Personality Psychology

Jim McMartin is Emeritus Professor of Psychology, California State University, Northridge.  He began his career as a Research Associate at the Institute for Developmental Studies in New York City.  He helped to collect and analyze seminal data showing the academic benefits of pre-school experiences. The data from this well-controlled field experiment, as well as replicated findings from similar research programs across the United States, led to federal funding for the Head Start Program.  He earned degrees in psychology from Fordham University (B.S.), Brooklyn College (M.A.), and the University of Minnesota (Ph.D.).  He has published in such journals as the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Human Relations, Sociometry, among others, as well as invited articles for the International Encyclopedia of Psychiatry, Psychology, Psychoanalysis, and Neurology.  He lives in Camarillo, California, with his wife, Rory Ann, who created the illustrations throughout this book, as faithful servants to our fine feline, Samantha, a.k.a. She-Who-Must-Be-Obeyed.

Provides in-depth insight into the history and concept of personality. In particular, I like the dividing of sections by self.

• Part I: Basic Issues in Personaility PsychologyChapter 1: Using Theory and Research to Understand PersonalityBasic Questions about TheoriesFive Personality TheoriesChapter 2: Research Methods and Personality AssessmentResearch MethodsPersonality AssessmentEthical Issues In Research And AssessmentSumming Up: How Should I Interpret My Score On A Personality Test?Part II: My Past SelfChapter 3: Genetic and Temperamental InfluencesBehavioral Genetics: The Seeds of PersonalityTemperamentChapter 4: Cultivating PersonalityIngredient #1: Parenting StylesIngredient #2: AttachmentIngredient #3: IdentificationPart III: My Present SelfChapter 5: Identity and Self- EsteemIntroductionPsychosocial Theory Of IdentityHumanistic/Narrative Approaches To Identity And Self-EsteemSingle-Variable Research ProgramsChapter 6: Needs, Motives, and GoalsAlfred Adler’s Fundamental Human MotiveThree Humanistic Approaches to MotivationEvolutionary Psychology’s View Of MotivationDispositional Approaches To MotivationCognitive Approaches To MotivationChapter 7: Stress And CopingInterpretational ApproachesDispositional ApproachesPsychodynamic ApproachesPositive Psychology And CopingChapter 8: Disorders Of PersonalityWhat Is A Personality Disorder?Thinking About Personality Disorders: Syndromes or Dimensions?Ten Personality DisordersSyndromes Vs. Dimensions: Strengths And WeaknessesSources For DiagnosisPersonality Disorders Over The Life SpanPart IV: My Future SelfChapter 9: Expectations, Plans, And Self- RegulationThe Psychology Of Personal ConstructsExpectancies And Internal Working ModelsSelf-Regulation: Threats And TheoriesChapter 10: Continuity And Change Over The Life CoursePersonality Stability And ChangeLevels Of PersonalityHumanistic And Existential ApproachesPsychodynamic Approaches to Continuity and Change