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The science of personality
Title:
The science of personality
Author:
Pervin, Lawrence A.
ISBN:
9780471578505
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Publication Information:
New York : Wiley, ©1996.
Physical Description:
xxii, 471 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Contents:
Units of personality: Trait units of personality -- Cognitive units of personality -- Motivational units of personality -- Personality development: The nature and nurture of personality -- Charting people's lives over time -- Topics in personality research: The unconscious -- The concept of the self -- The path from thinking to action -- Emotion, adaptation, and health -- Maladaptive personality functioning and processes of change -- Personality assessment -- Conclusion: Current issues and the prospects for the science of personality -- References -- Index.
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