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Psychology 5/e Book Cover
Psychology, 5/e
Lester M. Sdorow, Arcadia University
Cheryl A. Rickabaugh, University of Redlands

Personality

Chapter Outline

  1. The Psychoanalytic Approach
    1. Freud's Psychosexual Theory
      1. Levels of Consciousness
      2. The Structure of Personality
      3. Defense Mechanisms
      4. Psychosexual Development
    2. Adler's Theory of Individual Psychology
    3. Jung's Theory of Analytical Psychology
    4. Horney's Theory of Feminine Psychology
    5. Psychoanalytic Assessment of Personality
      1. The Rorschach Test
      2. The Thematic Apperception Test
    6. Status of the Psychoanalytic Approach
    7. Staying on Track: The Psychoanalytic Approach to Personality
  2. The Dispositional Approach to Personality
    1. Trait Theories
      1. Allport's Trait Theory
      2. Eysenck's Three-Factor Theory
      3. The Five-Factor Model
    2. Dispositional Assessment of Personality
      1. Tests of Personality Types
      2. Tests of Personality Traits
    3. The Status of the Dispositional Approach to Personality
    4. Psychology Versus Common Sense: Is Personality Consistent From One Situation to Another
      1. Personality as Inconsistent
      2. Personality as Consistent
    5. Staying on Track: The Dispositional Approach to Personality
  3. The Cognitive-Behavioral Approach to Personality
    1. The Social-Cognitive Theory of Personality
    2. Cognitive-Behavioral Assessment of Personality
      1. The Experience-Sampling Method
      2. The Locus of Control Scale
    3. The Status of the Cognitive-Behavioral Approach to Personality
    4. Thinking Critically About Psychology and the Media: How Effective Is Psychological Profiling in Identifying Criminals?
    5. Staying on Track: The Cognitive-Behavioral Approach to Personality
  4. The Humanistic Approach to Personality
    1. The Self-Actualization Theory of Personality
    2. The Self Theory of Personality
      1. The Self
      2. Self-Esteem
    3. The Self-Schema Theory of Personality
    4. Humanistic Assessment of Personality
      1. The Personal Orientation Inventory
      2. The Q-Sort
    5. The Status of the Humanistic Approach to Personality
    6. Staying on Track: The Humanistic Approach to Personality
  5. The Biopsychological Approach to Personality
    1. The Relationship Between Heredity and Personality
      1. Anatomy of a Research Study: How Similar Are the Personalities of Identical Twins Reared Apart?
        1. Rationale
        2. Method
        3. Results and Discussion
    2. Biopsychological Assessment of Personality
    3. Status of the Biopsychological Approach to Personality
    4. Staying on Track: The Biopsychological Approach to Personality