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Theories of Personality - A Systems Approach (Paperback)
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Theories of Personality - A Systems Approach (Paperback)
Series: Psychology Library Editions: Personality
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Designed as a text for both graduate and undergraduate students,
this book, originally published in 1995, presents an intrapsychic
explanation of human behaviour - concepts based on psychological
processes and 'structures' within the mind. In this context, a
unique treatment of personality theory is introduced. It focuses on
Freud, Kelly and Angyal: Freud's psychoanalytic theory of
personality based on desires, Kelly's personal construct theory for
thinking, and Angyal's holistic concepts of personality. Each
theory is given a detailed analysis in separate chapters. Freud's
psychoanalytic theory is cast as a theory of motivation, Kelly's
personal construct theory as a theory of cognition, and then it is
noted that there is no comprehensive theory of personality based on
emotion. Although Angyal's holistic theory is rarely described in
modern textbooks, Lester includes this because none of the other
holistic theorists rival Angyal in their range of hypothetical
constructs or descriptive terms. Then, in sections dealing with
alternative viewpoints, the author shows how other personality
theorists actually endorse and expand upon the ideas expressed by
the aforementioned three, albeit with different terminology.
Recognizing the diversity of holistic views in theories of
personality, several counterpoint chapters are devoted to the
holistic ideas. Lester separates these into three major areas:
theorists who have focused on the split in the mind between the
real and ideal self; recent theorists who explore the possibility
that the mind is a 'multiplicity of selves'; and theorists who,
though not having their viewpoints sufficiently articulated in the
literature, are still well established in the history of
psychology. Other features include a presentation of the material
in modern viewpoints, instead of the precise and perhaps outdated
style as written by the individual theorists, and boxed highlights
in each section, providing students with practical capsule
information for easy reading.
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