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"In spite of the deepening interest of psychologists in personality theory, there is no single source to which the student can turn for a survey of existing theories of personality. The present volume is intended to correct this shortcoming. It provides compact yet comprehensive summaries of the major contemporary theories of personality written at a level of difficulty that is appropriate for undergraduate or graduate instruction. From this book the student can secure a detailed overview of personality theory and at the same time he can prepare himself to read original sources with more appreciation and greater facility. With that having been said, what theories should be included in a volume on personality theory? As set forth in the first chapter, we are willing to accept any general theory of behavior as a theory of personality. In judging importance we have relied primarily upon our evaluation of the degree of influence the theory has had upon psychological research and formulation. Also involved in this complex judgment is the matter of distinctiveness. When two or more theories have appeared to us to be very similar, we have either treated them in a single chapter or selected one theory to focus upon to the exclusion of the others. Given these broad criteria of importance and distinctiveness, there will probably be little objection to the particular theories we have elected to include in the volume. There may be less unanimity, however, concerning our decision to omit certain theories from consideration. Notable among the omissions are McDougall's Hormic Theory, Role Theory, Guthrie's Contiguity Theory, Tolman's Purposive Behaviorism, and some of the recently developed positions such as David McClelland's, Julian Rotter's, and George Kelly's. Finally, having decided upon what theories to include, we were still faced with the problem of how to organize and describe these positions. Some consistency in mode of presentation seemed desirable; yet at the same time we wished to preserve the integrity of the individual theories. Our compromise consisted of providing general categories in terms of which the theories could be described while permitting ourselves a good deal of latitude within these categories so as to present each theory in the manner that seemed most natural. Even these general categories were not adhered to rigidly. In some instances new ones were necessary in order to represent a particular theory adequately, and in one or two cases it seemed advisable to combine categories. Typically, however, each theory is introduced with an Orientation section, a section on the Structure of Personality, a section on Dynamics of Personality, a Development of Personality section, a Characteristic Research and Research Methods section, and a section entitled Current Status and Evaluation. Additionally, at the end of each chapter is a brief list of Primary Sources which represents the most important of the original sources concerning the theory. All of the publications referred to in the text are then brought together in a final section at the end of each chapter entitled References"--Preface. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2005 APA, all rights reserved).

Personality. --- Personality development.

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Personality. --- Personnalité

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Personality assessment.