cover; Title Page ; Copyright Page ; Dedication; Table of Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction; Preliminary Definition of Personality; Implications and Cautions; Methods of Studying Personality; The Case History Method; The Correlation Method; The Experimental Method; Personality Tests: Personologists' Tools; Reliability and Validity; Projective and Objective Tests; Testing and Theorizing about Personality in a World of Human Diversity; A Final Word about "Science"; Chapter Sections; Introductory Statement; The Person: Biographies; View of the Person: General Philosophical Orientation.

Basic Concepts: The Heart and Soul of a TheoryEvaluation: Placing a Theory in Perspective; Occasional Sections; Conclusions Section; E-mail Interaction Section; Summary Points; Essay/Critical Thinking Questions; E-mail Interaction; 2 The Psychoanalytic Legacy; Freud, the Person; Freud's View of the Person; Basic Concepts: Freud; Personality Structure: Three Interacting Systems (SIDE); The Five Stages of Personality Development(Old Aunt Pamela Loves Gorillas); A Basic Diversity Issue: Freud's View of Females; Evaluation; Contributions; Supporting Evidence: Older and More Current; Limitations.

ConclusionsSummary Points; Essay/Critical Thinking Questions; E-mail Interaction; 3 Personality's Ancestral Foundation; Jung, the Person; Jung's View of the Person; Basic Concepts: Jung; Consciousness and Unconsciousness; Archetypes; Dreams as Messengers from a Wise Unconscious; Personality Typology; Personality Development; Evaluation; Contributions; Limitations; Conclusions; Summary Points; Running Comparison; Essay/Critical Thinking Questions; E-mail Interaction; 4 Overcoming Inferiority and Striving for Superiority; Adler, the Person; Adler's View of the Person; Basic Orientation.

Humanitarianism: Diversity as It Concerns Women and People EverywhereBasic Concepts: Adler; Developing Social Feeling: Society, Work, and Love; Style of Life; Future Goals versus Past Events; Overcoming Inferiority; Striving for Superiority and the Superiority Complex; Family Influences on Personality Development; Evaluation; Contributions; Limitations; Conclusions; Summary Points; Running Comparison; Essay/Critical Thinking Questions; E-mail Interact; 5 Moving toward, away from, and against Others; Horney, the Person; Horney's View of the Person; Basic Concepts: Horney.

Basic Anxiety: Infantile Helplessness in a Hostile WorldCoping with Ten Neurotic Needs; Moving toward, against, and away from People; Developing an Idealized versus a Real Image of Self; A Basic Diversity Issue: The Psychology of Women; Evaluation; Contributions; Some Research Support; Some Application: Group Therapy; Limitations; Conclusions; Summary Points; Running Comparison; Essay/Critical Thinking Questions; E-mail Interaction; 6 Personality from the Interpersonal Perspective; Sullivan, the Person; Sullivan's View of the Person; Significant Others and the Self; A Need for Tenderness.

This text provides a comprehensive introduction to the key personality theorists by combining biographical information on each theorist with his or her contributions to the field, including her or his ranking among the world's most respected psychologists. In addition, Allen provides a tabular format--that is, a running comparison between the major theorists, allowing students to analyze new theories against theories learned in previous chapters. The unique style of Allen's book is strengthened through his conversational tone, enabling students to easily grasp an understanding of the key people and movements in the field of personality.

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