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Theories of Personality by Jess Feist and Gregory J. Feist

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Theories of Personality provides a comprehensive foundation on the nature of personality theory, as well as its contributions to science. Coverage of each theory encompasses a biographical sketch of each theorist, related research, and applications to real life. Written by two preeminent psychology professors, Gregory J. Feist and Jess Feist, this program is an engaging and student-friendly introduction to Personality Psychology.

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Part 1 Introduction

1: Introduction to Personality Theory

Part 2 Psychodynamic Theories

2: Freud: Psychoanalysis

3: Adler: Individual Psychology

4: Jung: Analytical Psychology

5: Klein: Object Relations Theory

6: Horney: Psychoanalytic Social Theory

7: Erikson: Post-Freudian Theory

8: Fromm: Humanistic Psychoanalysis

Part 3 Humanistic/Existential Theories

9: Maslow: Holistic-Dynamic Theory

10: Rogers: Person-Centered Theory

11: May: Existential Psychology

Part 4 Dispositional Theories

12: Allport: Psychology of the Individual

13: McCrae and Costa's Five-Factor Trait Theory

Part 5 Biological/Evolutionary Theories

14: Eysenck's Biologically Based Factor Theory

15: Buss: Evolutionary Theory of Personality

Part 6 Learning-Cognitive Theories

16: Skinner: Behavioral Analysis

17: Bandura: Social Cognitive Theory

18: Rotter and Mischel: Cognitive Social Learning Theory

19: Kelly: Psychology of Personal Constructs

About the Author

Jess Feist

Jess Feist is emeritus professor of Psychology at McNeese State University in Louisiana.

Gregory J. Feist

Gregory Feist (Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley) is Associate Professor of Psychology in Adult Development at San Jose State University. Dr. Feist is widely published in the psychology of creativity, the psychology of science, and the development of scientific talent. One of his major goals is establishing the psychology of science as a healthy and independent study of science, along the lines of the history, philosophy, and sociology of science. His teaching efforts have been recognized by outstanding teaching awards at both the University of California, Davis and the University of California, Berkeley.

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