This is the best book on theories ever published. The fourth edition is theory-oriented and has been reorganized
into four parts examine theories of psychodynamics, personality structure, growth and perceived reality, and learning.
It also includes new chapters on Eysenck, Bandura, Kelly, and social learning theories.
Table of Contents
The Nature of Personality Theory
EMPHASIS ON PSYCHODYNAMICS
Sigmund Freud's Classical Psychoanalytic Theory
Carl Jung's Analytic Theory
Social Psychological Theories: Adler, Fromm, Horney, and Sullivan
Erik Erikson and Contemporary Psychoanalytic Theory
EMPHASIS ON PERSONALITY STRUCTURE
Henry Murray's Personology
Gordon Allport and the Individual
Raymond Cattell's Factor-Analytic Trait Theory
Hans Eysenck's Biological Trait Theory
EMPHASIS ON PERCEIVED REALITY
George Kelly's Personal Construct Theory
Carl Rogers's Person-Centered Theory
EMPHASIS ON LEARNING
B. F. Skinner's Operant Conditioning
Dollard and Miller's Stimulus-Response Theory
Albert Bandura and Social Learning Theories
