Personality Psychology 2e
Editor: LJ Nicholas Authors: M Damianova, E Deacon, C Foxcroft, JP. Heuchert ,Y Kadish, S Mfusi, D Morris, E Mpofu, K Ntinda, H Penny and B Semenya
Personality Psychology is a locally developed text introductory textbook for undergraduate students studying personality psychology as part of a psychology degree at undergraduate and may also be used at Honours level.
Fifteen chapters off er broad coverage of the range of theories prevalent in the past and present study of personality. The theoretical coverage across paradigmatic approaches is linked throughout to applied research and therapy contexts. The content is integrated to introduce cross-referential thinking across the theories, as well as to encourage students to relate personal experiences and viewpoints to their learning. These aspects are carefully conceptualised to create common features and threads throughout the text, for a consistent style and to encourage critical thinking and develop deeper understanding and engagement in this subject area.
PAPERBACK SEP 2021 OUP SA
400 PAGES 9780190730369 9780190741631
The aim of the book is not to persuade readers of the superiority of a particular personality theory, but to employ critical thinking skills through application of the theories to their experience. Nuances and complexities of the theories arise in the text in an accessible manner through case studies and video links to classic and contemporary personality experiments.
The text explores the relevance of personality psychology to the South African context, and includes a chapter on the African cultural context of personality as well as a chapter on the South African history of personality theory.
New to this edition: • Rewritten streamlined introductory chapter, Chapter 1 What is personality psychology, providing an overview of the structure of the book and its cohesive logic.
• Chapter 2 on the South African historical context revised to introduce greater refl exivity and a more critical lens on personality theorists and their socio-cultural contexts.
• Revised chapter on African perspectives on personality psychology, including new research and a table on personality traits as viewed from the individualist, transitional and collectivist perspectives.
• New developments in personality psychology research methods including the gamifi cation of assessment and the call to decolonise research.
• New content on brain-imaging, personality and disorders; alcoholism and borderline personality disorder; and neurotransmitters, personality, and psychological disorders personality chapter.
• A section on the personality profi ling of President Mandela while in prison in the personality assessment chapter.
• New developments, including the impact of Covid-19 pandemic on mental health, updated research referenced throughout the book; as well as greater (critical) reference to the development of personality psychology in South Africa in all chapters.
Table of Contents Part 1: The context of personality psychology • Chapter 1: What is personality psychology? • Chapter 2: A South African historical context of personality psychology • Chapter 3: African perspectives of personality psychology • Chapter 4: Research methods in personality psychology • Part 2: Theories of Personality Psychology • Chapter 5: Psychoanalysis and personality • Chapter 6: Neo-analytic thinkers • Chapter 7: Behavioural and learning theory perspectives of personality • Chapter 8: Cognitive-based theories of personality • Chapter 9: A humanistic- phenomenological view of personality psychology • Chapter 10: Personality trait psychology • Chapter 11: Evolutionary psychology and personality • Chapter 12: Biological basis of personality • Part 3: The practice of personality psychology • Chapter 13: Neuropsychological correlates of personality • Chapter 14: Personality assessment
• Chapter 15: Personality and psychotherapy
Lecturer resources • PowerPoint slides
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Student resources • Interactive self-assessment questions
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