| Description |
xxiv, 477 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Contents -- Preface -- About the Authors -- Introduction 1 -- What Is Personality? 2 -- The History of Personality Study 2 -- Modern Theories of Personality 3 -- Two Contemporary Approaches to Personality Study: Nomothetic and Idiographic 3 -- Characteristics of a Good Theory of Personalit 4 -- Verifiability 4 / Comprehensiveness 5 / Applications 5 -- No Single Truth 6 -- A Constructive Approach to Personality Theory 6 -- Expanding the Scope of Personality Theory 7 -- The Psychology of Women 7 -- Eastern Theories of Personality 7 -- Contemporary Concern with Eastern Systems 8 -- Chapter Structure 9 -- Personal History 10 / Intellectual Antecedents 10 / Major Concepts 10 / Dynamics 11 / Structure 11 / Evaluation 13 / The Theory Firsthand 13 / Chapter Highlights 13 / Key Concepts 13 / Annotated Bibliography 13 / Our Web Site 13 / References 14 / Personal Reflections 14 -- Questions to Pose to Each Theory 14 -- Key Concepts 15 -- Web Sites 15 -- References 15 -- Sigmund Freud and Psychoanalysis 16 -- Personal History 17 -- Intellectual Antecedents 19 -- Philosophy 20 / Biology 20 / The Unconscious 20 -- Major Concepts 20 -- Psychic Determinism 21 / Conscious, Preconscious, Unconscious 21 -- Impulses 21 / Libido and Aggressive Energy 22 / Cathexis 23 -- Structure of the Personality 23 -- The Id 23 / The Ego 24 / The Superego 24 / Relationship Between the Three Subsystems 25 -- Psychosexual Stages of Development 25 -- The Oral Stage 26 / The Anal Stage 27 / The Phallic Stage 27 -- The Genital Stage 28 -- Freud's Views About Women 28 -- Dynamics: Anxiety, Anna Freud and the Defense Mechanisms, Psychoanalysis, and Dreamwork 30 -- Anxiety 30 -- Anna Freud and the Defense Mechanisms 30 -- Psychoanalysis: The Theory 36 / Dreams and Dreamwork 36 -- Structure 38 -- Energy 38 / Body 39 / Social Relationships 39 / Emotions 40 -- Intellect 40 / Self 41 -- Therapist/Therapy 41 -- The Role of the Psychoanalyst 41 -- Evaluation and Current Influence 42 -- Influence 44 -- The Theory Firsthand: Excerpt from Studies in Hysteria 45 -- Chapter Highlights 49 -- Key Concepts 50 -- Annotated Bibliography 51 -- Web Sites 52 -- References 52 -- Carl Gustav Jung and Analytic Psychology 55 -- Personal History 56 -- Intellectual Antecedents 59 -- Freud 59 / Goethe and Nietzsche 60 / Alchemy and Gnosticism 60 / Eastern Thought 60 -- Major Concepts 61 -- The Attitudes: Introversion and Extraversion 61 / The Functions: Thinking, Feeling, Sensation, Intuition 63 / The Unconscious 64 / Archetype 65 / The Ego 67 / The Persona 68 / The Shadow 69 / Anima and Animus 71 / The Self 73 / Symbols 73 / -- Dynamics 75 -- Psychological Growth: Individuation 78 -- Obstacles to Growth 77 -- Structure 79 -- Body 79 / Social Relationships 79 / Will 80 / Emotions 80 / Intellect 80 / Therapist 81 -- Evaluation 82 -- Religion and Mysticism 82 / The Analysis of Symbols 83 -- Recent Developments: Jung's Influence 83 -- The Theory Firsthand Excerpts from Analytical Psychology 84 -- Word Association: 84 / Dream Analysis 86 -- Chapter Highlights 85 -- Key Concepts 86 -- Annotated Bibliography 86 -- Web Sites 87 -- References 87 -- Alfred Adler and Individual Psychology 90 -- Personal History 91 -- Intellectual Antecedents 93 -- Evolution 93 / Psychoanalysis 93 / Friedrich Nietzsche 94 / Fictional Goals 94 / Holism 94 -- Major Concepts 95 -- Inferiority and Compensation 95 / Aggression and Striving for Superiority 96 / Life Goals 97 / Style of Life 97 -- The Creative Power of the Individual 99 / Social Interest 89 / Cooperation 100 / Basic Principles of Adlerian Theory 101 -- Dynamics 101 -- Psychological Growth 101 / Obstacles to Growth 102 -- Structure 104 -- Body 104 / Social Relationships 104 / Will 104 / Emotions 104 / Intellect 105 / Self 106 / Therapist 106 -- Evaluation 108 -- Recent Developments: Adler's Influence 109 -- The Theory Firsthand: Excerpt from Social Interest 110 -- Chapter Highlights 110 -- Key Concepts 111 -- Annotated Bibliography 112 -- Web Sites 112 -- References 112 -- Karen Horney and Humanistic Psychoanalysis 114 -- Bernard J. Paris -- Personal History 115 -- Intellectual Antecedents 118 -- Sigmund Freud and Psychoanalysis 118 / Alfred Adler 119 / Other Intellectual Influences 120 -- Major Concepts 120 -- Feminine Psychology 121 -- Horney's New Paradigm 124 -- Horney's Mature Theory 126 -- Dynamics 131 -- The Relation Between Interpersonal and Intrapsychic Defenses 132 -- The Central Inner Conflict 132 -- Nonclinical Applications of Horney 133 -- Gender Study 133 -- Evaluation 134 -- Conclusion 135 -- The Theory Firsthand Excerpt from Self-Analysis 135 -- Chapter Highlights 136 -- Key Concepts 137 -- Annotated Bibliography 138 -- Web Sites 139 -- References 139 -- Feminist Approaches to Personality Theory 141 -- Feminist Psychology 142 -- Christine Brooks -- The Pioneers 142 -- A Brief History of Feminism 143 -- The Second Wave and Psychology 144 -- Feminism Now 144 -- Feminist Contributions to Personality Theory 146 -- Relational-Cultural Theory 148 -- A Relational Approach 149 -- Jean Baker Miller, Irene Pierce Stiver, Judith V. Jordan, Janet L. Surrey -- Major Concepts 149 -- A Paradigm Shift -- Model of Self -- Dynamics 163 -- Evaluation 158 -- Issues of Diversity 158 -- Feminist contributions to Epistemology and Methodology 159 -- Social Constructionism -- Organic Inquiry: A Transpersonal/Feminist Research Methodology 160 -- Jennifer Clements -- Intellectual Antecedents 160 -- A Fundamental Metaphor 161 -- The Process 161 -- The Methodology in Action 162 -- Chapter Highlights 163 -- Key Concepts 165 -- Annotated Bibliography 166 -- Web Sites 168 -- References 168 -- Erik Erikson and the Life Cycle 172 -- Personal History 173 -- Intellectual Antecedents 175 -- Psychoanalysis 170 / Other Cultures 176 -- Major Concepts 176 -- An Epigenetic Model of Human Development 177 / Identity 186 / Psychohistory 190 -- Dynamics 191 -- Positive Growth 191 -- Obstacles to Growth 191 -- Structure 192 -- Body 192 / Social Relationships 192 / Will 192 / Emotions 193 / Intellect 193 / Self 193 / Therapist 194 -- Evaluation 194 -- Recent Developments: Erikson's Influence 195 -- The Theory Firsthand: Excerpt from Childhood and Society 195 -- Chapter Highlights 196 -- Key Concepts 197 -- Annotated Bibliography 198 -- Web Sites 198 -- References 198 -- William James The Psychology of Consciousness 200 -- Personal History 202 -- Intellectual Antecedents 204 -- Major Concepts 205 -- The Self 205 / Characteristics of Thought 207 -- Dynamics: Forces Supporting and Limiting Personal Growth 214 -- Psychological Growth: Emotion and Pragmatism 204 -- Obstacles to Growth 217 -- Structure 218 -- The Mind Is in the Body 218 -- The Role of the Teacher 219 -- Current Importance and Influence 220 -- Eugene Taylor -- James's Continuing Influence in the Field of Psychology 222 -- Scientific Study of the Emotions 222 -- The Psychology of Consciousness 223 -- Psychedelic Research 224 / Biofeedback Research 225 / Meditation 227 / -- Hypnosis 229 / Multiple Personality 231 -- Evaluation 232 -- The Theory Firsthand: Excerpts from Talks to Teachers and The Varieties of Religious Experience 233 -- Chapter Highlights 235 -- Key Concepts 236 -- Annotated Bibliography 239 -- Web Sites 238 -- References 238 -- B. F. Skinner and Radical Behaviorism 243 -- Personal History 244 -- Intellectual Antecedents 245 -- Darwinism and the Canon of Parsimony 245 / Watson 249 / Pavlov 249 / -- Philosophy of Science 248 -- Major Concepts 248 -- Scientific Analysis of Behavior 248 / Personality 249 / Explanatory Fictions249 / Conditioning and Reinforcement 252 / What Supports or Impedes Personal Growth? 256 -- Structure 258 -- Body 258 / Relationships and the Psychology of Women 258 / Emotions 260 / -- Thinking and Knowing 260 / Self-knowledge 261 / Therapy 261 / -- Beyond Behaviorism 263 -- Evaluation 264 -- The Theory Firsthand: Excerpt from "Humanism and Behaviorism" 265 -- Chapter Highlights 266 -- Key Concepts 267 -- Annotated Bibliography 268 -- Web Sites 268 -- References 268 -- Cognitive Psychology and Its Applications 271 -- Researching Human Cognition 272 -- Computer Models and Human Information Processing 273 -- Albert Bandura and Social Cognitive Theory 276 -- Major Theorists: Albert Bandura and Aaron Beck 276 -- Aaron Back and Cognitive Therapy 276 -- Major Concepts 276 -- Evaluation 286 -- The Theory Firsthand: Cognitive Therapy 286 / Cognitive Science and Human 287 Experience -- Chapter Highlights 289 -- Key Concepts 288 -- Annotated Bibliography 288 -- Web Sites 288 -- References 289 -- George Kelly and Personal Construct Psychology 291 -- Franz R. Epting, Larry M. Leitner, Jonathan D. Raskin -- Introduction 292 -- Personal History 293 -- Intellectual Antecedents 294 -- Pragmatism and John Dewey 294 / Existential-Phenomenological Psychology 294 / Korzybski and Moreno 295 -- Major Concepts 295 -- Constructive Alternativism: A Philosophical Position 295 / Personal Construct Systems: Basic -- Characteristics 296 / Process and Function of Construct Systems 298 / Individual Differences and Interpersonal Relations 301 / Transitional Constructions 303 / Cycles of Experience 305 -- Evaluation 307 -- Chapter Highlights 307 -- Key Concepts 308 -- Annotated Bibliography 308 -- Web Sites 309 -- References 309 -- Carl Rogers and the Person-Centered Perspective 311 -- Personal History 312 -- Intellectual Antecedents 316 -- Protestant Thought 316 / Dewey and Kilpatrick 316 -- Maj |
| Summary |
With a newly revised and streamlined organization, the sixth edition maintains its cross-cultural, global, and gender-balanced perspectives while emphasizing humanistic and transpersonal psychologists in its exploration of the positive aspects of major personality theorists, stressing each one's relevance for personal understanding |
| Notes |
Rev. ed. of: Personality and personal growth / James Fadiman. c1976 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Self-actualization (Psychology)
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Personality.
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Psychotherapy.
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Personality -- Textbooks.
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Psychotherapy -- Textbooks.
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Self-actualization (Psychology) -- Textbooks.
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| SUBJECT |
Far East -- Religion.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008118552
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| Genre/Form |
Textbooks.
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| Author |
Fadiman, James, 1939-
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| LC no. |
2004028705 |
| ISBN |
9780131444515 |
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0131444514 |
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013129380X international edition |
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