Personality
A Systems Approach
by John D. Mayer
2nd Edition
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Book Details
| Print ISBN | 9781442266872 |
| eText ISBN | 9781442266889 |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Publishing Year | 2017 |
| Edition | 2nd Edition |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 444 |
Personality: A Systems Approach, 2nd Edition, by John D. Mayer, provides an introductory examination of personality psychology structured around a personality systems framework. The textbook guides undergraduate students through the discipline by organizing complex psychological processes into interconnected subsystems.
Coverage outlines definitions, research methods, and theoretical perspectives before examining the major components of personality, including motivation, emotion, and the conscious self. The volume explores how internal elements interact to drive action and self-control, alongside developmental trajectories across childhood, adolescence, and adulthood.
Pedagogical features include case examples integrated throughout each chapter to ground theoretical concepts, supported by chapter-opening big picture questions, review questions, and glossaries designed to assist study and practice.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: What Is Personality?
Chapter 2: Research in Personality Psychology
Chapter 3: Perspectives on Personality
Chapter 4: Motivation and Emotion
Chapter 5: Interior Selves; Interior Worlds
Chapter 6: Mental Abilities and Navigating the World
Chapter 7: The Conscious Self
Chapter 8: How the Parts of Personality Fit Together
Chapter 9: Dynamics of Action
Chapter 10: Dynamics of Self-Control
Chapter 11: Personality Development in Childhood and Adolescence
Chapter 12: Personality Development in Adulthood
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