Carver, Charles S.

Perspectives on personality / Charles S. Carver, Michael F. Scheier. - 7th ed. - Boston : Pearson, 2012. - xxvii, 450 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

What is personality psychology? -- Methods in the study of personality -- Issues in personality assessment -- The trait perspective -- The motive perspective -- Genetics, evolution, and personality -- Biological processes and personality -- The psychoanalytic perspective -- Psychosocial theories -- The learning perspective -- Self-actualization and self-determination -- The cognitive perspective -- The self-regulation perspective -- Personality in perspective: overlap and integration.

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Personality