Individual differences and personality

by Ashton, Michael Craig

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Title Statements

Full title :Individual differences and personality / Michael C. Ashton.

Summary

"This textbook on Individual Differences and Personality aims to describe how and why personality varies. Unlike books that focus on individual theorists with little discussion of current research, this book focuses on research findings and what they tell us on the nature, development, and variability of personality and what that means to an individual in the course of a life. The book begins with a discussion of how personality is measured, and the basic dimensions that summarize personality traits. The book then moves into how personality develops over time, covering questions of change versus stability, and then into the origins of personality variation, including biological, genetic, and environmental causes. This leads into a discussion of the function of personality, the consequences of personality variation in modern society relative to the evolutionary past, and to a discussion of personality disorders and how personality influences positive or adverse life outcomes in relationships, work, and health." "Intended for upper level undergraduate and graduate courses in personality and individual differences, the book may also serve as a useful overview of personality research to academics in related fields."--BOOK JACKET.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2007.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Elsevier
Place of Publication:Burlington, Mass
Language:eng
Publication Date:2007.

The Physical Object

Description:xxiv, 339 pages : : illustrations ; : 25 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780123741295, 0123741297
oclc:ocn170923733
LC Classification:BF698.4
Dewey Decimal:155.2

Subjects

Differentielle Psychologie Individualité Individuality Personality Personality Assessment Persönlichkeit -- 0 Gesamtdarstellung Persönlichkeitspsychologie Personnalité Personnalité -- Évaluation