Personality: Strategies and Issues

Robert M. Liebert; Michael D. Spiegler

ISBN 10: 0534264182 / ISBN 13: 9780534264185

Published by Wadsworth Publishing, 1997

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Synopsis:

This sound, scholarly book continues to organize the diverse content of personality psychology in a meaningful way, taking care to present complex concepts in highly readable, accessible language. Using a single, overarching framework, the authors capture the flavor of each of four important conceptual strategies (psychoanalytic, dispositional, behavioral, and representational) and four fundamental issues (theory, assessment, research, and personality change) underlying contemporary personality psychology. The presentation of each strategy begins with an overview chapter that describes the strategy's basic assumptions and principles, as well as its respective intellectual school of thought. Then, after a more detailed presentation of the approaches that fall within the strategy, the authors conclude with a single chapter on the strategy's practical applications and limitations.

About the Authors: Ph.D., Stanford University

Michael D. Spiegler (Ph.D., clinical psychology, Vanderbilt University, 1969) has been director of the Community Training Center at the Palo Alto VA Hospital, was on the faculty at the University of Texas, Austin, and currently is Professor of Psychology at Providence College.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Personality: Strategies and Issues
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
Publication Date: 1997
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket