Personality traits /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, U.K. ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2003.
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
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| Online Access: | http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=125150 |
Table of Contents:
- PART I: THE NATURE OF PERSONALITY TRAITS: The trait concept and personality theory
- Persons, situations, and interactionism
- Personality across the life span
- Stable traits and transient states
- Alternatives to the trait theory
- PART II: CAUSES OF PERSONALITY TRAITS: Genes, environments and personality traits
- The psychophysiology of traits
- The social psychology of traits
- PART III: CONSEQUENCES AND APPLICATIONS: Stress
- Traits and health
- Abnormal personality traits?
- Personality, performance and information processing
- Applications of personality assessment
- Conclusions.