If you’re wondering why you should buy this new 5th edition of Personality: Classic Theories and Modern Research, here are some good reasons! The unique new feature boxes, CHANGING PERSONALITY, answer the question often asked by students, “How can I change my personality (or my boyfriend’s/girlfriend’s personality)? These new boxes answer in a way that helps students understand how different theories lead to different implications for individual and societal change.New and updated photos and illustrations throughout, to reach the contemporary student and clarify key concepts.New real-life examples throughout, to help students comprehend why a particular idea is intellectually important or relevant to society.Almost 200 new references have been included, most of them for recently published work. Discussion of this contemporary research provides students insight into some of the latest developments while still maintaining a focus on the classic theories.The much-admired attention to culture and ethnicity is now even stronger, with added coverage of the complex relationship among personality, ethnicity and religion, so important in today’s world.Updated information on biological aspects of personality is incorporated throughout the book, in a seamless fashion.New and expanded web features, including multimedia activities.Further tightening and polishing of the writing throughout, to keep this book as the leader in clear and appealing prose. CHANGES IN EACH CHAPTER Chapter 1 New and updated pictures and illustrations Polishing and improving the writing throughout Chapter 2 New material on the MMPI New and updated pictures and illustrations New references Polishing and improving the writing throughout Chapter 3 New box on Changing Personality New examples of psychoanalytic processes New and updated pictures and illustrations New references Chapter 4 New box on Changing Personality (re narcissism) New and updated pictures and illustrations Revised material on Karen Horney New material on maturity New references Chapter 5 New box on Changing Personality (re pedophilia) New and updated pictures and illustrations New material on twins New material on genes, depression and pain New material on brain influences New references Chapter 6 New material on conditioning New and updated pictures and illustrations New references Polishing and improving the writing throughout Chapter 7 New box on Changing Personality (re social-cognitive learning) New and updated pictures and illustrations New references Polishing and improving the writing throughout Chapter 8 New box on Changing Personality (re re-socialization) New material on personality and geography New material on trait interactions New material on conscientiousness and on later outcomes Polishing and improving the writing throughout New and updated pictures and illustrations New references Chapter 9 New box on Changing Personality (re self-actualization) Polishing and improving the writing throughout New Famous Personalities box New material on happiness New and updated pictures and illustrations New references Chapter 10 New box on Changing Personality (re lifestyles and trajectories) New examples of interactionist approaches New material on synergies New and updated pictures and illustratio
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