Choice Or Chance

Choice Or Chance
Author: Stephen Nowicki
Publisher: Prometheus Books
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2016
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1633880702

"A distinguished psychologist explains in lay person's terms a key personality factor that determines personal contentment and success, showing readers how to make full use of their individual potentials"--

Locus of Control in Personality

Locus of Control in Personality
Author: E. Jerry Phares
Publisher:
Total Pages: 232
Release: 1976
Genre: Psychology
ISBN:

This book explores the origins of the locus of control concept; discusses locus of control as a theoretical concept within the framwork of social learning theory of personality; and covers the research that has been carried out to date.

Perceived Control

Perceived Control
Author: John W. Reich
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 369
Release: 2017
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 0190257040

"Leading scholars in perceived control research review the important historical foundations and most recent developments in key areas of control theory, research, and practice. Their reviews provide insights into how this important concept became so widely influential, and project how it will continue to generate new knowledge in the future"--

The Wiley Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences, Set

The Wiley Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences, Set
Author:
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 4768
Release: 2020-11-04
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1119793955

The Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences (EPID) beschäftigt sich in vier Bänden mit Gemeinsamkeiten und Unterschieden bei Individuen. Jeder Band konzentriert sich auf einen wichtigen Themenbereich bei der Untersuchung der Persönlichkeitspsychologie und den Unterschieden von Individuen. Der erste Band mit dem Titel Models and Theories betrachtet die wichtigsten klassischen und modernen Standpunkte, Perspektiven, Modelle und theoretischen Ansätze im Studium der Persönlichkeit und Unterschiede von Individuen. Der zweite Band, Measurement and Assessment, untersucht die wesentlichen klassischen und modernen Beurteilungsmethoden und -techniken. Der dritte Band mit dem Titel Personality Processes and Individual Differences erläutert die traditionellen und aktuellen Dimensionen, Konstrukte und Merkmale der Studienrichtung. Im vierten Band werden drei Hauptkategorien behandelt: klinische Zuarbeit, angewandte Forschung und interkulturelle Betrachtungen. Darüber hinaus werden Themen wie Kultur und Identität, multikulturelle Identitäten, interkulturelle Untersuchungen von Merkmalsstrukturen und Personalitätsprozesses u. v. m. behandelt. - Jeder Band enthält rund 100 Einträge zu Personalität und individuellen Unterschieden. Die Beiträge stammen von international führenden Psychologen. - Beschäftigt sich mit wichtigen klassischen und zeitgenössischen Modellen und Theorien der Persönlichkeitspsychologie, mit Mess- und Beurteilungsverfahren, Personalitätsprozessen und Unterschieden bei Individuen sowie mit Forschungsansätzen. - Bietet einen umfassenden und ausführlichen Überblick über die Persönlichkeitspsychologie. - The Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences ist ein wichtiges Referenzwerk für Studenten der Psychologie und Fachexperten, die sich mit der Untersuchung und Erforschung von Persönlichkeit beschäftigen.

Locus of Control

Locus of Control
Author: H. M. Lefcourt
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2014-06-03
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1317757661

First published in 1982. Since the publication of the first edition of this book, much research has been reported that is pertinent to if not directly concerned with the locus of control construct. The purpose of this new edition is to help researchers keep abreast of the widespread developments in this field while retaining an understanding of the sources and major assumptions from which this research endeavour has evolved.

Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-Being Research

Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-Being Research
Author: Alex C. Michalos
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 7347
Release: 2014-02-12
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9789400707528

The aim of this encyclopedia is to provide a comprehensive reference work on scientific and other scholarly research on the quality of life, including health-related quality of life research or also called patient-reported outcomes research. Since the 1960s two overlapping but fairly distinct research communities and traditions have developed concerning ideas about the quality of life, individually and collectively, one with a fairly narrow focus on health-related issues and one with a quite broad focus. In many ways, the central issues of these fields have roots extending to the observations and speculations of ancient philosophers, creating a continuous exploration by diverse explorers in diverse historic and cultural circumstances over several centuries of the qualities of human existence. What we have not had so far is a single, multidimensional reference work connecting the most salient and important contributions to the relevant fields. Entries are organized alphabetically and cover basic concepts, relatively well established facts, lawlike and causal relations, theories, methods, standardized tests, biographic entries on significant figures, organizational profiles, indicators and indexes of qualities of individuals and of communities of diverse sizes, including rural areas, towns, cities, counties, provinces, states, regions, countries and groups of countries.

The Wiley Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences, Personality Processes and Individuals Differences

The Wiley Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences, Personality Processes and Individuals Differences
Author: Annamaria Di Fabio
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 673
Release: 2020-11-03
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1119793939

Volume 3, Personality Processes and Individuals Differences of The Wiley Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences The Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences (EPID) is organized into four volumes that look at the many likenesses and differences between individuals. Each of these four volumes focuses on a major content area in the study of personality psychology and individuals' differences. The first volume, Models and Theories, surveys the significant classic and contemporary viewpoints, perspectives, models, and theoretical approaches to the study of personality and individuals' differences (PID). The second volume on Measurement and Assessment examines key classic and modern methods and techniques of assessment in the study of PID. Volume III, titled Personality Processes and Individuals Differences, covers the important traditional and current dimensions, constructs, and traits in the study of PID. The final volume discusses three major categories: clinical contributions, applied research, and cross-cultural considerations, and touches on topics such as culture and identity, multicultural identities, cross-cultural examinations of trait structures and personality processes, and more. Each volume contains approximately 100 entries on personality and individual differences written by a diverse international panel of leading psychologists Covers significant classic and contemporary personality psychology models and theories, measurement and assessment techniques, personality processes and individuals differences, and research Provides a comprehensive and in-depth overview of the field of personality psychology The Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences is an important resource for all psychology students and professionals engaging in the study and research of personality.

Cognitive Psychotherapy Toward a New Millennium

Cognitive Psychotherapy Toward a New Millennium
Author: Tullio Scrimali
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 456
Release: 2002-02-28
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9780306467660

This volume presents contributions from a June 2000 international conference that compared the different positions held in the field of cognitive psychology and summarized the current orientations of clinical cognitivism and cognitive psychology. The 72 contributions discuss scientific foundations, clinical applications, and specific approaches to various disorders: those usually first diagnosed in infancy, childhood, or adolescence; substance related disorders, schizophrenia; mood, anxiety, dissociative, sexual, eating, sleep, adjustment, and personality disorders; and psychosomatic medicine. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.

Social Learning and Clinical Psychology

Social Learning and Clinical Psychology
Author: Julian B. Rotter
Publisher:
Total Pages: 482
Release: 2017-02-02
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 9781684220687

2017 Reprint of 1954 First. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. The main idea in Julian Rotter's social learning theory is that personality represents an interaction of the individual with his or her environment. One cannot speak of a personality, internal to the individual, that is independent of the environment. Neither can one focus on behavior as being an automatic response to an objective set of environmental stimuli. Rather, to understand behavior, one must take both the individual (i.e., his or her life history of learning and experiences) and the environment (i.e., those stimuli that the person is aware of and responding to) into account. Rotter describes personality as a relatively stable set of potentials for responding to situations in a particular way. Julian B. Rotter has been cited as one of the 100 most eminent psychologists of the 20th century and is still much cited.

From Fear to Flow

From Fear to Flow
Author: Jannica Heinstrom
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2010-07-30
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1780630360

From Fear to Flow explores how personality traits may influence attitude, behaviour and reaction to information. Consideration is made for individual differences in information behaviour and reasons behind individual search differences. The book reviews personality and information behaviour and discusses how personality may influence the attitude towards information. Reaction to information is examined in contexts such as everyday life, decision-making, work, studies and human-computer interaction. - Introduces a little researched area which is current and needed in our Information Age - Explores how personality traits may influence attitude, behaviour and reaction to information - Provides an overview of the psychological aspects and individual differences in information seeking behaviour and examines reasons behind individual search differences other than personality