Personality and Personal Growth - Hardcover

Fadiman, James; Frager, Robert

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0060419636 ISBN 13: 9780060419639

Publisher: Joanna Cotler Books, 1976

Synopsis

For upper-level courses in Personality Theory and Personal Adjustment.

Unique in its cross-cultural, global, and gender-balanced perspectives—and with an emphasis on humanistic and transpersonal psychologists—this text explores the positive aspects of major personality theorists, stressing each one's relevance for personal understanding. Highly praised for its exceptionally well-written style and accessibility, it encourages and supports students in using themselves as the primary touchstone for each theory. Each chapter gives them opportunities to validate their insights through direct experience, and, by observing their own reactions, come to their own conclusions about the utility and value of each theory.

About this title

About the Author:

James Fadiman received his Ph.D. in psychology from Stanford University and has taught at San Francisco State University, Brandeis University, and Stanford. He has his own consulting firm and offers seminars to executives and educators in the United States and abroad. He has written or edited books on holistic health, goalsetting, and abnormal psychology, is an editor for two journals, and sits on the board of several corporations concerned with the preservation of natural resources.

Robert Frager received his Ph.D. in social psychology from Harvard University, where he was a teaching assistant to Erik Erikson. He has taught psychology at ITC Berkeley and UC Santa Cruz and is the founder and first president of the Institute for Transpersonal Psychology. He is also past president of the Association for Transpersonal Psychology. Author of several books and numerous articles in psychology and related fields, he is currently director of the spiritual-guidance program at the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology in Palo Alto, California.

From the Back Cover:

Unique in its cross-cultural, global, and gender-balanced perspectives, this humanistic text by James Fadiman and Robert Frager once again explores the positive aspects of major personality theorists, stressing each one's relevance for personal understanding.

Features within each chapter include Internet references, relevant quotes, full biographies, and Personal Reflection boxes that encourage students to apply the theories and concepts they are learning to their own lives.

About this edition

• Publisher: Joanna Cotler Books
• Publication date: 1976
• ISBN 10: 0060419636
• ISBN 13: 9780060419639
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 489