Personality as an affect-processing system: toward an integrative theory
by Block, Jack
This work looks at debates and finds common ground on which to construct an integrative model on personality. The author elaborates his vision of personality as an adaptive system that enables the individual to maintain equilibrium in an environment that is both threatening and engaging.
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- Full title :Personality as an affect-processing system : toward an integrative theory / Jack Block.
Summary
This work looks at debates and finds common ground on which to construct an integrative model on personality. The author elaborates his vision of personality as an adaptive system that enables the individual to maintain equilibrium in an environment that is both threatening and engaging.
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- Publication Date:2002.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):L. Erlbaum
- Place of Publication:Mahwah, N.J
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2002.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (xv, 239 pages)
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781135645847, 1135645841
- oclc:ocm70758697
- LC Classification:BF698
- Dewey Decimal:155.2
Table of Contents
Preface; 1 Introduction and Orientation; 2 Some Logical, Psycho-Logical, and Definitional Matters; 3 Theoretical Orientation and Aspiration; 4 A First Characterization of the Personality System; 5 A Beginning Discussion of Drive, Percept, and Anxiety; 6 Drives, Tension, and Control; 7 Percept, Environment, and Perceptualizing; 8 Closing the Ring; 9 Clinical Implications; 10 Connections to Theoretical Alternatives; 11 Prescript: Developmental Aspects of Ego Control and Ego-Resiliency; References; Author Index; Subject Index.
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