Personality psychology : a student-centered approach /: a student-centered approach. (©1995)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Jim McMartin.
• Other Names: McMartin, Jim
• Contents: PART ONE: BASIC ISSUES IN PERSONALITY PSYCHOLOGY; Introduction; What Is Personality?; Using Theory and Research To Understand Personality; What Are Theories of Personality and Why Are They Important?; PART TWO: MY PAST SELF; Genetic and Temperamental Influences; Did My Personality Begin in the Womb?; Cultivating Personality; What Kinds of Early Childhood Experiences Affected My Personality?; PART THREE: MY PRESENT SELF; Identity and Self-Esteem; Who Am I? Why Is It Important to Like Myself?; Stress and Coping; What Is Stress? How Can I Cope with It?; Needs, Motives and Goals; What Do I Want? Why Does It Matter?; PART FOUR: MY FUTURE SELF; Expectations, Plans and Self Regulation; What Determines Whether I Will Persist or Give Up Trying to Reach My Goals?; Continuity and Change over the Life Course; In What Ways Can I Expect My Personality to Remain the Same or Change over the Course of My Life?
• Publisher Details: Thousand Oaks, Calif : Sage Publications
• Publication Date: 1995
• Copyright Date: 1995
• Extent: 1 online resource (xix, 267 pages)
• Subjects: 155.2; Personality; Personality development; Personnalité; Personnalité -- Développement; PSYCHOLOGY -- Personality; Personality; Personality development; Persoonlijkheid; Persönlichkeitspsychologie; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781452246581; 1452246580; 9781452243511; 1452243514
• Related ISBNs: 0803953437; 9780803953437; 0803953445; 9780803953444
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-255) and indexes.; Note: Print version record.
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